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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Science in Law (BSL) , Bachelor of Laws (LLB) .
| 51. |
Which of the following is not a principle aim of the UN? |
| A. | to promote international law |
| B. | to facilitate co-operation among states |
| C. | to ensure world peace |
| D. | to ensure economic development for minorities |
| Answer» D. to ensure economic development for minorities | |
| 52. |
Which Article of UDHR concerns the Right to benefit from scientific advancement? |
| A. | article 3 |
| B. | article 14 |
| C. | article 27 |
| D. | article 24 |
| Answer» C. article 27 | |
| 53. |
The International Criminal Court is located at |
| A. | paris |
| B. | geneva |
| C. | the hague |
| D. | brussels |
| Answer» C. the hague | |
| 54. |
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. part – iv | |
| 55. |
When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) made? |
| A. | 10th december 1948 |
| B. | 8th august 1956 |
| C. | 20th june 1950 |
| D. | 10th november 1942 |
| Answer» A. 10th december 1948 | |
| 56. |
Who cannot be appointed as member of the National Human Rights Commission? |
| A. | district judge |
| B. | chief justice of any high court |
| C. | eminent scholar having expertise in the field of human rights. |
| D. | judge of the supreme court of india. |
| Answer» A. district judge | |
| 57. |
Mention the name of the instrument which set 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. geneva convention | |
| 58. |
Which case decided by the Indian Judiciary provided jurisprudential genesis for human rights development in India? |
| A. | m.c. mehta v. union of india |
| B. | maneka gandhi v. union of india |
| C. | visakha v. state of rajasthan |
| D. | mandal case |
| Answer» B. maneka gandhi v. union of india | |
| 59. |
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. world war ii | |
| 60. |
Name the basic international instrument, which does not carry binding effect |
| A. | magna carta |
| B. | cedaw |
| C. | universal declaration of human rights |
| D. | geneva conventions |
| Answer» C. universal declaration of human rights | |
| 61. |
Who coined the term ‘Genocide’? |
| A. | raphael lemkin |
| B. | robert h. jackson |
| C. | martin shaw |
| D. | woodrow wilson |
| Answer» A. raphael lemkin | |
| 62. |
Who of the following was the main mover behind the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? |
| A. | woodrow wilson |
| B. | franklin d. roosevelt |
| C. | thomas paine |
| D. | eleanor roosevelt |
| Answer» D. eleanor roosevelt | |
| 63. |
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. group rights | |
| 64. |
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. harold j. laski | |
| 65. |
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. golak nath case | |
| 66. |
The protection of Human Rights Act in India was enacted in the year |
| A. | 1993 |
| B. | 1994 |
| C. | 1995 |
| D. | 1996 |
| Answer» A. 1993 | |
| 67. |
Who introduced the concept of third generation Human Rights? |
| A. | tulliuscesero |
| B. | jermy bentham |
| C. | john finnis |
| D. | karel vasak |
| Answer» D. karel vasak | |
| 68. |
Which one of the following is not a UN Agency? |
| A. | unicef |
| B. | unesco |
| C. | wto |
| D. | ilo |
| Answer» C. wto | |
| 69. |
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. poverty as reason of being outside the country | |
| 70. |
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. a.v. dicey | |
| 71. |
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. enslavement | |
| 72. |
Which article of the Rome Statute of the ICC provides for individual criminal responsibility? |
| A. | 23 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 26 |
| Answer» C. 25 | |
| 73. |
Are there any limits to the application of Article 103 of the UN Charter? |
| A. | yes, it is limited by jus cogens norms |
| B. | yes, it is limited by treaties |
| C. | yes, it is limited by the pronouncements of the icj |
| D. | no limits |
| Answer» A. yes, it is limited by jus cogens norms | |
| 74. |
Which of the following is not a regional human rights instruments? |
| A. | the african charter on human and peoples’ rights for africa |
| B. | the american convention on human rights for the americas |
| C. | the european convention on human rights for europe |
| D. | the convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination |
| Answer» D. the convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination | |
| 75. |
What is a derogation? |
| A. | to follow a variation of certain human rights on a regional level. |
| B. | the suspension of particular rights (but not fundamental ones) for a specific period of time during a public emergency that threatens the life of a nation. |
| C. | violation of human rights by the executive. |
| D. | suspension of human rights during a public emergency |
| Answer» B. the suspension of particular rights (but not fundamental ones) for a specific period of time during a public emergency that threatens the life of a nation. | |
| 76. |
Which of the following is a collective right? |
| A. | right to life and liberty |
| B. | right to fair trial |
| C. | self-determination |
| D. | freedom of religion |
| Answer» C. self-determination | |
| 77. |
What is the legal nature of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? |
