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H01 | HUMAN RIGHTS


1) All Human Rights are inherent in all human beings because

a) All Human Rights are provided by the state.

b) Human Rights are being provided by the United Nations.

c) Human beings are rational beings. (Ans)

d) Human rights are the product of social revolutions

2) Which of the following is not correct?

a) Human rights are universal.

b) Human rights are subjective.

c) Human rights are Constitutional. (Ans)

d) Human rights are incontrovertible.

3) Which of the following are considered third generation rights?

a) Individual Rights

b) Collective Rights (Ans)

c) Political Rights

d) Economic Rights

4) Freedom from torture is

a) Inherent right

b) Derogable human right

c) Absolute right (Ans)

d) None of the above

5) The Indian tradition of human rights during war is best exemplified in the work of

a) Mahabharata

b) Ramayana

c) Emperor Ashoka (Ans)

d) Emperor Akbar

6) Which of the following thinkers did not give the idea of natural rights?

a) Thomas Hobbes

b) J.J. Rousseau

c) John Locke

d) Jeremy Bentham (Ans)

7) Which Article of Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares, 'Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person'?

a) Article 1

b) Article 3 (Ans)

c) Article 5

d) Article 6

8) Convention on the elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was adopted in

a)1966

b)1979 (Ans)

c)1983

d)1993

9) The Gandhian idea of individual rights was characterized within the framework of

a) Human interdependence (Ans)

b) European liberal tradition

c) Socialist tradition

d) Vedic tradition

10) When did India enact positive law on human rights?

a)1993 (Ans)

b)1950

c)1919

d)1935

11) 'Mandala Theory' of inter-state relations in ancient India was a contribution of

a) Manu

b) Brihaspati

c) Kautilya (Ans)

d) Aryabhatt

12) When the Convention on the Rights of the child was adopted by the UN General Assembly?

a) on 18th March 1992

b) on 24th January 1982

c) on 20th November 1989 (Ans)

d) on 10th December 1999

13) 'Convention on the Indigenous and Tribal peoples in independent countries' was adopted on the initiatives of

a) World Health Organization

b) International Labour Organization (Ans)

c) United Nations Human Rights Council

d) Food and Agricultural Organisation

14) Vishakha v. State of Rajasthan case dealt with

a) Prevention of Domestic violence against women

b) Sexual violence against women at workplace (Ans)

c) Ban on the practice of female infanticide

d) Promotion of educational and employment opportunities for women

15) The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the Constitution of

a) U.S.A. (Ans)

b) U.K.

c) France

d) Switzerland

16) The Cortagena Declaration of 1984 deals with

a) Women

b) Refugees (Ans)

c) Children

d) Persons with Disability

17) Article 340 of the Indian Constitution deals with

a) Backward Classes Commission (Ans)

b) Election Commission

c) Union Public Service Commission

d) Finance Commission

18) International Humanitarian Law is a

a) Branch of International law which provides protection to human beings from the consequences of armed conflicts. (Ans)

b) Branch of Environmental law which provides protection to Environment.

c) Branch of international law seeking intervention in the States violating human rights of the people.

d) Branch of international law providing for humanitarian assistance to the people affected by natural disasters.

19) Universal Declaration of Human Rights contains

a) 20 Articles

b) 22 Articles

c) 30 Articles (Ans)

d) 36 Articles

20) Sacher Committee Report dealt with the issue of

a) Socio-Economic Development of Muslims (Ans)

b) All round development of Minorities

c) Amelioration in the conditions of working women

d) Decent and dignified treatment with prisoners of war

21) Which of the following provisions articulate the constitutional vision of Justice in India?

a) Free and Independent Judiciary

b) Directive Principles of State policy (Ans)

c) Fundamental Duties

d) Special Status to the State of Jammu and Kashmir

22) Which of the following is a seminal contribution of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

a) Making human rights implementable

b) International standard setting on human rights (Ans)

c) Paving way for conversion of human rights into fundamental rights.

d) Facilitating creation of machinery for ensuring rights to all

23) The General Assembly of the United Nations can pass the resolution on human rights issues and

a) Compel States to change their internal laws to include more human rights.

b) Recommend and request new human rights standards for inclusion in State?s internal laws. (Ans)

c) Leave the matter to States as to how they deal with human rights issues.

d) Look into enforcement and implementation of human rights with the States.

