1. Which of the following does not constitute
a ground for discrimination under Article 15 and 16 of the Indian Constitution?
(A) Religion
(B)
Caste
(C)
Place of Birth
(D)
Colour
Answer: (D)
2.
Concept of ‘Universal Jurisdiction’ is founded on which principles?
(A)
Vienna
(B)
Princeton
(C)
The Hague
(D)
Delhi Declaration
Answer: (B)
3.
Who may be ‘right-obligator’’ for the purpose of human rights?
(A)
Husband
(B)
Mother-in-law
(C)
Port Trust of India
(D)
Boy Friend
Answer: (C)
4. Which School of Thought propounds the
‘Theory of common Father and common Brother-hood?
(A)
Theology
(B)
Sociology
(C)
Marxism
(D)
Utilitarianism ΓΌ
Answer: (A)
5. Mention the number of instruments included
in the concept of the International Bill of Rights?
(A)
Four
(B)
Six
(C)
Three
(D)
Five
Answer: (D)
6. ‘Maximum good of the maximum number’
is the foundational maxim of which of the following theories of human rights?
(A)
Social Contract Theory
(B)
Utilitarian Theory
(C)
Marxian Theory
(D)
Positivist Theory
Answer: (B)
7.
Positive law concept of human rights stands for
(A)
Customary laws
(B)
Theological laws
(C)
State made laws
(D)
Natural laws
Answer: (C)
8. In which of the following
Conferences, ‘Asian Values’ approach to human rights was first emphatically
expressed?
(A)
Tehran Conference
(B)
Vienna Conference
(C)
Rio Conference
(D)
Beijing Conference
Answer: (B)
9.
‘Leiber Code’ dealt with
(A)
Status of Refugees
(B)
Rights of Women
(C)
Laws of War
(D)
Third Generation of Human Rights
Answer: (C)
10. Who of the following is a prominent proponent
of Marxian perspective on Human Rights?
(A)
Thomas Hobbes
(B)
Leo Tolstoy
(C)
Thomas Paine
(D)
Rosa Luxemberg
Answer: (D)
11.
Which Schedule of the Constitution of India lists languages which have official
status?
(A)
Fifth
(B)
Seventh
(C)
Eight
(D)
Eleventh
Answer: (C)
12.
The idea of Cultural Hegemony is associated withwww.netugc.in
(A)
Antonio Gramsci
(B)
Matteo Bartoli
(C)
Vladimir Lenin
(D)
G. Sorel
Answer: (A)
13.
The International Criminal Court is located at
(A)
Paris
(B)
Geneva
(C)
The Hague
(D)
Brussels
Answer: (C)
14. Who of the following headed the Sub-commission
on Minorities at the time of framing of the Constitution of India?
(A)
H.C. Mukherjee
(B)
K.M. Munshi
(C)
Maulana Azad
(D)
Begum Aizaz Rasul
Answer: (A)
15.
Who is the author of the book ‘Common Sense’?
(A)
John Adams
(B)
Ruskin Bond
(C)
Benjamin Franklin
(D)
Thomas Paine
Answer: (D)
16.
Safeguarding of forest is insured by which Article of the Indian Constitution?
(A)
Article – 47
(B)
Article – 48
(C)
Article – 48–A
(D)
Article – 43-A
Answer: (C)
17. The Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) is located at
(A)
London
(B)
Geneva
(C)
Paris
(D)
Bonn
Answer: (B)
18.
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
Answer: (D)
19.
When Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was made?
(A)
10th December 1948
(B)
8th August 1956
(C)
20th June 1950
(D)
10th November 1942
Answer: (A)
20.
International Conference on Human Rights was held at Tehran in
(A)
1950
(B)
1956
(C)
1968
(D)
1980
Answer: (C)
21. Assertion (A): There are so many theories
of human rights, yet the idea of human rights remain unexplored to a large
extent.
Reason (R): Human rights deal with the
subjective realm of human life that can never be explored fully.
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.
Answer: (A)
22. Assertion (A): Human Rights are those
conditions of life without which a life with dignity will not be possible.
Reason (R): Securing a life with dignity
is the declared objective of the modern State.
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.
Answer: (B)
23. Assertion (A): International Human Rights
Declarations are normative in nature.
Reason (R): International Human Rights
Declarations are not binding.
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.
Answer: (B)
24. Assertion (A): Right to constitutional
remedy is to ensure the enjoyment of Fundamental Rights to the people.
Reason (R): Fundamental Rights are
justiciable.
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.
Answer: (B)
25. Assertion (A): Classification of Human
Rights into three generations is both illogical and Euro-centric.
Reason (R): Human Rights are indivisible.
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.
Answer: (B)
26. Assertion (A): Women and children are
entitled to special protection under International Human Rights Law.
Reason (R): Women and children are
dominant groups in most societies.
Codes:
(A)
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is 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.
Answer: (C)
27. Assertion (A): Human Rights are inherent
in all human-beings by virtue of their humanity alone.
Reason (R): Human Rights are natural.
Codes:
(A)
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is 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.