| A. | it is a un general assembly resolution. |
| B. | it is a un security council resolution |
| C. | it is part of the american constitution. |
| D. | it is a multilateral treaty. |
| Answer» A. it is a un general assembly resolution. | |
| 78. |
Is the UDHR a binding legal instrument? |
| A. | yes |
| B. | no |
| C. | yes, only on states that have agreed to be bound by it |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. no | |
| 79. |
Under what circumstances do human rights violations taking place outside the territory of ECHR Member States fall within the remit of the ECHR? |
| A. | where a member state exercises control |
| B. | where a member state requests the echr to do so |
| C. | never |
| D. | where a member state exercises effective control |
| Answer» D. where a member state exercises effective control | |
| 80. |
What is the rationale for the exhaustion of local remedies in international human rights? |
| A. | to restrict the volume of petitions to international tribunals |
| B. | to build up judicial capacity of local courts |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | either (a) or (b) |
| Answer» C. both (a) and (b) | |
| 81. |
Which of the following is not a non-derogable right as per Article 4 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights? |
| A. | rights to life |
| B. | the freedoms of thought |
| C. | prohibition on torture |
| D. | right to fair trial |
| Answer» D. right to fair trial | |
| 82. |
The Minority Schools in Albania case that noted that equality in law precludes discrimination of any kind, was determined by which of the following? |
| A. | icj |
| B. | pcij |
| C. | echr |
| D. | icc |
| Answer» B. pcij | |
| 83. |
Which of the following cases determined by the Human Rights Committee does not deal with the protection of minority rights under Article 27 of the ICCPR? |
| A. | the kitok case |
| B. | the lovelace case |
| C. | the sawhoyamaxa indigenous community case |
| D. | the lubicon lake band case |
| Answer» C. the sawhoyamaxa indigenous community case | |
| 84. |
In which of the following cases the applicant, arrested for drug-trafficking in France, was in police custody severely ill-treated, including being beaten, tortured and raped. The national authorities finally held the police liable. As this process took a significant number of years, the applicant argued that his right to be free from torture had been violated as well as his right to a fair hearing. |
| A. | selmouni v. france |
| B. | a and ors v. france |
| C. | trident v. france |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. selmouni v. france | |
| 85. |
In which of the following cases were the relationship between the ICJ and the Security Council, and their separation of powers, considered by the court? |
| A. | pan am case |
| B. | paquete habana case |
| C. | corfu channel case |
| D. | chorzow factory case |
| Answer» A. pan am case | |
| 86. |
International Bill of Human Rights includes: |
| A. | universal declaration of human rights |
| B. | international covenant on civil and political rights and international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | either (a) or (b) |
| Answer» C. both (a) and (b) | |
| 87. |
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights wasreplaced with the United
|
| A. | 2000 |
| B. | 2001 |
| C. | 2006 |
| D. | 1998 |
| Answer» C. 2006 | |
| 88. |
The content of the principle of respect for human rights in international law maybe expressed in which of the following propositions as expounded by G. Tunkin inTheory of International Law? |
| A. | all states have a duty to respect thefundamental rights and freedoms of all persons within their territories. |
| B. | stateshave a duty not to permit discrimination by reason of sex, race, religion orlanguage. |
| C. | states have a duty to promote universal respect for human rightsand to co-operate with each other to achieve this objective. |
| D. | all of the above. |
| Answer» D. all of the above. | |
| 89. |
“Genocide” includes which of the following? |
| A. | killing members of the group. |
| B. | causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group. |
| C. | deliberatelyinflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physicaldestruction in whole or in part. |
| D. | all of the above. |
| Answer» D. all of the above. | |
| 90. |
Which of thefollowing is not considered as a crime against humanity? |
| A. | torture |
| B. | rape,sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization |
| C. | persecution against any identifiable group or collectivity on political, racial,national, ethnic, cultural, religious groups |
| D. | forcibly transferring children of onegroup to another group |
| Answer» D. forcibly transferring children of onegroup to another group | |
| 91. |
the jurisdiction of the ICC is “rationetemporis”. Thismeans: |
| A. | its jurisdiction is temporary or optional |
| B. | its jurisdiction applies to crimesthat have been committed after the entry into force of therome statute |
| C. | itsjurisdiction attaches even to non-member states |
| D. | that a state may acceptjurisdiction and waive immunity |
| Answer» B. its jurisdiction applies to crimesthat have been committed after the entry into force of therome statute | |
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