| 1. |
National Human Rights Commission is a.............................. |
| A. | statutory body |
| B. | constitutional body |
| C. | multilateral institution |
| D. | both a and c |
| Answer» A. statutory body | |
| 2. |
Who is the current chairman of the National Human Rights Commission? a. Justice |
| A. | s. anand |
| B. | justice h.l. dattu |
| C. | justice s. rajendra babu |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. justice h.l. dattu | |
| 3. |
Who can be appointed as the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission? |
| A. | any sitting judge of the supreme court |
| B. | any retired chief justice of the supreme court |
| C. | any person appointed by the president |
| D. | retired chief justice of any high court |
| Answer» B. any retired chief justice of the supreme court | |
| 4. |
What is tenure of the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission? |
| A. | 5 years or up to 62 years of age |
| B. | 5 years or up to 65 years of age |
| C. | 6 years or up to 65 years of age |
| D. | 5 years or up to 70 years of age |
| Answer» D. 5 years or up to 70 years of age | |
| 5. |
Who of the following is not included in the Committee constituted for the appointment of the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission? |
| A. | president |
| B. | prime minister |
| C. | lok sabha speaker |
| D. | leader of the main opposition party |
| Answer» A. president | |
| 6. |
Which of the following is not the function of the National Human Rights Commission? |
| A. | to interfere in the proceedings related to any human rights violation case pending in the court |
| B. | protecting human rights of prisoners |
| C. | to provide economic compensation to any human rights violation victim |
| D. | promoting research in the field of human rights |
| Answer» C. to provide economic compensation to any human rights violation victim | |
| 7. |
Who among the following has never been appointed as the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission? |
| A. | justice k. g. balakrishnan |
| B. | justice s. rajendra babu |
| C. | justice a. s. anand |
| D. | justice p. sathasivam |
| Answer» D. justice p. sathasivam | |
| 8. |
Where is the head quarter of the National Human Rights Commission? |
| A. | delhi |
| B. | mumbai |
| C. | ahmedabad |
| D. | kolkata |
| Answer» A. delhi | |
| 9. |
When changes have been made in the National Human Rights Commission Act? |
| A. | 2001 |
| B. | 1999 |
| C. | 2006 |
| D. | 2016 |
| Answer» C. 2006 | |
| 10. |
What is the legal nature of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)? |
| A. | the udhr is a multilateral treaty |
| B. | the udhr is a un general assembly resolution |
| C. | the udhr is a un security council resolution |
| D. | the udhr is a declaration adopted by several states at an international |
| Answer» B. the udhr is a un general assembly resolution | |
| 11. |
Bishnoi Movement was held in ………………. |
| A. | 1600‟s |
| B. | 1700‟s |
| C. | 1800‟s |
| D. | 1900‟s |
| Answer» B. 1700‟s | |
| 12. |
The Bishnoi Movement held at………………… |
| A. | rajasthan |
| B. | maharashtra |
| C. | utterpredesh |
| D. | karnataka |
| Answer» A. rajasthan | |
| 13. |
Who was the leader of Bishnoi Movement? |
| A. | amrita devi |
| B. | medha patkar |
| C. | rana pratap |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. amrita devi | |
| 14. |
What was the aim behind the Bishnoi Movement? |
| A. | save water resources |
| B. | save migrant people |
| C. | save sacred trees from being cut down |
| D. | save atmosphere |
| Answer» C. save sacred trees from being cut down | |
| 15. |
Chipko Movement was held in ………………. |
| A. | 1973 |
| B. | 1974 |
| C. | 1975 |
| D. | 1976 |
| Answer» A. 1973 | |
| 16. |
The Chipko Movement held at………………… |
| A. | chamoli |
| B. | warangal |
| C. | chennai |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. chamoli | |
| 17. |
Who among the leader was not the participant of Chipko Movement? |
| A. | sundarlal bahuguna, |
| B. | gaura devi |
| C. | sudesha devi |
| D. | amritha devi |
| Answer» D. amritha devi | |
| 18. |
To protect the trees on the Himalayan slopes from the axes of contractors of the forest is the main aim of ………………………….. |
| A. | bishnoi movement |
| B. | chipko movement |
| C. | narmada bachao andholan |
