Which among the following refers to political violence that targets civilians deliberately and indiscriminately?
A. Terrorism
B. Global security
C. Human security
D. None of the above
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Where is the headquarters of the National Human Rights Commission?
A. Mumbai
B. Ahmedabad
C. Kolkata
D. Delhi
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Under whose chairmanship The United Declaration of Human Rights was adopted?
A. Eleanor Roosevelt
B. Jawahatlal Nehru
C. Adolf Hitler
D. Queen Elizabeth
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What is India's security strategy?
1. India took initiatives to bring about a universal and non discriminatory non-proliferation regime.
2. In this, all countries would have the same rights and obligations with respect to weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, biological and chemical).
3. It argued for an equitable New International Economic Order (NIEO).
Select the correct answer:
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 3 only
C. 1 and 3
D. 1 only
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Disarmament requires all states to give up certain kinds of . . . . . . . .
A. Weapons
B. Arms control
C. Violence
D. Internal wars
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Which one of the following states recorded the highest percentage of urban population within them as per 2011 Census?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Haryana
C. Bihar
D. Uttar Pradesh
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. . . . . . . . security is about the protection of people more than the protection of states.
A. Government
B. Traditional
C. Non-traditional
D. Human
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Choose the odd one out of the following statements.
A. Terrorism refers to political violence that targets civilians deliberately and indiscriminately
B. International terrorism involves the citizens or territory of more than one country
C. Terrorist groups seek to change a political context or condition that they do not like by force or threat of force
D. Civilian targets are not chosen to terrorise the public and to use the unhappiness of the public as a weapon against national governments or other parties in conflict
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Which is the greatest danger to a security as per traditional notion of security?
A. Military threats
B. Terrorism
C. Illiteracy
D. Migration
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When was Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty signed?
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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
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The Tutsi tribe are in:
A. Rwanda
B. Uganda
C. Nigeria
D. Greece
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Name the five permanent members of the Security Council:
A. US, France, Britain, Russia, China
B. US, Germany, Britain, Russia, China
C. Germany, France, Britain, Russia, China
D. US, France, Britain, Germany, China
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World Development Report published by which international organisation?
A. IMF
B. World Bank
C. UNICEF
D. UNSC
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India conducted a second nuclear test in:
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Who was elected as the president of Chile in 2006?
A. General Bachelet
B. Michelle Bachelet
C. General Pinochet
D. Michelle Pinochet
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Which of the following are moral principles that describe certain standards of human behaviour and are regularly protected as legal rights?
A. National rights
B. Human rights
C. Women rights
D. Men rights
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Proponents of the 'broad' concept of human security argue that the threat agenda should include hunger, disease and natural disasters. Why?
A. Because all these kill far more people than war, genocide and terrorism combined
B. Because it includes political violence that targets civilians deliberately and indiscriminately
C. Because it involves the citizens or territory of more than one country
D. Because it stresses from 'freedom from want' and 'freedom from fear'
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When changes have been made in the National Human Rights Commission Act?
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Who is the current chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?
A. Justice A. S. Anand
B. Justice H. L. Dattu
C. Justice A. K. Mishra
D. Justice K. Balakrishna
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