Answer: (A)
28. Assertion (A): Article 14 guarantees
equality before the law and equal protection of the law to all persons.
Reason (R): It means that no one is above
the law and that every person regardless of rank and status is subject to the jurisdiction
of ordinary courts.
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.
Answer: (A)
29. Assertion (A): Human rights are more
in the nature of social and economic right than political and constitutional
rights.
Reason (R): A large population in the
world is poor and needs social security.
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.
Answer: (D)
30.
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes
given below:
List
– I List
– II
a.
Right to Life i.
Collective Right
b.
Right to Work ii.
Civil Right
c.
Right to get Elected iii.
Economic Right
d.
Right to safe environment iv.
Political Right
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a b c d
(A)
ii iii iv i
(B)
i ii iii iv
(C)
iii ii i iv
(D)
ii iii i iv
Answer: (A)
31.
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes
given below:
List
– I (Ideologies) List
– II (Proponents)
a.
Conservative i.
John Locke
b.
Liberal ii.
Edmund Burke
c.
Utilitarian iii.
Antonio Gramsci
d.
Socialist iv.
Jeremy Bentham
Codes:
a b c d
(A)
ii i iv iii
(B)
ii i iii iv
(C)
iv ii i iii
(D)
i iii iv ii
Answer: (A)
32.
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes
given below:
List
– I (Philosophers) List
– II (Books)
a.
Bentham i.
Leviathan
b.
Burke ii.
Anarchical Fallacies
c.
Hobbes iii.
Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals
d.
Kant iv.
Reflections on the Revolution in France
Codes:
a b c d
(A)
iv iii i ii
(B)
iii iv i ii
(C)
ii iv i iii
(D)
iii i iv ii
Answer: (C)
33.
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes
given below:
List
– I (Rights) List
– II (Article under ICCPR)
a.
Minority Rights i.
Art. 14
b.
Self-determination ii.
Art. 2
c.
Non-derogation iii.
Art. 27
d.
Right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty iv. Art. 4
Codes:
a b c d
(A)
i ii iii iv
(B)
iii ii iv i
(C)
iv iii ii i
(D)
iii ii i iv
Answer: (B)
34.
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes
given below:
List
– I List
– II
a.
Maneka Gandhi i.
PUCL
b.
Sunderlal Bahuguna ii.
Judicial Activism
c.
P.N. Bhagwati iii.
Environmental Rights
d.
Rajinder Sachar iv.
Animal Rights
Codes:
a b c d
(A)
iii iv i ii
(B)
ii iii i iv
(C)
iv iii ii i
(D)
i ii iii iv
Answer: (C)
35.
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes
given below:
List
– I (Books) List
– II (Authors)
a.
Rights of Man i. Antonio Gramsci
b.
The Subjection of Women ii.
Tolstoy
c.
Prison Notebooks iii.
Thomas Paine
d.
War and Peace iv.
J.S. Mill
Codes:
a b c d
(A)
iii iv i ii
(B)
ii iii i iv
(C)
iv iii ii i
(D)
i ii iii iv
Answer: (A)
36.
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes
given below:
List
– I List
– II
a.
The Dowry Prohibition Act i.
1986
b.
Muslim Women’s Protection of Rights on Divorce Act ii. 1955
c.
Untouchability Offence Act iii.
1961
d.
The Protection of Human Rights Act iv.
1993
Codes:
a b c d
(A)
iii i ii iv
(B)
i ii iv iii
(C)
ii i iii iv
(D)
iv ii iii i
Answer: (A)
37.
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes
given below:
List
– I List
– II
a.
Right to Education i.
Article – 14
b.
Prohibits Traffic in Human beings and Forced Labour ii. Article – 21
c.
Right to Life iii.
Article – 23
d.
Right to Equality iv.
Article – 21A
Codes:
a b c d
(A)
iv iii ii i
(B)
iii ii i iv
(C)
ii i iii iv
(D)
i iii iv ii
Answer: (A)
38.
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes
given below:
List
– I List
– II
a.
1960 i.
The Geneva Convention Act
b.
1986 ii.
The Juvenile Justice Act
c.
1987 iii.
The Sati (Prevention) Act
d.
1955 iv.
Hindu Marriage Act
Codes:
a b c d
(A)
ii iii iv i
(B)
i ii iii iv
(C)
iv i ii iii
(D)
iii iv i ii
Answer: (B)
39.
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes
given below:
List
– I List
– II
a.
Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women i. 1979
b.
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ii. 1989
c.
International Convention on Rights of Child iii.
1966
d.
International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of
Apartheid
iv.
1969
Codes:
a b c d
(A)
i iii ii iv
(B)
ii iii iv i
(C)
iii i ii iv
(D)
iv ii iii i
Answer: (A)
40.
Arrange the following thinkers in order of their era:
(i)
J.S. Mill
(ii)
Rosa Luxemberg
(iii)
Karl Marx
(iv)
A.V. Diecy
Codes:
(A)
(iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(B)
(ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(C)
(i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(D)
(iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
Answer: (C)
41.
