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International and Indian Human Rights

Questions covering international human rights covenants, Indian constitutional rights, human rights commissions, and foundational rights theory

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Vienna World Conference on Human Rights was held in the year

  1. 1993
  2. 1992
  3. 1997
  4. 1994
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Arrange the following codes in sequence of their placement in the Indian Constitution.

Codes:
i. Freedom of association or unions
ii. Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment
iii. Right to education
iv. Prohibition of employment of children in factories

  1. i, ii, iii, iv
  2. ii, i, iii, iv
  3. i, ii, iv, iii
  4. iv, iii, ii, i
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Arrange the following commissions in the chronological order of establishment.

Codes:
i. National Commission for SC/ST
ii. National Commission for Human Rights
iii. National Commission for Women
iv. National Commission for Scheduled Castes

  1. i, ii, iii, iv
  2. i, iv, ii, iii
  3. i, ii, iv, iii
  4. iv, i, iii, ii
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is not correct?

  1. The covenant on Civil and Political Rights recognises the inherent dignity of humans.
  2. The covenant on Civil and Political Rights is more effective in the matter of enforcement of Human Rights than the covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
  3. The state is under obligation as per the charter of United Nations to promote universal respect for and observance of Human Rights and freedoms.
  4. Under the Civil and Political Rights covenant, a state party cannot complaint against another state party for non-compliance with the covenant.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who fully developed the concept or notion of Natural Rights, already developed by classical Greek philosopher Aristotle?

  1. Hugo Grotius
  2. Hobbes
  3. Thomas Aquinas
  4. Locke
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following rights is not covered under the covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights?

  1. Right to Form Trade Unions
  2. Right to Primary Education
  3. Right to Equality of Sexes of Man and Woman
  4. Right to Person
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following sources of law is/are not related to International Human Rights?

  1. International customs
  2. International judicial decisions
  3. International treaties
  4. International agreement called ‘TRIPS’
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a function of the United National Commission on Human Rights?

  1. To impose legally finding sanctions
  2. Enforcement of human rights
  3. To prepare public reports on state practices
  4. To collect evidence in respect of human rights violations in all states
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following crimes is not listed in the statute of the International Criminal Court?

  1. Crime against humanity
  2. Crime of genocide
  3. Crime of hijacking and terrorism
  4. Crime of aggression
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Prior to CEDAW, the Declaration on Elimination of Discrimination against Women was adopted by General Assembly unanimously on

  1. 18th December, 1979
  2. 18th December, 1967
  3. 7th December, 1967
  4. 7th December, 1979
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which ‘right’ in the following includes two other rights according to Locke?

  1. Right to Property
  2. Right to Life
  3. Right to Liberty
  4. Right to Equality
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Arrange the introduction of amendments in the constitution in chronological order:

Codes:
i. Words ‘Socialist and Secular’ were added to preamble
ii. Provision for reservation in promotion in favour of SC/ST community
iii. Right to education of children of the age of six to fourteen years as a separate fundamental right
iv. For proclamation of emergency, the decision of the Union Cabinet should be communicated to the President in writing

  1. i, ii, iii, iv
  2. i, iv, iii, ii
  3. ii, iv, iii, i
  4. i, iv, ii, iii
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