| D. | chaliyar agitation |
| Answer» B. chipko movement | |
| 19. |
United Nations Environment Programme was established in………………… |
| A. | 1952 |
| B. | 1962 |
| C. | 1972 |
| D. | 1982 |
| Answer» C. 1972 | |
| 20. |
Silent Vally Movement was held in ………………. |
| A. | 1973 |
| B. | 1975 |
| C. | 1977 |
| D. | 1978 |
| Answer» D. 1978 | |
| 21. |
Silent Vally Movement held at………………… |
| A. | karnataka |
| B. | tamilnadul |
| C. | kerala |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. kerala | |
| 22. |
Who among the leader was a participant of Silent Vally Movement? |
| A. | sundarlal bahuguna, |
| B. | sugathakumari |
| C. | sudesha devi |
| D. | amritha devi |
| Answer» B. sugathakumari | |
| 23. |
What was the main aim behind the Silent Vally Movement? |
| A. | to save water resources |
| B. | to save migrant people |
| C. | to save sacred trees from being cut down |
| D. | to protect evergreen forest |
| Answer» D. to protect evergreen forest | |
| 24. |
Narmada Bachao Andholan was held in ………………. |
| A. | 1973 |
| B. | 1985 |
| C. | 1987 |
| D. | 1989 |
| Answer» B. 1985 | |
| 25. |
The river Narmada is flowing through…………. |
| A. | gujarat |
| B. | madhya predesh |
| C. | maharashtra |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 26. |
Who among the leader was a participant of Narmada Bachao Andholan? |
| A. | medha padker |
| B. | sugathakumari |
| C. | sudesha devi, |
| D. | amritha devi |
| Answer» A. medha padker | |
| 27. |
What was the main aim behind the Narmada Bachao Andholan? |
| A. | to save water resources |
| B. | to fight against large dams build across narmada river. |
| C. | to save sacred trees from being cut down. |
| D. | to protect evergreen forest. |
| Answer» B. to fight against large dams build across narmada river. | |
| 28. |
The Rio Declaration on environment and development was approved by……….. |
| A. | united nations |
| B. | usa |
| C. | wto |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. united nations | |
| 29. |
The Rio Declaration on environment and development was approved by the United Nations during the Conference on Environment and Development held in............... |
| A. | rio de janeiro |
| B. | usa |
| C. | paris |
| D. | russia |
| Answer» A. rio de janeiro | |
| 30. |
The Rio Declaration on environment and development was approved in………………. |
| A. | 1991 |
| B. | 1992 |
| C. | 1993 |
| D. | 1994 |
| Answer» B. 1992 | |
| 31. |
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as………………….. |
| A. | the rio summit |
| B. | the rio conference |
| C. | the earth summit |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 32. |
In 2012, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development was also held in Rio, and is also commonly called …………………… |
| A. | rio+20 |
| B. | rio earth summit 2012 |
| C. | the rio conference |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 33. |
Rio+20 was held in……………………………. |
| A. | 2012 |
| B. | 2013 |
| C. | 2014 |
| D. | 2015 |
| Answer» A. 2012 | |
| 34. |
The Brundtland Report is on…………………… |
| A. | november 1986 |
| B. | october 1987 |
| C. | december 1988 |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. october 1987 | |
| 35. |
The Brundtland Report, in October 1987, popularized (and defined) the term………………… |
| A. | sustainable development |
| B. | cold war |
| C. | human right |
| D. | third world countries |
| Answer» A. sustainable development | |
| 36. |
The Brundtland Commission was appointed in ………………………….. |
| A. | 1980 |
| B. | 1982 |
| C. | 1983 |
| D. | 1984 |
| Answer» C. 1983 | |
| 37. |
The Brundtland Commission officially dissolved in.…………………….. |
| A. | december 1987 |
| B. | december 1988 |
| C. | december1989 |
| D. | december 1990 |
| Answer» A. december 1987 | |
| 38. |
……………………is the long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system. |
| A. | global warming |
| B. | ozone depletion |
| C. | cfc |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. global warming | |
| 39. |
Which country emitting more CO2 than any other countries in the world. |
| A. | russia |
| B. | usa |
| C. | china |
| D. | india |
| Answer» C. china | |
| 40. |
Part ………….. of the Indian Constitution talks about Fundamental Rights. |
| A. | part ii |
| B. | part iii |