24) Arrange in sequence the adoption of following Acts in India (i) The protection of women from Domestic Violence Act. (ii) The Dowry Prohibition Act. (iii) The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act (iv) Protection of Civil Rights Act. Codes:

a) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i) (Ans)

b) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)

c) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

d) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)

25) When a person is arrested, the police cannot keep the accused in its custody for more than

a) 36 hours

b) 24 hours (Ans)

c) 12 hours

d) 48 hours

26) United Nations decade for Human Rights Education was

a) 1965-1974

b) 1985-1994

c) 1995-2004 (Ans)

d) 2000-2009

27) Which UN Agency was established to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law and the human rights proclaimed in the UN Charter?

a) UNESCO (Ans)

b) UNHCR

c) UNIDO

d) IBRD

28) The United Nations convention on the right of persons with disabilities came into force in

a)2007

b)2008

c)2009 (Ans)

d)2010

29) The statement that 'All human rights are universal, indivisible and interdependent and interrelated' is associated with

a) Universal Declaration of Human Rights ? 1948

b) Tehran Conference ? 1969

c) Vienna Conference ? 1993 (Ans)

d) Beijing Conference ? 1995

30) 'Apartheid' term came to be linked with a practice of discrimination in which of the following countries?

a) South Africa (Ans)

b) South America

c) Tanzania

d) Mozambique

31) To which of the following conventions India is not a party?

a) CEDAW

b) Convention against torture (Ans)

c) Convention on rights of the child

d) Covenant on civil & political rights

32) The case, State of Arunachal Pradesh V. Khudiram Chakma, 1994 is concerned

a) Minorities

b) SCs and STs

c) Torture

d) Refugees (Ans)

33) The Supreme Court of India expanded the reach of the Article 21 to also include the right to livelihood in

a) D.K. Basu case

b) Olga Tellis case (Ans)

c) Menaka Gandhi case

d) Mohini Jain case

34) Arrange in proper sequence the following fundamental rights as given under various provisions of the constitution of India: i. Right to Life ii. Right to Equality iii. Right to Constitutional Remedies iv. Right to Freedom. Codes:

a) i ii iii iv

b) ii iv i iii (Ans)

c) iv iii ii i

d) iii i iv ii

35) The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) was established on

a) 10th December 1946 (Ans)

b) 10th December 1947

c) 10th December 1948

d) 10th December 1949

36) According to the Constitution of India, which one of the following rights cannot be taken away during emergency?

a) Right to speak

b) Right to freedom of movement

c) Right to life (Ans)

d) Right to organize

37) Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in the year

a)1948 (Ans)

b)1947

c)1958

d)1950

38) Human Rights entitles/mankind to

a) Comfort

b) Convenience

c) Decent, civilized and dignified life (Ans)

d) Guarantee of existence

39) Which of the following is false?

a) All Human Rights are for all.

b) Governments should see that domestic laws confirm to the standards of human rights instrument.

c) Human Rights are interdependent but hierarchical (Ans)

d) UN Charter mentions its concern for Human Rights

40) The Framers of the Indian Constitution borrowed the concept of Fundamental Rights from the Constitution of

a) U.S.A. (Ans)

b) U.K.

c) Ireland

d) Canada

41) Which Convention outlaws Hate Speech?

a) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

b) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

c) Convention on the Rights of the Child

d) International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ans)

42) The Right to Health recognised under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is contained in

a) Article 8

b) Article 10

c) Article 12 (Ans)

d) Article 14

43) Arrange the following instruments in their chronological order of their introduction using codes given below: (i) International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination. (ii) Bill of Rights. (iii) Torture Convention. (iv) United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Codes:

a) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)

b) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv) (Ans)

c) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)

d) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

44) Arrange chronologically the ascending order of the establishment of the following international organizations using the codes given below: (i) WHO (ii) ILO (iii) WTO (iv) UNESCO. Codes:

a) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)

b) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)

c) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

d) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii) (Ans)

45) What is the correct sequence of the following? (i) Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (ii) Declaration on the Rights of Disabled persons. (iii) Convention on the Rights of the Child. (iv) Convention on the status of refugees. Codes:

a) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii) (Ans)

b) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)

c) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)

d) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)

46) Consider the following events and choose the correct chronological sequence for recognition of human rights: (i) Magna Carta (ii) French Revolution (iii) Universal Declaration of Human Rights (iv) Adoption of International Covenant on civil and political Rights. Codes:

a) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)

b) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (Ans)

c) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)

d) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)

47) Concept of 'Universal Jurisdiction' is founded on which principles?

a) Vienna

b) Princeton (Ans)

c) The Hague

d) Delhi Declaration

48) Mention the number of instruments included in the concept of the International Bill of Rights?

a) Four

b) Six

c) Three

d) Five (Ans)

