Top 80+ Solved Human Rights and International Law MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The Cortagena Declaration of 1984 deals with
a. women
b. refugees
c. children
d. persons with disability
Q. Article 340 of the Indian Constitution deals with
a. backward classes commission
b. election commission
c. union public service commission
d. finance commission
Q. International Humanitarian Law is a
a. branch of international law which provides protection to human beings from the consequences of armed conflicts.
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.
Q. Universal Declaration of Human Rights contains
a. 20 articles
b. 22 articles
c. 30 articles
d. 36 articles
Q. Sacher Committee Report dealt with the issue of
a. socio-economic development of muslims
b. all round development of minorities
c. amelioration in the conditions of working women
d. decent and dignified treatment with prisoners of war
Q. Which of the following provisions articulate the constitutional vision of Justice in India?
a. free and independent judiciary
b. directive principles of state policy
c. fundamental duties
d. special status to the state of jammu and kashmir
Q. 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
c. paving way for conversion of human rights into fundamental rights.
d. facilitating creation of machinery for ensuring rights to all
Q. 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.
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.
Q. When a person is arrested, the police cannot keep the accused in its custody for morethan
a. 36 hours
b. 24 hours
c. 12 hours
d. 48 hours
Q. United Nations decade for Human Rights Education was
a. 1965-1974
b. 1985-1994
c. 1995-2004
d. 2000-2009
Q. 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
b. unhcr
c. unido
d. ibrd
Q. The United Nations convention on the right of persons with disabilities came into force in
a. 2007
b. 2008
c. 2009
d. 2010
Q. 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
d. beijing conference – 1995
Q. ‘Apartheid’ term came to be linked with a practice of discrimination in which of the following countries?
a. south africa
b. south america
c. tanzania
d. mozambique
Q. To which of the following conventions India is not a party?
a. cedaw
b. convention against torture
c. convention on rights of the child
d. covenant on civil & political rights