Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer should be based on the passage only…
Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer should be based on the passage only.
"The social order is a sacred right which is the basis of all other rights. Nevertheless, this right does not come from nature, and must therefore be founded on conventions."
With reference to the above passage which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Conventions are the sources of rights of man.
2. Rights of man can be exercised only when there is a social order.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Solution
Statement 1 is correct: the passage says the social order does not come from nature and must be founded on conventions, implying conventions are the source of rights. Statement 2 is correct: the social order is the basis of all other rights, so rights can be exercised only when there is a social order. Hence both 1 and 2.