| C. | part iv |
| D. | part vi |
| Answer» B. part iii | |
| 41. |
Indian constitution consists of --------------------- Fundamental rights. |
| A. | two |
| B. | three |
| C. | five |
| D. | six |
| Answer» D. six | |
| 42. |
Under article ……………………..Untouchability is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. |
| A. | article 15 |
| B. | article 16 |
| C. | article 17 |
| D. | article 18 |
| Answer» C. article 17 | |
| 43. |
The Directive Principles of State Policy are borrowed from……………………………… |
| A. | british constitution |
| B. | russian constitution |
| C. | irish constitution |
| D. | french constitution |
| Answer» C. irish constitution | |
| 44. |
Right to education deals with Article…………… |
| A. | article 19 |
| B. | article 20 |
| C. | article 21 |
| D. | article 21 a |
| Answer» D. article 21 a | |
| 45. |
The number of articles in UDHR is…………….. |
| A. | 24 |
| B. | 28 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 32 |
| Answer» C. 30 | |
| 46. |
Right against exploitation is deals with articles……………… |
| A. | article 23- 24 |
| B. | article 15-17 |
| C. | article 25-28 |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. article 23- 24 | |
| 47. |
Habeas Corpus is ………………. |
| A. | government order |
| B. | writ |
| C. | ordinance |
| D. | part of judiciary |
| Answer» B. writ | |
| 48. |
Which of the following help pollution occur? |
| A. | burning fossil fuels in cars |
| B. | spilling chemicals and rivers |
| C. | oil spills in the ocean |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 49. |
The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act was passed in the year………………. |
| A. | 1972 |
| B. | 1973 |
| C. | 1975 |
| D. | 1976 |
| Answer» D. 1976 | |
| 50. |
Sierra Club Foundation was found in the year…………………….. |
| A. | 1955 |
| B. | 1958 |
| C. | 1960 |
| D. | 1963 |
| Answer» C. 1960 | |
| 51. |
The founder of Sierra Club Foundation ……………………….. |
| A. | david brower |
| B. | dante |
| C. | smith |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. david brower | |
| 52. |
The headquarters of Sierra Club Foundation was situated in…………………… |
| A. | canada |
| B. | usa |
| C. | san francisco |
| D. | switzerland |
| Answer» C. san francisco | |
| 53. |
The National Green Tribunal Act was passed in …………………………. |
| A. | 2008 |
| B. | 2009 |
| C. | 2010 |
| D. | 2011 |
| Answer» C. 2010 | |
| 54. |
The special tribunal to handle the expeditious disposal of the cases pertaining to environmental issues is called………………….. |
| A. | national green tribunal |
| B. | supreme court |
| C. | high court |
| D. | lok pal |
| Answer» A. national green tribunal | |
| 55. |
……………………draws inspiration from the India's constitutional provision of Article 48A which assures the citizens of India the right to a healthy environment. |
| A. | national green tribunal |
| B. | supreme court |
| C. | high court |
| D. | lok pal |
| Answer» A. national green tribunal | |
| 56. |
Who was the first chairman of National Green Tribunal? |
| A. | k.g.balakrishnan |
| B. | lokeshwar singh panta |
| C. | ranjan gogoy |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. lokeshwar singh panta | |
| 57. |
Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) is works under the act of ………………………. |
| A. | lokayukta |
| B. | national green tribunal |
| C. | supreme court |
| D. | high court |
| Answer» B. national green tribunal | |
| 58. |
The Forest Conservation Act was passed in …………………………… |
| A. | 1980 |
| B. | 1981 |
| C. | 1982 |
| D. | 1983 |
| Answer» A. 1980 | |
| 59. |
The Forest Conservation Act came into force on………………….. |
| A. | 25 november 1980 |
| B. | 25 october 1980 |
| C. | 25 december 1980 |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. 25 october 1980 | |
| 60. |
The Forest Conservation act 2010 consists of…………………. |
| A. | four sections |
| B. | five sections |
| C. | six sections |
| D. | seven sections |
| Answer» B. five sections | |
| 61. |
The territorial extent of the Forest Conservation Act is………………………… |
| A. | all over india |
| B. | only a particular state |
| C. | union territories |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. all over india | |
| 62. |
Green peace is a non-governmental ………………………… organization. |
| A. | human right |
| B. | environmental |
| C. | business |
