McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .
| 1. |
Rights for all members of the human family were first articulated in ………………. in the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). |
| A. | 1938 |
| B. | 1948 |
| C. | 1958 |
| D. | 1968 |
| Answer» B. 1948 | |
| 2. |
Rights for all members of the human family were first articulated in 1948 in the …………….Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). |
| A. | united nations’ |
| B. | american |
| C. | babylonian |
| D. | britain |
| Answer» A. united nations’ | |
| 3. |
The ……………. articles of the Declaration together form a comprehensive statement covering economic, social, cultural, political, and civil rights. |
| A. | 30 |
| B. | 33 |
| C. | 35 |
| D. | 38 |
| Answer» A. 30 | |
| 4. |
The Hindu Vedas, the Babylonian Code of……………., the Bible, the Quran (Koran), and the Analects of Confucius are five of the oldest written sources which address questions of people’s duties, rights, and responsibilities. |
| A. | hammurabi |
| B. | jimmy carter |
| C. | nelson mandela |
| D. | vaclav havel |
| Answer» A. hammurabi | |
| 5. |
In addition, the Inca and Aztec codes of conduct and justice and an Iroquois Constitution were Native …………..sources that existed well before the 18th century. |
| A. | american |
| B. | french |
| C. | indian |
| D. | spanish |
| Answer» A. american | |
| 6. |
Documents asserting individual rights, such the Magna Carta |
| A. | 1215 |
| B. | 1216 |
| C. | 1218 |
| D. | 1315 |
| Answer» A. 1215 | |
| 7. |
The English Bill of Rights…………… |
| A. | 1669 |
| B. | 1679 |
| C. | 1689 |
| D. | 1789 |
| Answer» C. 1689 | |
| 8. |
The French Declaration on the Rights of Man and Citizen |
| A. | 1789 |
| B. | 1796 |
| C. | 1799 |
| D. | 1879 |
| Answer» A. 1789 | |
| 9. |
The …………….Constitution and Bill of Rights (1791) are the written precursors to many of today’s human rights documents. |
| A. | us |
| B. | indian |
| C. | french |
| D. | pakistan |
| Answer» A. us | |
| 10. |
In ……… countries established the International Labor Organization (ILO) to oversee treaties protecting workers with respect to their rights, including their health and safety. |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1929 |
| C. | 1939 |
| D. | 1949 |
| Answer» A. 1919 | |
| 11. |
Concern over the protection of certain minority groups was raised by the ………………… |
| A. | league of nations |
| B. | uno |
| C. | washington conference |
| D. | moscow conference |
| Answer» A. league of nations | |
| 12. |
The League floundered because the United States refused to join and because the League failed to prevent Japan’s invasion of China and Manchuria in ………………….. |
| A. | 1921 |
| B. | 1931 |
| C. | 1936 |
| D. | 1941 |
| Answer» B. 1931 | |
| 13. |
………….attack on Ethiopia 1935. |
| A. | italy’s |
| B. | germany’s |
| C. | japan’s |
| D. | britain’s |
| Answer» A. italy’s | |
| 14. |
The Second World War broke out in …………. |
| A. | 1914 |
| B. | 1934 |
| C. | 1939 |
| D. | 1945 |
| Answer» C. 1939 | |
| 15. |
The extermination by Nazi ……………of over six million Jews, Sinti and Romani (gypsies), homosexuals, and persons with disabilities horrified the world. |
| A. | germany |
| B. | italy |
| C. | america |
| D. | sweden |
| Answer» A. germany | |
| 16. |
Trials were held in …………….and Tokyo after World War II, and officials from the defeated countries were punished for committing war crimes, "crimes against peace," and "crimes against humanity." |
| A. | nuremberg |
| B. | cairo |
| C. | peking |
| D. | moscow |
| Answer» A. nuremberg | |
| 17. |
The San Francisco meeting that drafted the United Nations Charter in ……………………… |
| A. | 1915 |
| B. | 1925 |
| C. | 1935 |
| D. | 1945 |
| Answer» D. 1945 | |
| 18. |
On December 10, ……………., the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)was adopted by the 56 members of the United Nations. |
