Questions
Amnesty International is an organisation that focuses on
- animal rights
- women's rights
- LGBT rights
- human rights
- environmental rights
Which of the following is not a fundamental right given to Indians by the Constitution?
- Right to education
- Right to equality
- Right to freedom of religion
- Right to own property
- Right against exploitation
Which of the following is not included in the interpretation of 'untouchability'?
- Denying interaction with others on the basis of caste
- Refusal to doing business with someone
- Social practices which look down upon people on account of their birth
- Beliefs which restrict people from doing something on the basis of birth
- Denying access to public places to certain groups
Which of the following is not included in the right to freedom?
- Freedom of speech and expression
- Freedom of assembly in a peaceful manner
- Freedom to reside in any part of the country
- Freedom to an unlimited licence to do what one wants
- Freedom to practice any profession or occupation
Which of the following statements is/are correct about Saudi Arabia?
a. Saudi Arabian citizens do not have a choice in the religion they can follow.
b. Saudi Arabian citizens have no role in electing or changing their rulers.
c. Saudi Arabian women have equal rights as men.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a and b
- a and c
Which of the following fundamental rights ensures the ban on child labour and bonded labour?
- Right to equality
- Right to freedom
- Right against exploitation
- Cultural and educational rights
- Right to constitutional remedies
Which of the following goes against the secular philosophy of Indian state?
- Propagating a religion
- Changing one's religion
- Practicing a particular religion
- Praying in a public palce
- Teaching about a particular religion in government schools
Which of the following is not available to an Indian citizen?
- Freedom to change religion
- Freedom to take part in a peaceful protest against the government
- Freedom to choose one's profession
- Freedom to participate in an armed revolution
- Freedom to oppose the government
Which of the following rights is/are specifically included in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights?
a. Right to work
b. Right to fair wages
c. Right to social security
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a and b
- a, b and c
Cultural and educational rights are safeguarded mainly for
- women
- minorities
- children
- majority
- unemployed people
Which of the following rights has been given to South African citizens that Indian citizens do not have?
- Right to choose their livlihood
- Right to propagate a religion
- Right to be equal to everyone else in the society
- Right to privacy
- Right to form associations and unions
Which of the following Fundamental Rights was/were called the 'heart and soul' of our Constitution by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?
- Cultural and Educational Rights
- Right against Exploitation
- Right to Equality
- Right to Freedom of Religion
- Right to Constitutional Remedies
Which of the following is correct about the right against 'begar'?
- It is the right against begging.
- It is the right against labour by children below 14 years of age.
- It is the right against selling people.
- It is the right against bonded or forced labour.
- It is the right against being wasteful.
Which of the following is/are correct about NHRC?
a. NHRC is an independent commission set up by law in 1993.
b. NHRC can make independent and credible inquiry into any case of violation of human rights.
c. NHRC can punish the guilty by itself.
- a and b
- b and c
- a and c
- a, b and c
- b only
Which of the following is/are essential in Right to Equality?
a. Every person has an equal right to protect the law.
b. State cannot discriminate against any citizen on grounds of religion, caste or race, etc.
c. Indian state is prohibited from conferring titles other than those related to academics, sports or military distinction.
d. Untouchability is a punishable offence.
- a, b and c
- a, b and d
- a, c and d
- b, c and d
- a, b, c and d