49) The National Human Rights Commission is a

a) Constitutional body

b) Statutory body (Ans)

c) Executive body

d) NGO

50) Article 21 of the Indian Constitution provides for

a) Right to die

b) Right to subsist

c) Right to life and personal liberty (Ans)

d) Right to lively and liberal life

51) Which one of the following is not recognised by the UNHCR as a durable solution to refugee problem?

a) Burden sharing (Ans)

b) Voluntary Repatriation

c) Resettlement

d) Local Integration

52) Under the UN Charter the prohibition on the use of force is found in

a) Article 2(i)

b) Article 2(ii)

c) Article 2(iii)

d) Article 2(iv) (Ans)

53) Which of the following NGOs advocates for abolition of death penalty?

a) Green Peace

b) International Commission of Jurists

c) ICRC

d) Amnesty International (Ans)

54) In which year Human Rights Council replaced the UN Commission of Human Rights?

a)2001

b)1993

c)1958

d)2006 (Ans)

55) European Commission on Human Rights is abolished in

a)1994

b)1998 (Ans)

c)1950

d)2008

56) Which one of the following rights is not protected under Article 27 of the ICCPR?

a) To enjoy their own culture

b) To profess and practice their own religion

c) To use their own language

d) To participate in political process. (Ans)

57) Which of the following is not a principle aim of the UN?

a) To promote international law

b) To facilitate co-operation among States

c) To ensure world peace

d) To ensure economic development for minorities (Ans)

58) Which Article of UDHR concerns the Right to benefit from scientific advancement?

a) Article 3

b) Article 14

c) Article 27 (Ans)

d) Article 24

59) The International Criminal Court is located at

a) Paris

b) Geneva

c) The Hague (Ans)

d) Brussels

60) The Directive Principles of State Policy have been given in the Indian Constitution

a) Part ? III

b) Part ? II

c) Part ? XIII

d) Part ? IV (Ans)

61) When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) made?

a) 10th December 1948 (Ans)

b) 8th August 1956

c) 20th June 1950

d) 10th November 1942

62) Who cannot be appointed as member of the National Human Rights Commission?

a) District Judge (Ans)

b) Chief Justice of any High Court

c) Eminent Scholar having expertise in the field of human rights.

d) Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

63) Mention the name of the instrument which set international standards of human rights

a) Geneva Convention (Ans)

b) European Convention on Human

c) African Charter on Human Rights & People?s Rights

d) Arab Charter on Human Rights

64) Which case decided by the Indian Judiciary provided jurisprudential genesis for human rights development in India?

a) M.C. Mehta v. Union of India

b) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (Ans)

c) Visakha v. State of Rajasthan

d) Mandal Case

65) Which international event resulted into the beginning of the international movement of the contemporary concept of human rights?

a) Incidents of Discrimination

b) Inhuman Treatment during Tudor?s period

c) Slavery

d) World War II (Ans)

66) Name the basic international instrument, which does not carry binding effect

a) Magna Carta

b) CEDAW

c) Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Ans)

d) Geneva Conventions

67) Who coined the term 'Genocide'?

a) Raphael Lemkin (Ans)

b) Robert H. Jackson

c) Martin Shaw

d) Woodrow Wilson

68) The International Criminal Court has jurisdiction with respect to following crimes: (i) Crime of Genocide (ii) Crimes against Humanity (iii) War Crimes (iv) Crimes against Peace. Codes:

a) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

b) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct. (Ans)

c) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.

d) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

69) A refugee is a person who is outside the country of his nationality owing to well- founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of: (i) Race (ii) Religion (iii) Nationality (iv) Ethnicity. Codes:

a) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct. (Ans)

b) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.

c) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

d) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

70) Who of the following was the main mover behind the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

a) Woodrow Wilson

b) Franklin D. Roosevelt

c) Thomas Paine

d) Eleanor Roosevelt (Ans)

71) Third Generation of Human Rights is also known as

a) Citizen?s Rights

b) Developmental Rights

c) Group Rights (Ans)

d) Women?s Rights

72) Who among the following defined rights as 'those conditions of social life without which no man can reacts in general, to be his best'?

a) Harold J. Laski (Ans)

b) Bernard Bosanquet

c) Leonard Hobhouse

d) Hurst Hannum

73) In which case Supreme Court held that Parliament has no power to amend the Fundamental Rights?

a) Golak Nath Case (Ans)

b) Sajjan Singh Case

c) Shankari Prasad Case

d) None of these

74) The protection of Human Rights Act in India was enacted in the year

a)1993 (Ans)

b)1994

c)1995

d)1996

75) Who introduced the concept of third generation Human Rights?

a) TulliusCesero

b) Jermy Bentham

c) John Finnis

d) Karel Vasak (Ans)

76) Which one of the following is not a UN Agency?