| A. | 1928 |
| B. | 1938 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1958 |
| Answer» C. 1948 | |
| 19. |
The……………., commonly referred to as the international Magna Carta, extended the revolution in international law ushered in by the United Nations Charter – namely, that how a government treats its own citizens is now a matter of legitimate international concern, and not simply a domestic issue. |
| A. | udhr |
| B. | icescr |
| C. | unifem |
| D. | unesco |
| Answer» A. udhr | |
| 20. |
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees was held in ………… |
| A. | 1921 |
| B. | 1931 |
| C. | 1951 |
| D. | 1957 |
| Answer» C. 1951 | |
| 21. |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was held in …………………….. |
| A. | 1929 |
| B. | 1939 |
| C. | 1949 |
| D. | 1979 |
| Answer» D. 1979 | |
| 22. |
Convention on the Rights of the Child held in ……………… |
| A. | 1939 |
| B. | 1949 |
| C. | 1959 |
| D. | 1989 |
| Answer» D. 1989 | |
| 23. |
African states have created their own Charter of Human and People’s Rights in ………………… |
| A. | 1951 |
| B. | 1961 |
| C. | 1981 |
| D. | 1989 |
| Answer» C. 1981 | |
| 24. |
Muslim states have created the …………….Declaration on Human Rights in Islam (1990). |
| A. | cairo |
| B. | tehran |
| C. | washington |
| D. | peking |
| Answer» A. cairo | |
| 25. |
NGO activities surrounding the 1995 United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, …………., drew unprecedented attention to serious violations of the human rights of women. |
| A. | china |
| B. | japan |
| C. | america |
| D. | britain |
| Answer» A. china | |
| 26. |
Although human rights are fundamental to all functions of the UN, human rights issues mainly fall under…………… |
| A. | ecosoc |
| B. | unifem |
| C. | unesco |
| D. | who |
| Answer» A. ecosoc | |
| 27. |
…………….. Develops international labor standards and provides technical assistance training to governments. |
| A. | ilo |
| B. | unifem |
| C. | who |
| D. | unesco |
| Answer» A. ilo | |
| 28. |
…………….Works with other UN bodies, governments, and nongovernmental organizations to provide community-based services in primary healthcare, basic education, and safe water and sanitation for children in developing countries. |
| A. | unicef |
| B. | unifem |
| C. | unesco |
| D. | who |
| Answer» A. unicef | |
| 29. |
…………….Promotes economic and political empowerment of women in developing countries, working to ensure their participation in development planning and practices, as well as their human rights. |
| A. | unifem |
| B. | unesco |
| C. | who |
| D. | ilo |
| Answer» A. unifem | |
| 30. |
………… Pursues intellectual cooperation in education, science, culture, and communications and promotes development through social, cultural, and economic projects. |
| A. | unesco |
| B. | who |
| C. | unifem |
| D. | unicef |
| Answer» A. unesco | |
| 31. |
………………… Conducts immunization campaigns, promotes and coordinates research, and provides technical assistance to countries that are improving their health systems. |
| A. | who |
| B. | unifem |
| C. | unicef |
| D. | ilo |
| Answer» A. who | |
| 32. |
The UN Security Council, comprising …………..member states, is responsible for making decisions regarding international peace and security. |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 17 |
| C. | 18 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» A. 15 | |
| 33. |
The ……………… is the administrative arm of the UN, responsible for overseeing the programs and policies established by the other UN organs. |
| A. | secretariat |
| B. | iccpr |
| C. | icerd |
| D. | cedaw |
| Answer» A. secretariat | |
| 34. |
The position of UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, currently held by Mary Robinson, the former President of…………….., is part of the UN Secretariat. |