| D. | health |
| Answer» B. environmental | |
| 63. |
The international coordinating body of Green peace is situated at…………………… |
| A. | mumbai |
| B. | manila |
| C. | amsterdam |
| D. | chennai |
| Answer» C. amsterdam | |
| 64. |
The Greenpeace was founded in …………………………. |
| A. | 1971 |
| B. | 1972 |
| C. | 1973 |
| D. | 1974 by irving stowe and dorothy stowe |
| Answer» A. 1971 | |
| 65. |
The Greenpeace was founded by……………………………….. |
| A. | irving stowe and dorothy stowe |
| B. | george bush |
| C. | medha padker |
| D. | sundarlal bahuguna |
| Answer» A. irving stowe and dorothy stowe | |
| 66. |
The Greenpeace conducts campaigning on worldwide issues such as ………….. |
| A. | climate change |
| B. | deforestation |
| C. | over fishing |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 67. |
…………………. is a political ideology that aims to foster an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, nonviolence, social justice and grassroots democracy. |
| A. | geo politics |
| B. | green politics |
| C. | grass root democracy |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. green politics | |
| 68. |
Green Politics is also known as……………………… |
| A. | eco politics |
| B. | geo politics |
| C. | grass root democracy |
| D. | green parties |
| Answer» A. eco politics | |
| 69. |
The Industrial Revolution marked a period of development in the………………….. |
| A. | 18th century |
| B. | 16th century |
| C. | 20th century |
| D. | 17th century |
| Answer» A. 18th century | |
| 70. |
…………………… is marked a period of development in the latter half of the 18th century that transformed largely rural, agrarian societies in Europe and America into industrialized, urban ones. |
| A. | green revolution |
| B. | industrial revolution |
| C. | socialisation |
| D. | liberalisation |
| Answer» B. industrial revolution | |
| 71. |
The Industrial revolution began in…………………….. |
| A. | japan |
| B. | usa |
| C. | britain |
| D. | ussr |
| Answer» C. britain | |
| 72. |
The term Industrial Revolution was first popularized by …………………………… |
| A. | arnold toynbee |
| B. | bernard beruch |
| C. | karl marx |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. arnold toynbee | |
| 73. |
Sarvodaya is a term meaning……………….. |
| A. | egalitarian society |
| B. | non violence |
| C. | ahimsa |
| D. | universal uplift or progress of all |
| Answer» D. universal uplift or progress of all | |
| 74. |
The term Sarvodaya was first coined by………………………… |
| A. | mahatma gandhi |
| B. | nehru |
| C. | vipin chandra pal |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. mahatma gandhi | |
| 75. |
The book "Unto This Last" written by……………………. |
| A. | john ruskin |
| B. | nehru |
| C. | sasi tharoor |
| D. | mahatma gandhi |
| Answer» A. john ruskin | |
| 76. |
Which one of the following is not the basic principle of Sarvodaya? |
| A. | that the good of the individual is contained in the good of all. |
| B. | that a lawyer\s work has the same value as the barber\s in as much as all have the same right of earning their livelihood from their work |
| C. | that is a life of labour, i.e., the life of the tiller of the soil and the handicraftsman is the life worth living. |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 77. |
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization founded in ……………………… |
| A. | 1961 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 1967 |
| D. | 1969 |
| Answer» A. 1961 | |
| 78. |
…………………………… aims to "stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. |
| A. | imf |
| B. | who |
| C. | world wide fund |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. world wide fund | |
| 79. |
The headquarters of World Wide Fund is situated in………………… |
| A. | rue mauverny |
| B. | washington |
| C. | geneva |
| D. | new york |
| Answer» A. rue mauverny | |
| 80. |
The World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002, took place in ……………………….. |
| A. | usa |
| B. | japan |
| C. | russia |
| D. | south africa |
| Answer» D. south africa | |
| 81. |
The UNEP was formed in the year……………………………… |
| A. | 1971 |
| B. | 1972 |
| C. | 1975 |
| D. | 1976 |
| Answer» B. 1972 | |
| 82. |
Article 14 deals with………………….. |
| A. | rule of law |
| B. | prohibition of untouchability |