a) UNICEF

b) UNESCO

c) WTO (Ans)

d) ILO

77) Which one of the following statements is not correct about the Refugees?

a) They are outside their country

b) Fear of persecution

c) Absence of National protection

d) Poverty as reason of being outside the country (Ans)

78) Who among the following propounded the modern principles of Natural Justice?

a) Locke

b) J.S. Mill

c) A.V. Dicey (Ans)

d) John Rawals

79) 'Crimes against humanity' is defined as acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack. Which of the following is an example of crimes against humanity?

a) Genocide

b) Aggression

c) Enslavement (Ans)

d) Killing members of the group

80) Which article of the Rome Statute of the ICC provides for individual criminal responsibility?

a)23

b)24

c)25 (Ans)

d)26

81) Which of the following statements is not true?

a) The ICJ states the existing law and does not legislate. This is so even if, in stating and applying the law, the court necessarily has to specify its scope and sometimes note its general trend.

b) The task of the court must be to respond, on the basis of international law, to the particular legal dispute brought before it. As it interprets and applies the law, it will be mindful of context, bu

c) The ICJ was founded to work towards the progressive development and codification of international law. (Ans)

d) The ICJ lacks compulsory jurisdiction and can settle disputes only if States are willing to submit themselves to its jurisdiction.

82) Are there any limits to the application of Article 103 of the UN Charter?

a) Yes, it is limited by jus cogens norms (Ans)

b) Yes, it is limited by treaties

c) Yes, it is limited by the pronouncements of the ICJ

d) No limits

83) Which of the following is not a regional human rights instruments?

a) The African Charter on Human and Peoples? Rights for Africa

b) The American Convention on Human Rights for the Americas

c) The European Convention on Human Rights for Europe

d) The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ans)

84) What is a derogation?

a) To follow a variation of certain human rights on a regional level.

b) The suspension of particular rights (but not fundamental ones) for a specific period of time during a public emergency that threatens the life of a nation. (Ans)

c) Violation of human rights by the executive.

d) Suspension of human rights during a public emergency

85) Which of the following is a collective right?

a) Right to life and liberty(

b) Right to fair trial

c) Self-determination (Ans)

d) Freedom of religion

86) What is the legal nature of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

a) It is a UN General Assembly resolution. (Ans)

b) It is a UN Security Council resolution

c) It is part of the American Constitution.

d) It is a multilateral treaty.

87) Is the UDHR a binding legal instrument?

a) Yes

b) No (Ans)

c) Yes, only on States that have agreed to be bound by it

d) None of the above

88) Under what circumstances do human rights violations taking place outside the territory of ECHR Member States fall within the remit of the ECHR?

a) Where a Member State exercises control

b) Where a Member State requests the ECHR to do so

c) Never

d) Where a Member State exercises effective control (Ans)

89) What is the rationale for the exhaustion of local remedies in international human rights?

a) To restrict the volume of petitions to international tribunals

b) To build up judicial capacity of local courts

c) Both a and b (Ans)

d) Either a or b

90) Which of the following is not a non-derogable right as per Article 4 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights?

a) Rights to life

b) The freedoms of thought

c) Prohibition on torture

d) Right to fair trial (Ans)

91) The Minority Schools in Albania case that noted that equality in law precludes discrimination of any kind, was determined by which of the following?

a) ICJ

b) PCIJ (Ans)

c) ECHR

d) ICC

92) Which of the following cases determined by the Human Rights Committee does not deal with the protection of minority rights under Article 27 of the ICCPR?

a) The Kitok case

b) The Lovelace case

c) The Sawhoyamaxa Indigenous Community case (Ans)

d) The Lubicon Lake Band case

93) In which of the following cases the applicant, arrested for drug-trafficking in France, was in police custody severely ill-treated, including being beaten, tortured and raped. The national authorities finally held the police liable. As this process took a significant number of years, the applicant argued that his right to be free from torture had been violated as well as his right to a fair hearing.

a) Selmouni v. France (Ans)

b) A and ors v. France

c) Trident v. France

d) None of the above

94) In which of the following cases were the relationship between the ICJ and the Security Council, and their separation of powers, considered by the court?

a) Pan Am case (Ans)

b) Paquete Habana case

c) Corfu Channel case

d) Chorzow Factory case

95) International Bill of Human Rights includes:

a) Universal Declaration of Human Rights

b) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

c) Both a and b (Ans)

d) Either a or b

96) The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was replaced with the United Nations Human Rights Council for the enforcement of international human rights law in the year:

a)2000

b)2001

c)2006 (Ans)

d)1998

97) The content of the principle of respect for human rights in international law maybe expressed in which of the following propositions as expounded by G. Tunkin in Theory of International Law?

