1. 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
2. The case, State of Arunachal Pradesh V. Khudiram Chakma, 1994 is concerned with
a) Minorities
b) SCs and STs
c) Torture
d) Refugees
3. The Supreme Court of India expanded the reach of the Article 21 to also include the right to livelihood in
a) D.K. Basu case
b) Olga Tellis case
c) Menaka Gandhi case
d) Mohini Jain case
4. Arrange in proper sequence the following fundamental rights as given under various provisions of the constitution of India:
i. Right to Life
ii. Right to Equality
iii. Right to Constitutional Remedies
iv. Right to Freedom
Codes:
a) i ii iii iv
b) ii iv i iii
c) iv iii ii i
d) iii i iv ii
5. The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) was established on
a) 10th December 1946
b) 10th December 1947
c) 10th December 1948
d) 10th December 1949
6. According to the Constitution of India, which one of the following rights cannot be taken away during emergency?
a) Right to speak
b) Right to freedom of movement
c) Right to life
d) Right to organize
7. Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in the year
a) 1948
b) 1947
c) 1958
d) 1950
8. Human Rights entitles/mankind to
a) Comfort
b) Convenience
c) Decent, civilized and dignified life
d) Guarantee of existence
9. Which of the following is false?
a) All Human Rights are for all
b) Governments should see that domestic laws confirm to the standards of human rights instrument
c) Human Rights are interdependent but hierarchical
d) UN Charter mentions its concern for Human Rights
10. The Framers of the Indian Constitution borrowed the concept of FundamentalRights from the Constitution of
a) U.S.A.
b) U.K.
c) Ireland
d) Canada