Arrange the following regional human rights treaties in order of their adoption:
(i)
African Charter on Human and People’s Rights
(ii)
American Convention on Human Rights
(iii)
European Convention on Human Rights
(iv)
European Social Charter
Codes:
(A)
(iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(B)
(ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(C)
(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D)
(iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
Answer: (D)
42.
Arrange the following in order of their establishment:
(i)
International Criminal Court
(ii)
International Military Tribunal
(iii)
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslovia
(iv)
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
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(A)
(iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(B)
(ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(C)
(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D)
(iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
Answer: (B)
43. Arrange the names of Chairpersons of
the National Human Rights Commission in sequence of their appointment with the
help of codes given below:
(i) A.S. Anand
(ii) S. Rajendra Babu
(iii) Rangnath Misra
(iv)
K.G. Balakrishnan
Codes:
(A)
(iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(B)
(ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(C)
(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D)
(iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
Answer: (D)
44. Arrange the following international organizations
in order of their establishment using the codes given below:
(i) ICRC
(ii) UNHCR
(iii)
UNESCO
(iv)
ILO
Codes:
(A)
(i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(B)
(ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(C)
(iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(D)
(iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
Answer: (A)
45.
Arrange the following landmark declaration on human rights in the chronological
order:
(i)
American Declaration of Rights
(ii)
Soviet Charter of Rights
(iii)
English Bill of Rights
(iv)
French Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizens
Codes:
(A)
(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B)
(iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
(C)
(ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(D)
(iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
Answer: (D)
Question Nos. 46 – 50: Read the
passage given below and answer the questions that follow, based on your
understanding of the passage:
The development of human rights
in the West can largely be traced through legal documents and philosophical discourse,
originating around the seventeenth century. The earliest example of conceptions
of freedom and rights in codified form is Hammurabi’s Code, ‘dating back at
least to 1750 BC, when Hammurabi, King of Babylonia, consolidated regulations
taken from the kingdoms he had conquered. A uniform code of justice was created
covering the areas of commerce, slavery, family, crime, and debts. The laws
were carved in stone and on clay tablets, presumably to inform literate
citizens of their rights and responsibilities. Since that time, arguments both
for and against the concepts of rights and freedom in the West and in Judeo- Christian
tradition have been documented in such writings as the Torah (first five books
of the Old Testament), the New Testament, the Magna Carta, the Treaty of Westphalia,
the English Bill of Rights, the United States Declaration of Independence, the
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, the United States Bill
of Rights, and internationally in the Geneva Convention of 1864.
The Universal Declaration of
Human Rights (UDHR) emerged as a reaction to the atrocities and oppression
caused by the Second World War. Apart from detailing the rights and freedoms of
individuals for the first time, it was the first international acknowledgement
of the ‘inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members
of the human family as the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the
world’. [Note that the Genocide
Convention predated the UDHR by two days.]
The UDHR emphasized that ‘a common understanding of these rights and freedoms
is of the greatest importance for the full realization’ of the rights contained
therein. About fifty-eight states representing diverse cultures and beliefs and
at different stages of development were involved in the drafting process. Along
with the Soviet block, the insertion of social and economic rights in the UDHR is
attributable to several ‘Third World States’ in Latin America, Asia, and the Middle
East. The UDHR contained rights that were culturally and politically acceptable
to most countries across the world, thereby imparting a universal character to
the Declaration. The Indian Constitution, in fact, exemplifies the ‘common
understanding’ of basic human rights as it incorporates the principles outlined
in the UDHR in the form of Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State
Policy.
The UDHR is premised on the principle
of universality and non-discrimination. As it was in the form of a declaration
it was not binding on its signatories. However, upon its adoption, the
Commission on Human Rights (which was appointed by the Economic and Social Council
of the UN) began to formulate a treaty that would be binding on States, so as
to realize effectively the rights recognized by the UDHR. In 1966, the United
Nations General Assembly adopted the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights (ICESCR). These two covenants, the Optional Protocols, along with the
UDHR, formed the International Bill of Rights.
The International Bill of Rights
has laid the foundation for formulation and adoption of human rights treaties
and has incorporated concerns relating to equality, non-discrimination,
education, health, social security, administration of justice, social development,
violence against women, and the status of refugees and minorities.
Answer: (D)
46.
Mention the genesis of the western philosophy of human rights.
(A)
Common Law School
(B)
Continental School
(C)
Legal documents and philosophical discourse
(D)
Euro-centric countries
47.
Mention the probable domain of human rights violations.
(A)
Domestic violence
(B)
Slavery
(C)
Acid throw on the face of female
(D)
Sexual assault
Answer: (B)
48.
Mention the name of the instrument which sets international standards of human
rights.
(A)
Geneva Convention
(B)
European Convention on Human
(C)
African Charter on Human Rights & People’s Rights
(D)
Arab Charter on Human Rights
Answer: (A)
49. 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
Answer: (D)
50.
Name the basic international instrument, which does not carry binding effect.
(A)
Magna Carta
(B)
CEDAW
(C)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
(D)
Geneva Conventions
Answer: (C)