a) All States have a duty to respect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all persons within their territories.

b) States have a duty not to permit discrimination by reason of sex, race, religion or language.

c) States have a duty to promote universal respect for human rights and to co-operate with each other to achieve this objective.

d) All of the above. (Ans)

98) 'Genocide' includes which of the following?

a) Killing members of the group.

b)Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group.

c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.

d) All of the above. (Ans)

99) Which of thefollowing is not considered as a crime against humanity?

a) Torture

b) Rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization

c)Persecution against any identifiable group or collectivity on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious groups

d) Forcibly transferring children of one group to another group (Ans)

100) the jurisdiction of the ICC is 'ratione temporis'. Thismeans:

a) Its jurisdiction is temporary or optional

b) Its jurisdiction applies to crimes that have been committed after the entry into force of the Rome Statute (Ans)

c) Its jurisdiction attaches even to non-Member States

d) That a State may accept jurisdiction and waive immunity

101) The purpose of human rights law is to ensure that

a)The individuals are protected from the excesses of states (Ans)

b)To refrain the states from causing harm to its own nationals

c)To erode the absolvent control of the state which it had in classical period

d)All the above

102) On 15th March, 2006 the general assembly adopted a resolution to Establish

a)Human rights council (Ans)

b)Human rights sub-committee

c)Working group on human rights

d)High power committee on Human rights

103) Human rights council is based in

a)Washington

b)Geneva (Ans)

c)Delhi

d)New York

104) The Human Right council performs following functions

a)To promote human rights education

b)To make recommendation to general assembly for international law in the field of human rights

c)To promote full implementation of Human Rights obligations undertaken by the states

d)All the above (Ans)

105) Consider the following-

a)The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an important instrument on human being

b)Not being a treaty, the declaration is not legally binding on States

c)Both are true

d)a. only is true (Ans)

106) Which of the following is empowered to set up Commission for the promotion of Human Rights under the U.N. Charter

a)the Economic and Social Council

b)the General Assembly (Ans)

c)The Trusteeship Council

d)The Secretary-General

107) International Bill of Rights is said to consists of:

a)Universal Declaration of Human Rights

b)International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

c)International Covenant on Social

d)All the above (Ans)

108) Consider the following statement upon violation of human rights by a State, the victim may petition the: 1. U.N. Human Rights Commissioner 2. Human Rights Council 3. Economic and Social Council 4. U.N. Secretary ?General. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a)1, 3, 4

b)1 alone

c)1, 2, 3

d)2 alone (Ans)

109) Which one of the following in India is not a party?

a)International Convention of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

b)International Convention on Civil and Political Right

c)International Convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination (Ans)

d)International Convention against torture and other cruel in human or degrading treatment or punishment

110) Universal respect for, and observance of Human Rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion:

a)Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Ans)

b)UN Charter

c)European Covenant on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

d)International covenant on civil and political rights

111) Which one of the following statements does not occur in article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

a)All human beings are born free and equal dignity and rights

b)They are endowed with reason and conscience

c)They should always live together peacefully (Ans)

d)They should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood

112) The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on:

a)10-Dec-48 (Ans)

b)10-Aug-49

c)11-Nov-46

d)15-Sep-48

113) Which of the following Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that ?Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law??

a)Article 4

b)Article 6 (Ans)

c)Article 5

d)Article 7

114) UDHR are adopted by:

a)General Assembly (Ans)

b)Security Council

c)The General Assembly on the recommendation of Security Council

d)ECOSOC

115) The European Convention of Human Rights and fundamental freedoms was signed on:

a)October 24, 1945

b)December 10, 1998

c)January 1, 1950

d)November 4, 1950 (Ans)

116) The declaration of the rights of the child was adopted in 1959 by which of the following

a)The U.N. ECOSOC

b)The U.N. General Assembly (Ans)

c)The U.N. Trusteeship Council

d)The U.N. Administrative Tribunal

117) Which is/are the true from the following?

a)Civil and political rights are contained in articles 3 to 21

b)Economic, Social and Cultural Rights are contained in articles 22 to article 27

c)both the above (Ans)

d)none

118) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights contains

a)Civil and political rights

b)Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

c)Foundational principles of equality and non-discrimination

d)All the above (Ans)

119) Right to work, free choice of employment and protection against employment is contained in Universal Declaration of Human Rights in:

a)Article 21

b)Article 22

c)Article 23 (Ans)

d)Article 27

120) Which right is not guaranteed by the UDHR, 1948?

a)Right to Nationality

b)Right against arbitrary arrest

c)Right to be granted Asylum

d)All the above (Ans)

