Environmental Politics And Human Rights Set 4 MCQs

Q1 | Which one of the following is not the basic principle of Sarvodaya?

that the good of the individual is contained in the good of all.

that a lawyer\s work has the same value as the barber\s in as much as all have the same right of earning their livelihood from their work

that is a life of labour, i.e., the life of the tiller of the soil and the handicraftsman is the life worth living.

all of the above

Q2 | The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmentalorganization founded in ………………………

1961

1965

1967

1969

Q3 | …………………………… aims to "stop the degradation of the planet's naturalenvironment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.

imf

who

world wide fund

none of these

Q4 | The headquarters of World Wide Fund is situated in…………………

rue mauverny

washington

geneva

new york

Q5 | The World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002, took place in………………………..

usa

japan

russia

south africa

Q6 | The UNEP was formed in the year………………………………

1971

1972

1975

1976

Q7 | Article 14 deals with…………………..

rule of law

prohibition of untouchability

right against exploitation

none of these.

Q8 | Which of the following rights have been described as first generation rights?

social and economic rights

civil and political rights

cultural rights

people‟s rights

Q9 | Which term was not the part of the preamble of the original constitution of India?

republic

sovereign

political justice

secular

Q10 | The tenure of the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission is for………………..

five years or until he is 65 years old (whichever is earlier)

five years or until he is 70 years old (whichever is earlier)

six years or until he is 70 years old (whichever is earlier)

none of these

Q11 | Which writ can be issued by the court to the public servant to perform the dutiesattached to his office?

quo-warranto

mandamus

certiorari

none of these

Q12 | The French Revolution took place in……………………

1789

1775

1776

1689

Q13 | The articles covered under the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indianconstitution from……………………………..

39-51

32-45

36-51

none of these

Q14 | The third generation Human Right is………………………..

civil and political rights

natural rights

economic social and cultural rights

collective rights

Q15 | The division of human rights into three generations was initially proposed in 1979 by the Czech jurist ………………..at the International Institute of Human Rights inStrasbourg.

thomas hobbes

jean bodin

karel vasak

none of these

Q16 | Right to property in India is a ……………………

legal right

constitutional right

fundamental right

economic right

Q17 | India borrowed the idea of Fundamental Rights from ……………………

british constitution

irish constitution

american constitution

french constitution

Q18 | The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights consists of …………..articles.

53

31

111

26.

Q19 | The International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination enteredinto force on ………………

1981

1979

1969

1945

Q20 | The primary responsibility of UNESCO is……………………

improving the living condition of workers

improving the welfare of the child

imparting education to children as well as adults

improving women welfare.

Q21 | Ozone is formed in the upper atmosphere by a photochemical reactionwith…………………..

ultra violet solar radiation

infra-red radiation

visible light

all of the above

Q22 | Birsa Munda was associated with tribal struggle of………………

jharkhand

nagaland

orissa

west bengal

Q23 | The grant of franchise to women equal with men is assertion of the principle of…………………………

political equality

civil equality

equality

social equality

Q24 | The phrase “equal protection of law” in Indian constitution is borrowedfrom…………………

britain

france

usa

switzerland

Q25 | The success of democracy depends upon which of the following:

right to criticize

right to association

right to property

right to contest election