HUMAN RIGHTS AND DUTIES- PAGE 3

HUMAN RIGHTS AND DUTIES MCQ- PAGE 3

1. Which of the following is a basic human value from human right perspective ?
(A) Compassion
(B) Competition
(C) Religiousness
(D) Industriousness
Ans: A

2. Which one of the following is not a safeguard of liberty ?
(A) Independent judiciary
(B) Fundamental Rights
(C) Free press
(D) Concentration of powers
Ans: D

3. Hindu concept of right and duties is based on which of the following ?
(A) God fearance
(B) Family tradition
(C) Individuality
(D) Community status
Ans: D

4. Equality as an important element of justice was first propounded in history by whom ?
(A) Greeks (B) Romans
(C) St. Thomas (D) The Jews
Ans: B

5. Who among the following propounded the critical theory of human rights ?
(A) Rousseau
(B) Gramsci
(C) Horbeumors
(D) Thomas Paine
Ans: C

6. Who said that man has only duties in society and when every one does his duty his right will be protected ?
(A) Duguit (B) Iherring
(C) Ehrlich (D) Pound
Ans: A

7. Who propounded that “there is no claim of right for any one without having a correlative duty on another” ?
(A) Hobbes (B) Rousseau
(C) Hohffeld (D) Marx
Ans: C

8. Fundamental duty under Article 51 (1) (g) of the constitution to protect the natural environment and to have compassion for living creatures is addressed to
(A) the citizens
(B) the state
(C) the police
(D) All the above
Ans: D

9. Which Article of the Universal declaration of Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of persons” ?
(A) Article-21 (B) Article-1
(C) Article-2 (D) Article-3
Ans: D

10. Which one of the Directive Principles of state policy under the constitution of India is not related to Human Rights ?
(A) Article 39-A (B) Article-39
(C) Article-43 (D) Article-50
Ans: D

11. Match the following Lists and choose the correct answer using the codes given below in relation to UN charter ?
List – I List – II
a. Article 55 i. A commission to promote human rights
b. Article 68 ii. Objective of the trusteeship system
c. Article 62 iii. Objectives of Economic and Social Co-operation
d. Article 76 iv. Functions and powers of ECOSOC
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii i iv ii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: A

12. Match the following Lists and choose the correct answer using the codes given below in relation to UDHR :
List – I (Articles) List – II (Rights)
a. Article 3 i. Everyone has the right to a Nationality.
b. Article 9 ii. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
c. Article 15 iii. Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
d. Article 17 iv. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention on exile
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iv i iii ii
(D) iii i ii iv
Ans: B

13. Match List – I (Parts of International Covenant on civil and Political Rights) with List – II (Articles) and choose the correct answer using the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Part – I i. Article 2, 3, 4
b. Part – II ii. Article 40
c. Part – III iii. Article 1
d. Part – IV iv. Article 6-10, 12,14, 16-27
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iii i iv ii
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: C

14. Match the following Lists and choose the correct answer using the codes given below :
List – I (Authors) List – II (Books)
a. J.P.D. Cuellar i. Human Rights and World Politics
b. David P. Forsythe ii. International with Human Rights
c. Moses Moskowitz iii. United Nations Action in the Field of Human Rights.
Codes :
a b c
(A) i ii iii
(B) iii i ii
(C) i iii ii
(D) ii i iii
Ans: B

15. “The States Parties to the Covenant recognize the right of everyone to social security, including social insurance” has been stated in
Article 9 of
(A) United Nations Charter
(B) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
(C) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(D) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Ans: B

16. The United Nations charter which reflected the aspirations of the people who had been engaged in the war against fascist barbarities and affirmed faith in ‘Fundamental Human Rights’ and ‘in the dignity and worth of the human person’ came into effect on
(A) 27 July 1946
(B) 28 June 1944
(C) 24 October 1945
(D) 22 November 1945
Ans: C

17. “Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this declaration can be fully realized.” This statement is taken from which article of universal declaration of Human Rights ?
(A) Article 27 (B) Article 28
(C) Article 29 (D) Article 30
Ans: B

18. The commission on Human Rights was established to serve as the UN’s principal focus for Human Rights Activity in the year
(A) 1945 (B) 1946
(C) 1947 (D) 1948
Ans: B