121) Indicate the rights guaranteed under UDHR, 1948:

a)Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion (Ans)

b)Right to freedom of opinion and expression

c)Right to peaceful assembly

d)All the above

122) Indicate the rights guaranteed under article 23:

a)Right to work

b)Right tom equal pay for equal work

c)Right to join trade union

d)All the above (Ans)

123) With regard to education what are the other rights guaranteed under UDHR 1948?

a)Education is free in elementary stage

b)Elementary education shall be compulsory

c)High education shall be accessible to all on the basis of merit

d)All the above (Ans)

124) The UDHR is :

a)Mandatory standard of achievement for all people and all nations

b)Natural standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations

c)A common standard of achievement for all people and all nations (Ans)

d)None of the above

125) The preamble of UDHR declares that equal and inalienable rights if all human family are:

a)The foundation of all well being in the world

b)The foundation of security in the world

c)The foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world (Ans)

d)None of the above

126) With regard to the right of work, what are the other freedoms guaranteed under UDHR?

a)Free choice of employment

b)Just and favorable condition

c)Protection against environment

d)All the above (Ans)

127) Indicate the rights not guaranteed under UDHR, 1948

a)Right to compulsory association (Ans)

b)Right to take part in the government of his country

c)Right not to be deprived of the property

d)None of the above

128) UDHR prohibits discrimination between human beings on the basis of:

a)National or Social origin

b)Property

c)Birth

d)All the above (Ans)

129) UDHR consists of how many articles:

a)24 articles

b)30 articles (Ans)

c)35 articles

d)48 articles

130) Article 16 of UDHR guarantees certain rights. Indicate the correct one:

a)Men and women of full age without any limitation due to race, nationally have the right to marry and to found a family

b)Men and women are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and its dissolution

c)Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending purpose

d)All the above (Ans)

131) Which one of the following is empowered to set up Commission for the promotion of human rights under U.N. Charter?

a)Secretary General

b)UNHCR (Ans)

c)Security council

d)General Assembly

132) Which one of the following organizations deals with refugees?

a)UNESCO

b)UNHR (Ans)

c)SWAPO

d)EEC

133) The General Assembly of the United Nations passed ?Unity for peace resolution? on:

a)November 10, 1950

b)October 24, 1945

c)July 20, 1963

d)November 3, 1950 (Ans)

134) The General Assembly Resolution of 15th March, 2006 decided to establish the Human Rights Council, based in Geneva

a)As a new and additional subsidiary organ of the General Assembly

b)As a specialized agency of the U.N.

c)In replacement of the human rights commission (Ans)

d)None of the above

135) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 was adopted by

a)The Security Council

b)The General Assembly (Ans)

c)The General Assembly on the recommendation of the security council

d)Economic and social council on the recommendation of the security council

136) In which of the articles of UDHR ?Social and International Order? provides?

a)Article 27

b)Article 28 (Ans)

c)Article 29

d)Article 30

137) Under Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which article envisages the duties and declaration of limitation to these rights and freedoms?

a)Article 27

b)Article 28

c)Article 29 (Ans)

d)Article 30

138) Which one of the following has no legal significance or binding in the court of justice?

a)International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Ans)

b)International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights

c)Universal Declaration of Human Rights

d)Committee on the Right of Persons with Disabilities

139) On which date of the following the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights was adopted?

a)March 23, 1976

b)January 3, 1976

c)December 16, 1966 (Ans)

d)December 19, 1966

140) The Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ratified by India:

a)On March 17, 1979

b)March 27, 1979

c)April 10, 1979 (Ans)

d)December 10, 1948

141) The charter of the United Nations came into force on:

a)June 26, 1945

b)October 15, 1945

c)October 24, 1945 (Ans)

d)Jan 1, 1942

142) Which one of the following organization is first one which has been made specified agency of U.N.?

a)ILO

b)WHO

c)ICAO (Ans)

d)ECOSOC

143) The Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights came into force on:

a)Marc 23, 1976

b)January 3, 1976 (Ans)

c)December 16, 1966

d)December 19, 1666

144) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on:

a)15th August, 1965

b)16th December, 1967

c)16th December, 1966 (Ans)

d)14th June, 1966

145) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the U.N. General Assembly on

a)10th December, 1945

b)10th December, 1946

c)10th December, 1948 (Ans)

d)26th October, 1945

146) The Human Rights declaration approved by the General Assembly include:

a)Declaration on the Rights of all People to peace(1984)

b)Declaration on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination(1963)

c)Declaration on the Rights of the Civil(1959) (Ans)

d)All the above

147) Which of the following articles of the United Nations charter refers to Human Rights?

