| 1. |
Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? |
| A. | article 15 (4): special provisions for socially and educationally backward classes or sc and st |
| B. | article 22 (4): safeguards under preventive detention |
| C. | article 20 (2): immunity from double punishment |
| D. | article 16 (4): discrimination in favour of women in service under the state |
| Answer» D. article 16 (4): discrimination in favour of women in service under the state | |
| 2. |
Which of the following statements about the right to freedom of religion is NOT correct? |
| A. | the state can regulate the economic, financial, political or other secular activitieswhich may be associated with religious practices |
| B. | restrictions can be imposed on the right to freedom of religion on grounds of maintenance of public order, morality or health |
| C. | every religious denomination has the right to establish and maintain institutions for religious and charitable purposes |
| D. | funds appropriated by a religious denomination for promoting and maintaining a particular religion are taxable |
| Answer» D. funds appropriated by a religious denomination for promoting and maintaining a particular religion are taxable | |
| 3. |
Which of the following statements is correct? A welfare state envisages |
| A. | a fully egalitarian society |
| B. | state ownership of the means of production |
| C. | a system which combines right to personal property with state intervention for social security and providing help to the needy and indigent |
| D. | abolition of private property |
| Answer» C. a system which combines right to personal property with state intervention for social security and providing help to the needy and indigent | |
| 4. |
The ground for distributive justice include |
| A. | merit and desert |
| B. | desert and need |
| C. | merit and need |
| D. | merit, desert and need |
| Answer» D. merit, desert and need | |
| 5. |
Who among the following is the exponent of negative liberty? |
| A. | t.h green |
| B. | isaiah berlin |
| C. | rousseau |
| D. | marx |
| Answer» B. isaiah berlin | |
| 6. |
Who said- Ownership of property should be private but its use should be for common good |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | john locke |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | proudhon |
| Answer» A. aristotle | |
| 7. |
Who said „ Property is theft‟ |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | john locke |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | proudhon |
| Answer» D. proudhon | |
| 8. |
When a person mixes his labour with things of nature, they become his property |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | john locke |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | proudhon |
| Answer» B. john locke | |
| 9. |
Owner of property should consider himself to be its trustee |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | john locke |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | proudhon |
| Answer» C. mahatma gandhi | |
| 10. |
The most important function of the welfare state is the creation of conditions which ensure |
| A. | fair elections |
| B. | liberty |
| C. | social justice |
| D. | freedom of expression |
| Answer» C. social justice | |
| 11. |
“Rights properly so called are creatures of law.” This view is held by |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | john locke |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | bentham |
| Answer» D. bentham | |
| 12. |
Who among the following based his liberalism on the primacy of rights |
| A. | j.s. mill |
| B. | jeremy bentham |
| C. | t.h. green |
| D. | ronald dworkin |
| Answer» A. j.s. mill | |
| 13. |
When justice emanates from the decisions of the courts interpreting the law and awarding punishment to the wrong doer, it is called |
| A. | distributive justice |
| B. | social justice |
| C. | corrective justice |
| D. | political justice |
| Answer» C. corrective justice | |
| 14. |
„Natural and inherent right of every citizen‟ is the attributive of which theory of rights? |
| A. | natural |
| B. | legal |
| C. | ethical |
| D. | group |
| Answer» A. natural | |
| 15. |
„Necessary to ensure the development of human personality‟ is the attributive of which theory of rights? |
| A. | natural |
| B. | legal |
| C. | ethical |
| D. | group |
| Answer» C. ethical | |
| 16. |
„Political rights granted by the law of the state‟ is the attributive of which theory of rights? |
| A. | natural |
| B. | legal |
| C. | ethical |
| D. | group |
| Answer» B. legal | |
| 17. |
Part of the life of the community is the attributive of which theory of rights? |
| A. | natural |
| B. | legal |
| C. | ethical |
| D. | group |
| Answer» D. group | |
| 18. |
Which is the first human rights declaration adopted by the United Nations? |
| A. | the universal declaration of human rights, a landmark document. |
| B. | international covenant on civil and political rights |
| C. | the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights. |
| D. | the convention on the rights of the child |
| Answer» A. the universal declaration of human rights, a landmark document. | |
| 19. |
When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted? |
| A. | 11 december 1948 |
| B. | 10 december 1948 |
| C. | 10 december 1949 |
| D. | 1 december 1950 |
| Answer» B. 10 december 1948 | |
| 20. |
Where was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted? |
| A. | at the palais de chaillot, in paris, france. |
| B. | new york, america |
| C. | sidney, australia |
| D. | tokyo, japan |
| Answer» A. at the palais de chaillot, in paris, france. | |
| 21. |
How many articles does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights contain? |
| A. | 33 |
| B. | 31 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 38 |
| Answer» C. 30 | |
| 22. |
When is Human Rights Day observed? |
| A. | a. 10 December each ye |
| B. | 11 december each year |
| C. | 14 december each year |
| D. | 1 december each year |
| Answer» A. a. 10 December each ye | |
| 23. |
What is the International Bill of Human Rights? |
| A. | the universal declaration of human rights, together with the international covenant on civil and political rights and the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights |
| B. | international covenant on civil and political rights only |
| C. | the universal declaration of human rights only |
| D. | the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights only |
| Answer» A. the universal declaration of human rights, together with the international covenant on civil and political rights and the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights | |
| 24. |
Which United Nations council selects the members of the Commission on Human Rights and on what basis? |
| A. | the economic and social council, according to regional geographical distribution. |
| B. | the economic and social council, according to political basis. |
| C. | the office of the high commissioner for human rights in geneva according to economic power |
| D. | the human rights committee on the basis of human rights performance |
| Answer» A. the economic and social council, according to regional geographical distribution. | |
| 25. |
How many human rights treaty bodies are there under UN? |
| A. | five treaty bodies |
| B. | six treaty bodies |
| C. | four treaty bodies |
| D. | seven treaty bodies |
| Answer» B. six treaty bodies | |
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