In which year U. N. Commission on Human Rights, which has been replaced by Human Rights Council, was established?
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Which of the following is a seminal contribution of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
A. Making human rights implementable
B. International standard setting on human rights
C. Paving way for conversion of human rights into fundamental rights
D. Facilitating creation of machinery for ensuring rights to all
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Arrange chronologically the ascending order of the establishment of the following international organizations using the given below:
1. WHO
2. ILO
3. WTO
4. UNESCO
A. 3, 4, 2, 1
B. 2, 3, 4, 1
C. 1, 2, 3, 4
D. 2, 4, 1, 3
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Under the Protection of Human Right Act, 1993, the State Human Rights Commission shall submit an annual report to:
A. The State Government
B. The Central Government
C. The National Human Rights Commission
D. All of the above
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The Framers of the Indian Constitution borrowed the concept of Fundamental Rights from the Constitution of
A. U. S. A.
B. U. K.
C. Ireland
D. Canada
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All Human Rights are inherent in all human beings because
A. All Human Rights are provided by the state
B. Human Rights are being provided by the United Nations
C. Human beings are rational beings
D. Human rights are the product of social revolutions
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European Commission on Human Rights is abolished in
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Which of the following provisions articulate the constitutional vision of Justice in India?
A. Free and Independent Judiciary
B. Directive Principles of State policy
C. Fundamental Duties
D. Special Status to the State of Jammu and Kashmir
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The United Nations Commission on Human Rights meets every year at:
A. The Hague
B. Geneva
C. France
D. Spain
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Which of the following thinkers did not give the idea of natural rights?
A. Thombas Hobbes
B. J. J. Rousseau
C. John Locke
D. Jermy Bentham
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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
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Freedom from torture is
A. Inherent right
B. Derogable human right
C. Absolute right
D. None of the above
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The National Human Rights Commission is a
A. Constitutional body
B. Statutory body
C. Executive body
D. NGO
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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
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The Indian tradition of human rights during war is best exemplified in the work of
A. Mahabharata
B. Ramayana
C. Emperor Ashoka
D. Emperor Akbar
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Arrange the following instruments in their chronological order of their introduction using codes given below:
1. International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination.
2. Bill of Rights.
3. Torture Convention.
4. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
A. 1, 2, 4, 3
B. 2, 1, 3, 4
C. 2, 1, 4, 3
D. 1, 2, 3, 4
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The case that dealt about chakma refugees is
A. National Human Rights Commission v. State of Arunachal Pradesh
B. Louis De Raedt v. Union of India
C. Krishna Singh v. State
D. Indian Express Newspaper v. Union of India
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The International Criminal Court is located at
A. Paris
B. Geneva
C. The Hague
D. Brussels
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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
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Article 340 of the Indian Constitution deals with
A. Backward Classes Commission
B. Election Commission
C. Union Public Service Commission
D. Finance Commission
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