a)Article 55

b)Article 68

c)Article 76

d)All the above (Ans)

148) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights was adopted by the General Assembly on

a)January 3, 1966

b)October 13, 1966

c)November 5, 1966

d)December 16, 1966 (Ans)

149) The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 comprises:

a)50 Articles, VI Parts

b)53 Articles, VI Parts (Ans)

c)45 Articles, VII Parts

d)55 Articles, VI Parts

150) Right in emergency under International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, defined in article

a)Article 3

b)Article 4 (Ans)

c)Article5

d)Article6

151) Substantive rights under ICCPR-1966 defined:

a)Articles 6-27 (Ans)

b)Articles 6-29

c)Articles 5-25

d)Articles 6-30

152) Article 13 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, empowers a state to expel an alien:

a)Whenever it desires to do so

b)In pursuance of a decision taken by it (Ans)

c)Without assigning any reason

d)Without extending an opportunity to submit a petition to review the decision

153) Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights declares:

a)Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person

b)Every human being has the inherent right to life and liberty

c)Everyone has the inalienable right to life (Ans)

d)None of these

154) The primary responsibility to establish international peace and security rest with the:

a)General Assembly

b)Security Council (Ans)

c)ECOSOC

d)Trusteeship Council

155) The Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights declares that equal inalienable rights of members is derived from:

a)Natural Tendency of human persons

b)The civilized society

c)The inherent dignity of the human person (Ans)

d)The inherent reasoning of the human person

156) ICESCR 1966 guarantees rights without discrimination of:

a)Language

b)Religion

c)Property

d)All the above (Ans)

157) The ratifications of International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights will be deposited with:

a)Security Council

b)General Assembly

c)Secretary-General (Ans)

d)None of the above

158) Indicate the rights guaranteed in Universal Declaration of Human Rights but not in Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights:

a)Right to work

b)Right to education

c)Right to Nationality (Ans)

d)Right to equal pay

159) According to ICESCR, 1966 family is:

a)The basic unit of society

b)The most important group of society

c)The natural and fundamental group of society (Ans)

d)None of the above

160) Under article 26, the ICESCR, is open for signature:

a)By any state member of the UN

b)Member of any of its specialized agencies

c)By any state party to the statute of International Court of Jusyicd

d)All the above (Ans)

161) Right to education under article 13 if ICESCR includes:

a)Compulsory and free primary education

b)Higher education accessible to all on the basis of capacity

c)Respect the liberty of parents to choose schools for their children

d)All the above (Ans)

162) The General Assembly established the office of the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) in the year:

a)1947

b)1949

c)1946

d)1951 (Ans)

163) The General Assembly of UN adopted the declaration on the Elimination on Discrimination against Women in the year:

a)1965

b)1966

c)1967 (Ans)

d)1968

164) The Human Rights Declaration approved by The General Assembly includes:

a)Declaration on the rights of All Peoples to Peace(1984)

b)Declaration on the elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination(1963)

c)Declaration of the Right of the Child, 1959, 1991

d)All the above (Ans)

165) The idea of the creation of an impartial institution of human rights in the States was initiated by:

a)General Assembly

b)ECOSOC

c)UNESCO (Ans)

d)UNICEF

166) In which year, the process of the creation of impartial institution of human rights, was initiated?

a)1946 (Ans)

b)1947

c)1948

d)1949

167) The Secretariat in the Memorandum ?Supervision and Enforcement of Human Rights? in 1947 was created as:

a)Human rights protective body

b)Enforcement machinery of human rights

c)Both the above (Ans)

d)None

168) In which year, The General Assembly adopted the resolution for the creation of a Commission on Human Rights?

a)1965

b)1946 (Ans)

c)1967

d)1968

169) The first international workshop on National Institute for the promotion and protection of Human Rights was held in:

a)Paris in October, 1991 (Ans)

b)Geneva in O0ctober, 1993

c)Vienna in December, 1994

d)New York in December, 1994

170) National Human Rights Commission in India was established on

a)26th January, 1993

b)12-Oct-93 (Ans)

c)15th June, 1993

d)27th September, 1993

171) On which date National Commission for Human Rights was enforced?

a)10th September, 1993

b)20th December, 1993 (Ans)

c)10th January 1994

d)8th January, 1994

172) What is the scheme of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993?

a)43 Sections 8 Chapters (Ans)

b)45 Sections 8 Chapters

c)48 Sections 9 Chapters

d)50 Sections 10 Chapters

173) Match the following:

a)Armed forces : Section 2(a)

b)Human rights : Section 2(b)

c)NHRC : Section 3

d)All the above (Ans)