| C. | right against exploitation |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. rule of law | |
| 83. |
Which of the following rights have been described as first generation rights? |
| A. | social and economic rights |
| B. | civil and political rights |
| C. | cultural rights |
| D. | people‟s rights |
| Answer» B. civil and political rights | |
| 84. |
Which term was not the part of the preamble of the original constitution of India? |
| A. | republic |
| B. | sovereign |
| C. | political justice |
| D. | secular |
| Answer» D. secular | |
| 85. |
The tenure of the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission is for ……………….. |
| A. | five years or until he is 65 years old (whichever is earlier) |
| B. | five years or until he is 70 years old (whichever is earlier) |
| C. | six years or until he is 70 years old (whichever is earlier) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. five years or until he is 70 years old (whichever is earlier) | |
| 86. |
Which writ can be issued by the court to the public servant to perform the duties attached to his office? |
| A. | quo-warranto |
| B. | mandamus |
| C. | certiorari |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. mandamus | |
| 87. |
The French Revolution took place in…………………… |
| A. | 1789 |
| B. | 1775 |
| C. | 1776 |
| D. | 1689 |
| Answer» A. 1789 | |
| 88. |
The articles covered under the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian constitution from…………………………….. |
| A. | 39-51 |
| B. | 32-45 |
| C. | 36-51 |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. 36-51 | |
| 89. |
The third generation Human Right is……………………….. |
| A. | civil and political rights |
| B. | natural rights |
| C. | economic social and cultural rights |
| D. | collective rights |
| Answer» D. collective rights | |
| 90. |
The division of human rights into three generations was initially proposed in 1979 by the Czech jurist ………………..at the International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg. |
| A. | thomas hobbes |
| B. | jean bodin |
| C. | karel vasak |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. karel vasak | |
| 91. |
Right to property in India is a …………………… |
| A. | legal right |
| B. | constitutional right |
| C. | fundamental right |
| D. | economic right |
| Answer» A. legal right | |
| 92. |
India borrowed the idea of Fundamental Rights from …………………… |
| A. | british constitution |
| B. | irish constitution |
| C. | american constitution |
| D. | french constitution |
| Answer» C. american constitution | |
| 93. |
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights consists of ………….. articles. |
| A. | 53 |
| B. | 31 |
| C. | 111 |
| D. | 26. |
| Answer» A. 53 | |
| 94. |
The International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination entered into force on ……………… |
| A. | 1981 |
| B. | 1979 |
| C. | 1969 |
| D. | 1945 |
| Answer» C. 1969 | |
| 95. |
The primary responsibility of UNESCO is…………………… |
| A. | improving the living condition of workers |
| B. | improving the welfare of the child |
| C. | imparting education to children as well as adults |
| D. | improving women welfare. |
| Answer» C. imparting education to children as well as adults | |
| 96. |
Ozone is formed in the upper atmosphere by a photochemical reaction with………………….. |
| A. | ultra violet solar radiation |
| B. | infra-red radiation |
| C. | visible light |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» A. ultra violet solar radiation | |
| 97. |
Birsa Munda was associated with tribal struggle of……………… |
| A. | jharkhand |
| B. | nagaland |
| C. | orissa |
| D. | west bengal |
| Answer» A. jharkhand | |
| 98. |
The grant of franchise to women equal with men is assertion of the principle of ………………………… |
| A. | political equality |
| B. | civil equality |
| C. | equality |
| D. | social equality |
| Answer» A. political equality | |
| 99. |
The phrase “equal protection of law” in Indian constitution is borrowed from………………… |
| A. | britain |
| B. | france |
| C. | usa |
| D. | switzerland |
| Answer» A. britain | |
| 100. |
The success of democracy depends upon which of the following: |
| A. | right to criticize |
| B. | right to association |
| C. | right to property |
| D. | right to contest election |
| Answer» D. right to contest election | |