UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT

(2019 Admission onwards)

V Semester

(Open Course)

HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA

(For the UG candidates with Core course other than Politcal Science)

QUESTION BANK

1. Human Rights entitles to…..?

A) Comfort B) Convenience C) Decent, Civilised and Dignified life

D) Guarantee of Existence

2). Article 21 of the Indian Constituion provides for ?

A) Right to die. B) Right to subsist. C) Right to life and Personal Liberty.

D) Right to lively and liberal life.

3). The framers of the Indian Cnstituion borrowed the concept of Fundemental rights from
the constituition of ?

A) USA B) UK C) Ireland D) Canada

4). UN Charter had been adopted at San Francisco on ?

A) June 23,1945 B) June 25, 1945 C) June 27, 1945 D) June 29, 1945

5). Which of the following is not correct ?

A) Human rights are universal B) Human rights are subjective C) Human

rights are constitutional D) Human rights are incontrovertible

6). Right to Education is guaranteed under Article ?

A)14 B) 19 C) 21-A D)21

7). The protection of Human Rights Acts in India was enacted in the year?

A)1993 B) 1994 C) 1995 D)1996

8). The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted on ?

A) December 1, 1948 B) December 10, 1948 C) December 11,1948

D) December 31, 1948

9). Which of the foolowing is not a UN agency ?

A) UNICEF B)UNESCO C) WTO D) ILO

10). When was International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights passed ?

A) 1966 B)1990 C) 1956 D)1986

11). “Human Rights: A V ery Short Introduction” was written by ?

A)Harold J Laski B) V R Krishna Iyer C) Upendra Baxi

D) Andrew Clapham

12). Generally rights are classified in to civil……rights ?

A)Social B) Economic C) Political D) Cultural

13). Fundamental rigts are … rights ?

A ) Non justiciable rights B) Moral rights C) Justiciable rights

D) Legal rights

14). Article 7 of Indian Constitution deals with ?

A) Abolition of Untouchability B) Abolition of Titles

C) Right to freedom D) Right to religion

15). According to…Theory of Rights, rights are the creation of the state ?

A) Marxist B) Liberal C) Western D) Legal

16). The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC ) was founded in ?

A) October 12, 1993 B) September 18, 1993 C) September 22, 1993

D) September 28, 1993

17). When was the Protection of Human Rights Acts passed in India?

A) 2003 B) 1993 C) 2005 D) 1997)

18). The Magna Carta was signed in the year ?

A) 1340 B)1251 C) 1215 D) 1420

19). The SCs and STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act enacted in …..?

A) 11th September, 1989 B) 12th September,1989 C) 21st September, 1989

D) 22nd September, 1989

20). UN observed International Year of Women in …....?

A)1995 B) 1980 C) 1990 D)1975

21).When was the Protection of Women from the Domestic Violence Act enacted in India ?

A) 2003 B) 2002 C) 2005 D)2006

22). "All human beings are born equal in dignity and rights" : In which document this
statement contain?

A) ICCPR B) ICESCR C) UDHR D) NHRC

23). Article 29 and Artcle 30 of Indian constitution provides for ?

A) Social and Political rights B) Cultural and Educational rights

B) C) religious and Cultural rights D) Economic and Legal rights

24). How many articles in the UDHR ?

A) 30 B) 40 C) 50 D) N60

25). Public Interest Litigation means ?

A) Litigation for the protection of the public interest

B) Litigation for the protection of the private interest

C) Litigation for the protection of the religious interest

D) Litigation for the protection of the social interest

26).Which Writ is used the court , directing to a person to perform to public duties ?

A)Mandamus B) Certiorari C) Habeous Corpus D) Prohibition

27).Who criticised Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of the bourgeoisie
ideology ?

A) Rousseau B) John Locke C) Hegel D) Karl Marx

28). Human rights are a….?

A) Eastern Cultural concept B) Western Cultural concept

C) Third world concept D) Marxian concept

29)."Right is a claim recognised by the society and enforced by the state", who said?

A) Herbert Spencer B) Harold Laski

C) T.H Green D) Robert Dahl

30).Liberty, Equality, Fraternity are the slogans of..?

A) American Revolution B) French Revolution

C) Russian Revolution D)Glorious Revolution

31). Right to Life is guaranteed in Indian Constitution in article ?

A) 19 B) 21 C) 28 D) 32

32). Right to Resistance is a …….?

A) Civil B) Economic C)Social D)Political

33). Legal Theory of Rights was propounded by ?

A) Hobbes B) Grotious C)John Austin d) Jeremy Bentham

34). Who was the first person to use the term Dalit in the context of Dalit movement in
India ?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) B R Ambedkar

C) Narayana Guru D) Jyotiba Phule

35). What is the first International Document of Human Rights adopted by UN ?

A) Universal Declaration of Human Rights

B) Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of

Genocide

C)Protocol amending the Slavery convention

D) Prepare International Bill of Human Rights

36.) The International Decade of Women was observed?

A) 1985-1995 B) 1995-2005 C)1975-1985 D)1965-1975

36). When was the First Dowry Prohibition Act passed in India?

A) 1972 B) 1960 C)1961 D)1975

37). Which World Conference on Women discussed domestic violence as an important

matter ?

A) Copenhagen B) Mexico C) Nairobi D) Beijing

38) National Women Commission is a .......….body ?

A) Satutory B) Constituinal C) Executive D) Judicial

39) Which Article of the Protection of Human Rights Act prescribes for human rights courts?

A) Article 12 B) Article 16 C) Article 31 D) Article 13

40) Who should be the Chairman of the NHRC ?

A) Supreme Court Judge B) Supreme Court Chief Justice

C) High Court Chief Justice D) High Court Judge

41). Who appoint the Chairman of the NHRC ?

A) Prime Minister B) Supreme Court Chief justice

C) President of India D) None of these

42) Human Rights are for men to live as a…..?

A) Citizen B) Human being C) Superman D) Ordinary man

43).Which among the following is a Third Generation Right ?

A) Cultural Rights B)Environmental Rights

C) Political Rights D) Economic Rights

44). ILO was formed in the year…..?

A)1945 B)1920 C) 1950 D)1919

45) How many Human Rights Treaty Bodies are there?

A) 6 B) 8 C)9 D)7

46) Right to Peace is a….generation right ?

A) Third Generation B) Second Generation

C) First Generation D)None of these

47).When was the Vienna Declaration and Programme of action?

A) 1976 B) 1980 C) 1993 D) 1978

48).The Constitutional Amendment Right to Education was passed in …?

A) 2005 B) 2009 C) 2002 D) 2011

49). Right to Family is ensured in article …of UDHR ?

A) 21 B) 14 C) 28 D) 32

50). Who is the exponent of Ideal Theory of Rights ?

A)Bentham B) Hobbes C) T H Green D) Rouseau

Answers
1.C, 2.C,3.A,4.B,5.C,6.C,7.A,8.B,9.B,10.A,

11.D,12.C,13.D,14.A,15.D,16.A,17.A,18.C,19.A,20.D,

21.C,22.C,23.A,24.A,25.A,26.A, 27.D,28.B,29.B,30.B,

31.C,32.C,33.A,34.D,35.C,36.C,37.A, 38. A, 39. C, 40. B,

41.C,42.B,43.B,44.D, 45.A, 46.A,47.C, 48.C,49.D,50.C,

Prepared By

Fathimath Suhra, Asst.Professor on Contract

School of Distance Education