Environmental Politics And Human Rights Set 1 MCQs

Q1 | National Human Rights Commission is a..............................

statutory body

constitutional body

multilateral institution

both a and c

Q2 | Who is the current chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?a. Justice

s. anand

justice h.l. dattu

justice s. rajendra babu

none of these

Q3 | Who can be appointed as the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?

any sitting judge of the supreme court

any retired chief justice of the supreme court

any person appointed by the president

retired chief justice of any high court

Q4 | What is tenure of the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?

5 years or up to 62 years of age

5 years or up to 65 years of age

6 years or up to 65 years of age

5 years or up to 70 years of age

Q5 | Who of the following is not included in the Committee constituted for theappointment of the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?

president

prime minister

lok sabha speaker

leader of the main opposition party

Q6 | Which of the following is not the function of the National Human RightsCommission?

to interfere in the proceedings related to any human rights violation case pending in the court

protecting human rights of prisoners

to provide economic compensation to any human rights violation victim

promoting research in the field of human rights

Q7 | Who among the following has never been appointed as the chairman of the NationalHuman Rights Commission?

justice k. g. balakrishnan

justice s. rajendra babu

justice a. s. anand

justice p. sathasivam

Q8 | Where is the head quarter of the National Human Rights Commission?

delhi

mumbai

ahmedabad

kolkata

Q9 | When changes have been made in the National Human Rights Commission Act?

2001

1999

2006

2016

Q10 | What is the legal nature of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)?

the udhr is a multilateral treaty

the udhr is a un general assembly resolution

the udhr is a un security council resolution

the udhr is a declaration adopted by several states at an international

Q11 | Bishnoi Movement was held in ……………….

1600‟s

1700‟s

1800‟s

1900‟s

Q12 | The Bishnoi Movement held at…………………

rajasthan

maharashtra

utterpredesh

karnataka

Q13 | Who was the leader of Bishnoi Movement?

amrita devi

medha patkar

rana pratap

none of these

Q14 | What was the aim behind the Bishnoi Movement?

save water resources

save migrant people

save sacred trees from being cut down

save atmosphere

Q15 | Chipko Movement was held in ……………….

1973

1974

1975

1976

Q16 | The Chipko Movement held at…………………

chamoli

warangal

chennai

none of these

Q17 | Who among the leader was not the participant of Chipko Movement?

sundarlal bahuguna,

gaura devi

sudesha devi

amritha devi

Q18 | To protect the trees on the Himalayan slopes from the axes of contractors of theforest is the main aim of …………………………..

bishnoi movement

chipko movement

narmada bachao andholan

chaliyar agitation

Q19 | United Nations Environment Programme was established in…………………

1952

1962

1972

1982

Q20 | Silent Vally Movement was held in ……………….

1973

1975

1977

1978

Q21 | Silent Vally Movement held at…………………

karnataka

tamilnadul

kerala

none of these

Q22 | Who among the leader was a participant of Silent Vally Movement?

sundarlal bahuguna,

sugathakumari

sudesha devi

amritha devi

Q23 | What was the main aim behind the Silent Vally Movement?

to save water resources

to save migrant people

to save sacred trees from being cut down

to protect evergreen forest

Q24 | Narmada Bachao Andholan was held in ……………….

1973

1985

1987

1989

Q25 | The river Narmada is flowing through………….

gujarat

madhya predesh

maharashtra

all of the above