Human Rights and International Law Questions and Answers Part-8

1. Third Generation of Human Rights is also known as
a) Citizen’s Rights
b) Developmental Rights
c) Group Rights
d) Women’s Rights

Answer: c

2. Who among the following defined rights as “those conditions of social life without which no man can reacts in general, to be his best”?
a) Harold J. Laski
b) Bernard Bosanquet
c) Leonard Hobhouse
d) Hurst Hannum

Answer: a

3. In which case Supreme Court held that Parliament has no power to amend the Fundamental Rights?
a) Golak Nath Case
b) Sajjan Singh Case
c) Shankari Prasad Case
d) None of these

Answer: a

4. The protection of Human Rights Act in India was enacted in the year
a) 1993
b) 1994
c) 1995
d) 1996

Answer: a

5. Who introduced the concept of third generation Human Rights?
a) TulliusCesero
b) Jermy Bentham
c) John Finnis
d) Karel Vasak

Answer: d

6. Which one of the following is not a UN Agency?
a) UNICEF
b) UNESCO
c) WTO
d) ILO

Answer: c

7. Which one of the following statements is not correct about the Refugees?
a) They are outside their country
b) Fear of persecution
c) Absence of National protection
d) Poverty as reason of being outside the country

Answer: d

8. Who among the following propounded the modern principles of Natural Justice?
a) Locke
b) J.S. Mill
c) A.V. Dicey
d) John Rawals

Answer: c

9. Crimes against humanity is defined as acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack. Which of the following is an example of crimes against humanity?
a) Genocide
b) Aggression
c) Enslavement
d) Killing members of the group

Answer: c

10. Which article of the Rome Statute of the ICC provides for individual criminal responsibility?
a) 23
b) 24
c) 25
d) 26

Answer: c