Human Rights Set 1 MCQs

Q1 | Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

article 15 (4): special provisions for socially and educationally backward classes or sc and st

article 22 (4): safeguards under preventive detention

article 20 (2): immunity from double punishment

article 16 (4): discrimination in favour of women in service under the state

Q2 | Which of the following statements about the right to freedom of religion is NOT correct?

the state can regulate the economic, financial, political or other secular activitieswhich may be associated with religious practices

restrictions can be imposed on the right to freedom of religion on grounds of maintenance of public order, morality or health

every religious denomination has the right to establish and maintain institutions for religious and charitable purposes

funds appropriated by a religious denomination for promoting and maintaining a particular religion are taxable

Q3 | Which of the following statements is correct?A welfare state envisages

a fully egalitarian society

state ownership of the means of production

a system which combines right to personal property with state intervention for social security and providing help to the needy and indigent

abolition of private property

Q4 | The ground for distributive justice include

merit and desert

desert and need

merit and need

merit, desert and need

Q5 | Who among the following is the exponent of negative liberty?

t.h green

isaiah berlin

rousseau

marx

Q6 | Who said- Ownership of property should be private but its use should be for common good

aristotle

john locke

mahatma gandhi

proudhon

Q7 | Who said „ Property is theft‟

aristotle

john locke

mahatma gandhi

proudhon

Q8 | When a person mixes his labour with things of nature, they become his property

aristotle

john locke

mahatma gandhi

proudhon

Q9 | Owner of property should consider himself to be its trustee

aristotle

john locke

mahatma gandhi

proudhon

Q10 | The most important function of the welfare state is the creation of conditions which ensure

fair elections

liberty

social justice

freedom of expression

Q11 | “Rights properly so called are creatures of law.” This view is held by

aristotle

john locke

mahatma gandhi

bentham

Q12 | Who among the following based his liberalism on the primacy of rights

j.s. mill

jeremy bentham

t.h. green

ronald dworkin

Q13 | When justice emanates from the decisions of the courts interpreting the law and awarding punishment to thewrong doer, it is called

distributive justice

social justice

corrective justice

political justice

Q14 | „Natural and inherent right of every citizen‟ is the attributive of which theory of rights?

natural

legal

ethical

group

Q15 | „Necessary to ensure the development of human personality‟ is the attributive of which theory of rights?

natural

legal

ethical

group

Q16 | „Political rights granted by the law of the state‟ is the attributive of which theory of rights?

natural

legal

ethical

group

Q17 | Part of the life of the community is the attributive of which theory of rights?

natural

legal

ethical

group

Q18 | Which is the first human rights declaration adopted by the United Nations?

the universal declaration of human rights, a landmark document.

international covenant on civil and political rights

the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights.

the convention on the rights of the child

Q19 | When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted?

11 december 1948

10 december 1948

10 december 1949

1 december 1950

Q20 | Where was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted?

at the palais de chaillot, in paris, france.

new york, america

sidney, australia

tokyo, japan

Q21 | How many articles does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights contain?

33

31

30

38

Q22 | When is Human Rights Day observed?

a. 10 December each ye

11 december each year

14 december each year

1 december each year

Q23 | What is the International Bill of Human Rights?

the universal declaration of human rights, together with the international covenant on civil and political rights and the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights

international covenant on civil and political rights only

the universal declaration of human rights only

the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights only

Q24 | Which United Nations council selects the members of the Commission on Human Rights and on what basis?

the economic and social council, according to regional geographical distribution.

the economic and social council, according to political basis.

the office of the high commissioner for human rights in geneva according to economic power

the human rights committee on the basis of human rights performance

Q25 | How many human rights treaty bodies are there under UN?

five treaty bodies

six treaty bodies

four treaty bodies

seven treaty bodies