174) Human Rights defined in section 2(d) as:

a)Rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of individual

b)Guaranteed by the constitution

c)Embodied in the International Covenants and enforceable in Courts of India.

d)All the above (Ans)

175) National Human Rights Commission constituted by:

a)President (Ans)

b)Supreme court

c)Prime Minister

d)Central Government

176) NHRC shall be headed by the chairperson:

a)Who has been judge of the supreme court

b)Who is or qualified for judge of supreme court

c)Who has been the chief justice of the supreme court

d)All the above (Ans)

177) Consider the following statements:

a)The chairperson and other members shall be appointed by the President

b)Every appointment shall be made after the recommendation of the selection committee

c)Both the above (Ans)

d)None

178) Consider the following statements:

a)Chairperson shall hold office for the term of five years or till the age of seventy (Ans)

b)Member shall hold the office for the term of five years and till the age of seventy

c)Member shall be eligible for re-appointment

d)All the above

179) State Human Rights Commission constituted in which section?

a)Section 20

b)Section 21 (Ans)

c)Section 22

d)Section 23

180) The National Commission for Women was constituted in the year:

a)1990 (Ans)

b)1992

c)1994

d)1995

181) ?Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance?- who stated this?

a)Martha Thomas, American Educator

b)Oliver Windell Holmes

c)Thomas Hobbs

d)Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Ans)

182) Covenants on Civil and Political rights has

a)63 Article

b)53 Article (Ans)

c)33 Article

d)43 Article

183) The corresponding article of Article 25 of the Constitution of India in Universal Declaration of Human Rights is

a)Article 18 (Ans)

b)Article 19

c)Article 23

d)Article 25

184) Name the right which is not human right

a)Right to life

b)Right to die (Ans)

c)Right to property

d)Right to nationality

185) International Bill of Rights is said to consist of:

a)Universal Declaration of Human Rights

b)International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

c)International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Ans)

d)All the above

186) In which subject of law, the word ?Human Rights took birth??

a)Jurisprudence

b)Constitutional Law

c)International Law (Ans)

d)Natural Law

187) Who was the first chairman of the National Human rights Commission?

a)J. A.S. Anand

b)J. J.S. Verma

c)J. K.G. Balakirshnan

d)J. Ranganath Mishra (Ans)

188) When was the Human Rights Council established?

a)2006 (Ans)

b)2008

c)2000

d)1998

189) Which sub-clause of the Human Rights Act defines the term ?Human rights? in the Indian Human Rights Act?

a)Section 2(A)

b)Section 2(D)

c)Section 2(C) (Ans)

d)Section 2(E)

190) International Human Rights Day is celebrated every year on?

a)24th October

b)10th December (Ans)

c)5th June

d)1st May

191) The Human Rights Commission in States are established under which of the following Law.

a)Constitution of India

b)Protection of Human Rights Act (Ans)

c)State Protection of Human Rights

d)The United Nations (Privileges and Immunities)

192) UN principal organs are established under ............................of UDHR.

a)Article 7 (Ans)

b)Article 1

c)Article 4

d)Article 9

193) The term refugee is defined under:

a)Article 2(A) of the Convention on the Status of Refugees, 1951

b)Article 1 of the Convention on the Status of Refugees, 1951 (Ans)

c)Article 3 of the Convention on the Status of Refugees, 1951

d)Article 4 of the Convention on the Status of Refugees, 1951

194) In which case it was held that even Non-Citizens are entitled to right to life:

a)National Human Rights Commission v. State of Arunachal Pradesh (Ans)

b)P.U.C.I. v. Union of India

c)Ningamma v. Chikkaiah

d)Jagmaohan Singh v. Uttar Pradesh

195) Under whose order a member of the NHRC can be removed

a)President (Ans)

b)Prime Minister

c)Chief Justice

d)Chairperson of NHRC

196) Including the Chairperson how many members will be there in the State Human Rights Commission:

a)Three Members (Ans)

b)Eight Members

c)Six Members

d)Five Members

197) While inquiring into the complaints under Human Rights Act, 1993, the NHRC has the power equivalent to:

a)Central Administration Tribunal

b)Civil Court (Ans)

c)High Court

d)Supreme Court

198) Section 21 of the Human Rights Act provides:

a)Establishing Human Rights Court

b)Dismissal of Member

c)Constitution of SHRC (Ans)

d)Appointment of Chairman for NHRC

199) The Chairman of the National Commission on Minorities shall be deemed member of:

a)Human Rights Council

b)Law Commission of India (Ans)

c)National Human Right Commission

d)International Law Commission

200) Which one of the following have been described as fourth generation of Human Rights?

a)Right to Life

b)Right to Environment

c)Right to Health

d)Right to Communication (Ans)