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Human Rights - 4

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With which social movement is Sharad Joshi associated?

  1. Trade Union

  2. Farmers

  3. Environment

  4. Human Rights


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sharad Joshi is associated with farmers movement.

Who classified Human Rights into the following three categories?

(a) The Human Rights of first generation (b) The Human Rights of second generation and (c) The Human Rights of third generation

  1. Louis B. Sohan

  2. Theodoor C. Bowen

  3. R. Dworkin

  4. Bernard Mayo


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Human Rights have been classified into three categories by Louis B. Sohn.

Which article of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights relates to the rights of persons belonging to ethnics, religious and linguistic minorities?

  1. Article 25

  2. Article 26

  3. Article 27

  4. Article 28


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights relates to the rights of persons belonging to ethnics, religious and linguistic minorities.

Which of the following articles of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights states that 'Everyone shall have the right to recognition as a person before the law'?

  1. Article 16

  2. Article 17

  3. Article 18

  4. Article 19


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Article 16 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights states that 'Everyone shall have the right to recognition as a person before the law'.

Which of the following articles of the United Nations Charter refer(s) to Human Rights?

  1. Article 76

  2. Article 68

  3. Article 55

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Articles 76, 68 and 55 of the United Nations Charter refer to Human Rights.

India is not a party of

  1. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966

  2. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966

  3. Optional Protocol to International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966

  4. Convention on Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), 1979


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

India is not a party to Convention on Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), 1979.

Some of the Human Rights are contained in the Indian Constitution under

  1. Part III and Part IV - A

  2. Part III and Part IV

  3. Part IV and Part IV - A

  4. Part II and Part IV - A


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Part III and Part IV of the constitution contain some of the Human Rights.

'Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law'. This has been stated in which of the following articles of Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

  1. Article 6

  2. Article 7

  3. Article 8

  4. Article 9


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Under Article 6 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 'Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law'.

The National Human Rights Commission can

  1. itself take action and punish those who violate human rights
  2. recommend the government to take action
  3. initiate proceedings in the court
  4. join as a party to a case in the court involving violation of human rights
  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2, 3 and 4

  3. 1, 2 and 3

  4. 3 and 4


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The National Human Rights Commission can recommend the government to take action, initiate proceedings in the court and join as a party to a case in the court involving violation of Human Rights.

Which of the following is a basic human value from Human Rights perspective?

  1. Compassion

  2. Competition

  3. Religiousness

  4. Industriousness


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Compassion is a basic human value from Human Rights perspective.

Hindu concept of rights and duties is based on which of the following?

  1. God fearance

  2. Family tradition

  3. Individuality

  4. Community status


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Hindu concept of rights and duties is based on community status.

Human Rights Commission has been discarded in 2006 and its successor is

  1. Human Rights Committee

  2. Human Rights Council

  3. International Committee of Red Cross

  4. Amnesty International


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Human Rights Commission has been discarded in 2006 and its successor is Human Rights Council.

Which organ(s) of the United Nations has/have been given responsibility of promoting international cooperation in the realisation of Human Rights?

  1. General Assembly

  2. Security Council

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

General Assembly and Security Council are the organs of the United Nations that have been given responsibility of promoting international cooperation in the realisation of Human Rights.

Match the lists:

 
List–I (Activist) List–II (Movement)
a. Sunderlal Bahuguna (i) Human Rights
b. Medha Patekar (ii) Farmers
c. Justice Tarhunde (iii) Environment
d. Mahinder Singh Tikait (iv) Large Dams
  1. a - (i), b - (ii), c- (iii), d - (iv)

  2. a - (iii), b - (iv), c - (i), d - (ii)

  3. a - (iv), b - (ii), c - (i), d - (iii)

  4. a - (iii), b - (i), c - (ii), d - (iv)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sunderlal Bahuguna     - Environment

Medha Patekar            - Large dams

Justice Tarhunde         - Human Rights Mahinder Singh Tikait   - Farmers

Which of the following is not a safeguard of liberty?

  1. Independent judiciary

  2. Fundamental Rights

  3. Free press

  4. Concentration of powers


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Concentration of powers is not a safeguard of liberty.

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