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
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Apartheid' term came to be linked with a practice of discrimination in which of the following countries?
A. South Africa
B. South America
C. Tanzania
D. Mozambique
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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
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The content of the principle of respect for human rights in international law may be expressed in which of the following propositions as expounded by G. Tunkin in Theory of International Law?
A. All States have a duty to respect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all persons within their territories
B. States have a duty not to permit discrimination by reason of sex, race, religion or language
C. States have a duty to promote universal respect for human rights and to co-operate with each other to achieve this objective
D. All of the above
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The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was replaced with the United Nations Human Rights Council for the enforcement of international human rights law in the year:
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The Protection of Human Rights Act came into force on:
A. 10th July, 1993
B. 29th September, 1993
C. 12nd September, 1993
D. 10th October, 1993
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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
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The Gandhian idea of individual rights was characterized within the framework of
A. Human interdependence
B. European liberal tradition
C. Socialist tradition
D. Vedic tradition
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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
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The following Committee cannot hear individual complaints of human rights violations:
A. Committee that monitors International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
B. Committee that monitors human rights bodies
C. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
D. Committee on Torture
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When the Convention on the Rights of the child was adopted by the UN General Assembly?
A. On 18th March 1992
B. On 24th January 1982
C. On 20th November 1989
D. On 10th December 1999
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Which article of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) provides for individual criminal responsibility?
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Under which Sections of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993,the functions and powers of National Human Resource Commission (NHRC) are given:
A. 12, 14
B. 11, 12 and 13
C. 12, 13
D. 11, 12
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Human Rights Treaty Bodies:
A. Draft human rights treaties
B. Negotiable human rights treaties
C. Monitor human rights treaties
D. Amend human rights treaties
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The case, State of Arunachal Pradesh V. Khudiram Chakma, 1994 is concerned with
A. Minorities
B. SCs and STs
C. Torture
D. Refugees
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in the year
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Arrange in sequence the adoption of following Acts in India
1. The protection of women from Domestic Violence Act.
2. The Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act
4. Protection of Civil Rights Act
A. 2, 4, 3, 1
B. 4, 2, 1, 3
C. 1, 2, 3, 4
D. 3, 4, 2, 1
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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
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The doctrine of Identification was expressly over ruled in the case by the House of Lords in?
A. Gee v. Metropolitan Rly. Co.
B. Bernina Mills v. Armstrong
C. Sayers v. Harlow Urban Distt. Council
D. Morgan v. Aylen.
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Match
List-I with
List-II and give the correct answer:
List I (Provisions of Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993)
List II (Relevant Sections)
a. Removal of a Member of the Commission
1. Section 5
b. Functions of the Commission
2. Section 4
c. Procedure with respect to Armed Forces
3. Section 19
d. Appointment of Chairperson and other
4. Section 12 Members
A. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C. a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
D. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
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