History Of Human Rights Movements Set 2

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This set of History of Human Rights Movements Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on History Of Human Rights Movements Set 2

Q1 | Although human rights are fundamental to all functions of the UN, humanrights issues mainly fall under……………
  • ecosoc
  • unifem
  • unesco
  • who
Answer: ecosoc
Q2 | …………….. Develops international labor standards and provides technicalassistance training to governments.
  • ilo
  • unifem
  • who
  • unesco
Answer: ilo
Q3 | …………….Works with other UN bodies, governments, and nongovernmentalorganizations to provide community-based services in primary healthcare, basic education, and safe water and sanitation for children in developing countries.
  • unicef
  • unifem
  • unesco
  • who
Answer: unicef
Q4 | …………….Promotes economic and political empowerment of women indeveloping countries, working to ensure their participation in development planning and practices, as well as their human rights.
  • unifem
  • unesco
  • who
  • ilo
Answer: unifem
Q5 | ………… Pursues intellectual cooperation in education, science, culture, andcommunications and promotes development through social, cultural, and economic projects.
  • unesco
  • who
  • unifem
  • unicef
Answer: unesco
Q6 | ………………… Conducts immunization campaigns, promotes andcoordinates research, and provides technical assistance to countries that are improving their health systems.
  • who
  • unifem
  • unicef
  • ilo
Answer: who
Q7 | The UN Security Council, comprising …………..member states, is responsiblefor making decisions regarding international peace and security.
  • 15
  • 17
  • 18
  • 20
Answer: 15
Q8 | The ……………… is the administrative arm of the UN, responsible foroverseeing the programs and policies established by the other UN organs.
  • secretariat
  • iccpr
  • icerd
  • cedaw
Answer: secretariat
Q9 | The position of UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, currently held byMary Robinson, the former President of…………….., is part of the UN Secretariat.
  • china
  • ussr
  • uk
  • ireland
Answer: ireland
Q10 | At the International Peace Conference in Hague in ............. over 25 nationsmet for ten weeks to codify the laws of war, both on land and at sea.
  • 1889
  • 1899
  • 1934
  • 1945
Answer: 1899
Q11 | At the Treaty of Versailles in.............., the victors of the First World War convened to negotiate a peace settlement.
  • 1879
  • 1889
  • 1917
  • 1919
Answer: 1919
Q12 | The League had originally been proposed by the president of the UnitedStates (US)..................., but domestic pressure prevented the US from ever joining.
  • woodrow wilson
  • winston churchill
  • franklin
  • roosevelt d) nixon
Answer: woodrow wilson
Q13 | The League of Nations lasted only until..............; it dissolved after it failed to prevent the outbreak of World War II.
  • 1936
  • 1946
  • 1956
  • 1958
Answer: 1946
Q14 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the................
  • united states
  • japan
  • china
  • france
Answer: united states
Q15 | ......................was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
  • winston churchill
  • woodrow wilson
  • franklin
  • roosevelt d) abraham lincoln
Answer: winston churchill
Q16 | Roosevelt and Churchill signed in the Atlantic Charter while on board theHMS Prince of Wales on August 14,...............
  • 1911
  • 1921
  • 1931
  • 1941
Answer: 1941
Q17 | On January 1, ..............., representatives from the 26 Allied nationsgathered in Washington, DC to sign the Declaration by United Nations.
  • 1932
  • 1942
  • 1952
  • 1962
Answer: 1942
Q18 | The term "United Nations" had been suggested by President...................
  • roosevelt
  • naomi klein
  • donnelly jack
  • woodrow wilson
Answer: roosevelt
Q19 | On February 11, 1945, President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill andPremier Joseph Stalin met at ............and announced their resolution to form "a general international organization to maintain peace and security".
  • yalta
  • moscow
  • teheran
  • new york
Answer: yalta
Q20 | The San Francisco Conference of ............ propelled the United Nations intoreality.
  • 1925
  • 1935
  • 1938
  • 1945
Answer: 1945
Q21 | The United Nations officially became an institution with the ratification ofthe UN Charter on October 24,...............
  • 1928
  • 1935
  • 1938
  • 1945
Answer: 1945
Q22 | The UN Headquarters were first established in ...........City on October 24,1949.
  • new york
  • yalta
  • teheran
  • moscow
Answer: new york
Q23 | The International Court of Justice, the judicial branch of the UN, is basedin................, the Netherlands, and was established in 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations.
  • hague
  • new york
  • yalta
  • teheran
Answer: hague
Q24 | The position of the High Commissioner for Human Rights was established bythe General Assembly of the United Nations in December...............
  • 1933
  • 1943
  • 1953
  • 1993
Answer: 1993
Q25 | The post of High Commissioner for Human Rights was first held by...................of Ecuador.
  • mr. josé ayala-lasso
  • jeremy bentham
  • st. thomas aquinas
  • john
Answer: mr. josé ayala-lasso
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