| A. | china |
| B. | ussr |
| C. | uk |
| D. | ireland |
| Answer» D. ireland | |
| 35. |
At the International Peace Conference in Hague in ............. over 25 nations met for ten weeks to codify the laws of war, both on land and at sea. |
| A. | 1889 |
| B. | 1899 |
| C. | 1934 |
| D. | 1945 |
| Answer» B. 1899 | |
| 36. |
At the Treaty of Versailles in.............., the victors of the First World War convened to negotiate a peace settlement. |
| A. | 1879 |
| B. | 1889 |
| C. | 1917 |
| D. | 1919 |
| Answer» D. 1919 | |
| 37. |
The League had originally been proposed by the president of the United States (US)..................., but domestic pressure prevented the US from ever joining. |
| A. | woodrow wilson |
| B. | winston churchill |
| C. | franklin |
| D. | roosevelt d) nixon |
| Answer» A. woodrow wilson | |
| 38. |
The League of Nations lasted only until..............; it dissolved after it failed to prevent the outbreak of World War II. |
| A. | 1936 |
| B. | 1946 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1958 |
| Answer» B. 1946 | |
| 39. |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the................ |
| A. | united states |
| B. | japan |
| C. | china |
| D. | france |
| Answer» A. united states | |
| 40. |
......................was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. |
| A. | winston churchill |
| B. | woodrow wilson |
| C. | franklin |
| D. | roosevelt d) abraham lincoln |
| Answer» A. winston churchill | |
| 41. |
Roosevelt and Churchill signed in the Atlantic Charter while on board the HMS Prince of Wales on August 14,............... |
| A. | 1911 |
| B. | 1921 |
| C. | 1931 |
| D. | 1941 |
| Answer» D. 1941 | |
| 42. |
On January 1, ..............., representatives from the 26 Allied nations gathered in Washington, DC to sign the Declaration by United Nations. |
| A. | 1932 |
| B. | 1942 |
| C. | 1952 |
| D. | 1962 |
| Answer» B. 1942 | |
| 43. |
The term "United Nations" had been suggested by President................... |
| A. | roosevelt |
| B. | naomi klein |
| C. | donnelly jack |
| D. | woodrow wilson |
| Answer» A. roosevelt | |
| 44. |
On February 11, 1945, President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin met at ............and announced their resolution to form "a general international organization to maintain peace and security". |
| A. | yalta |
| B. | moscow |
| C. | teheran |
| D. | new york |
| Answer» A. yalta | |
| 45. |
The San Francisco Conference of ............ propelled the United Nations into reality. |
| A. | 1925 |
| B. | 1935 |
| C. | 1938 |
| D. | 1945 |
| Answer» D. 1945 | |
| 46. |
The United Nations officially became an institution with the ratification of the UN Charter on October 24,............... |
| A. | 1928 |
| B. | 1935 |
| C. | 1938 |
| D. | 1945 |
| Answer» D. 1945 | |
| 47. |
The UN Headquarters were first established in ...........City on October 24, 1949. |
| A. | new york |
| B. | yalta |
| C. | teheran |
| D. | moscow |
| Answer» A. new york | |
| 48. |
The International Court of Justice, the judicial branch of the UN, is based in................, the Netherlands, and was established in 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations. |
| A. | hague |
| B. | new york |
| C. | yalta |
| D. | teheran |
| Answer» A. hague | |
| 49. |
The position of the High Commissioner for Human Rights was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December............... |
| A. | 1933 |
| B. | 1943 |
| C. | 1953 |
| D. | 1993 |
| Answer» D. 1993 | |
| 50. |
The post of High Commissioner for Human Rights was first held by ...................of Ecuador. |
| A. | mr. josé ayala-lasso |
| B. | jeremy bentham |
| C. | st. thomas aquinas |
| D. | john |
| Answer» A. mr. josé ayala-lasso | |
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