19. Which of the following Articles of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights provides for the establishment of an 18 member Human Rights Committee composed of nationals of the states which are parties to the covenant and are elected by the parties from a list of nominees presented by them to the Secretary General ?
(A) Article 28 (B) Article 27
(C) Article 26 (D) Article 25
Ans: A

20. Which of the following statements is not correct regarding Article 21 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights ?
(A) Everyone has the right to take part in the Government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
(B) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.
(C) Everyone has right to equal access to public services in his country.
(D) The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of Government.
Ans: B

21. The specialized agencies are not recognised as organs of the United Nations by its charter. They may be characterised at least as ‘indirect organs’, who said it in the book ‘Law of United Nations’ ?
(A) Kelson (B) Holland
(C) Paton (D) S.K. Kapoor
Ans: A

22. In which year I.L.O. was awarded the Noble Prize for Peace in recognition of its activities ?
(A) 1989 (B) 1979
(C) 1969 (D) 1999
Ans: C

23. Which specialized agency is to contribute to peace and security through education and culture ?
(A) UNICEF
(B) UNESCO
(C) UNHCR
(D) UN Commission of Human Rights
Ans: B

24. The idea of human rights is bound up with the idea of human dignity. Thus it has rightly been stated that “human dignity is the quintessence of human rights”. Who said these words uttered in inverted comma’ ?
(A) Justice P.N. Bhagwati
(B) Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
(C) Justice R.C. Lahoti
(D) Justice J.S. Verma
Ans: D

25. In abstract Human Rights means :
I. Right to life and liberty
II. Right to equality and dignity
III. Right to speech and right to lead leisurely life
IV. Right to movement and freedom of expression
(A) only I and II
(B) only III and IV
(C) only II and III
(D) only II and IV
Ans: A

26. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Authors) List – II (Books)
a. Frederic Hayek i. The Politics
b. John Rawls ii. Idea of Justice
c. Amartya Sen iii. The Road to Serfdom
d. Plato iv. A theory of Justice
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iv iii
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv i iii ii
Ans: C

27. Who said that “the world at every stage is both a product and a prophecy” ?
(A) Plato (B) Socrates
(C) Hegel (D) Marx
Ans: A

28. Match the declarations in List – I with the year of adoption in List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Declaration) List – II (Year)
a. U.N. Declaration on Elimination of All forms of social discrimination i. 1963
b. Declaration of the rights of persons belonging to National or Ethic religious and linguistic minorities ii. 1967
c. Declaration on Right to Development iii. 1986
d. Declaration on Elimination of discrimination against women
iv. 1993
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) i iv iii ii
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: B

29. Arrange the following conventions regarding the rights of women in the order of their adoption :
i. Convention on the political rights of women
ii. Convention on the nationality of women.
iii. Convention on consent of marriage, minimum age of marriage and registration of marriage.
iv. Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women.
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iii i iv
(B) i iii ii iv
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) iii ii iv i
Ans: C

30. Which of the following is not protected by Right to Privacy ?
(A) Identity (B) Integrity
(C) Criminality (D) Intimacy
Ans: C

Question Nos. 31 to 40 contains two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Examine whether the statements are correct and related to each other with the help of the codes given below :
31. Assertion (A) : Politics cannot be divorced from Ethics.
Reason (R) : No Government can do anything which is against the Fundamentals of the moral standards of the people. If it does, it would cease to get obedience from them.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A

32. Assertion (A) : Government is an essential element of the state.
Reason (R) : No particular type of government is essential. It may very in kind and complexity.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B

33. Assertion (A) : The ethical nation of the state is not beyond criticism.
Reason (R) : It places the state over and above the individual, group, associations and the people. The state comes to be regarded as an end in itself. Such a vichl breeds totalitarianism.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A

34. Assertion (A) : According to Article 16 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights the status of Slavery also implies a violation of the right of every one to recognition as a person before the law.
Reason (R) : Slavery is the most extreme expression of power human beings possess over their follow human beings.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B

35. Assertion (A) : The United Nations has taken several important initiatives in the field of women’s rights, including drafting of conventions.
Reason (R) : United Nations is under an obligation to encourage respect for human rights, and for fundamental freedoms for all
without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A

36. Assertion (A) : In a constitutional democracy citizens have a bundle of inalienable fundamental rights.
Reason (R) : Rights and duties are correlative.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(D) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
Ans: A

37. Assertion (A) : Natural law could revive in history from time to time protecting Human Rights.
Reason (R) : Natural law is capable of changing in content retaining basic tenets.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(D) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
Ans: A

38. Assertion (A) : The Indian constitution is rigid.
Reason (R) : Basic features of the Indian Constitution including balance between fundamental rights and directive principles
cannot be amended.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(D) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
Ans: D

39. Assertion (A) : Bonded labour is illegal in India.
Reason (R) : Constitution of India prohibits bonded labour.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(D) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
Ans: A

40. Assertion (A) : Judicial activism contributed a lot for social development through public interest litigation.
Reason (R) : There is no activities trend in the traditional judicial history.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(D) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B

41. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Article 13(1) of U.D.H.R. i. Right to freedom of movement and residence
b. Article 17(2) of U.D.H.R. ii. Freedom from arbitrary deprivation of property
c. Article 20(1) of U.D.H.R. iii. Right to peaceful assembly and association
d. Article 24 of U.D.H.R. iv. Right to Rest and Leisure
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) i ii iv iii
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: A

42. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Aruna Roy i. Bhoodan Movement
b. Vinoba Bhave ii. Human Rights Activist
c. Phule iii. Dalit and Women Movement
d. Sree Narayana Guru iv. Social Reformer
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii i iii iv
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) ii iii iv i
Ans: A

43. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Magna Carta i. Martin Luther King
b. American Civil Rights Movement ii. King John
c. French Revolution iii. Rousseau
d. Anti-appartheid Movement iv. Nelson Mandela
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) ii iii i iv
Ans: B

44. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. M.C. Mehta v/s. State of T.N. i. Right to clean environment
b. M.C. Mehta v/s. Union of India ii. Children’s right to education
c. Visakhas case iii. Right to life with dignity
d. Maneka Gandhi v/s. Union of India iv. Protection of women at work place
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) i ii iv iii
(D) ii i iv iii
Ans: D

45. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Kesavananda Bharati Case i. Basic structure of the constitution cannot be amended.
b. Asiad case ii. Capital punishment is constitutional.
c. Bachan Singh’s case iii. Minimum wage denial affects right to life.
d. Golaknath’s case iv. Fundamental rights cannot be amended.
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) i iii ii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: B

46. Spell out the correct sequence regarding the procedure for implementation of the provisions of convention Against
Torture and other cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment :
I. Inter state communication system
II. Committee against Torture
III. Individual’s communications system
IV. Special Repporteur on Torture
Codes :
(A) II, I, III, IV
(B) I, II, III, IV
(C) III, II, I, IV
(D) IV, III, II, I
Ans: A

47. Which Article of the convention for Abolition of forced labour, 1959 stipulates that each member of the ILO undertakes to suppress and not to make use of any form of forced or compulsory labour ?
(A) Article 4 (B) Article 3
(C) Article 2 (D) Article 1
Ans: D

48. On which of the following convention on the elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination does not apply ?
I. Distinction by state party between citizens inter sea.
II. Distinction of state party between citizens and noncitizens.
III. State party sponsor racial discrimination done by any person.
IV. State party does not bring to an end by its means racial discrimination.
Codes :
(A) I and II
(B) only II
(C) I, II and III
(D) only III and IV
Ans: B

49. Which Article of the convention on the Rights of child provides that person below the age of eighteen, known as ‘Child Offenders’, shall be exempted from capital punishment ?
(A) Art. 36 (B) Art. 41
(C) Art. 37 (D) Art. 38
Ans: C

50. Part III of CEDAW lays down a no. of fields where state parties are required to take steps to eliminate discrimination against women. In
which of the following is the correct sequence of these fields ?
(A) Employment, Health care, economic and social life, equality before law, women in rural areas, marriage and family relations, education
(B) Marriage and family relation, women in rural areas, equality before law, health care, employment, economic and social life, education
(C) Women in rural areas, equality before law, health care, employment, economic and social life, marriage and family relations, education
(D) Education, employment, health care, economic and social life, women in rural areas, equality before law, marriage and family relations.
Ans: D