Name of the Examination-Summer Examination – 2020

Name of Subject – Human Rights and International Law

Class – B.S.L V

International Human Rights

1) All Human Rights are inherent in all human beings because

a) All Human Rights are provided by the state.
b) Human Rights are being provided by the United Nations.
c) Human beings are rational beings.
d) Human rights are the product of social revolutions.
2) 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.
3) Which of the following are considered third generation rights?
a) Individual Rights
b) Collective Rights
c) Political Rights
d) Economic Rights
4) Freedom from torture is
a) Inherent right
b) Derogable human right
c) Absolute right
d) None of the above
5) The Indian tradition of human rights during war is best exemplified in the work of
a) Mahabharata
b) Ramayana
c) Emperor Ashoka
d) Emperor Akbar
6) Which of the following thinkers did not give the idea of natural rights?
a) Thombas Hobbes
b) J.J. Rousseau
c) John Locke
d) Jermy Bentham
7) Which Article of Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares, “Everyone has the
right to life, liberty and security of person”?
a) Article 1
b) Article 3
c) Article 5
d) Article 6
8) Convention on the elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was
adopted in
a) 1966
b) 1979
c) 1983
d) 1993
9) The Gandhian idea of individual rights was characterized within the framework of
a) Human interdependence
b) European liberal tradition
c) Socialist tradition
d) Vedic tradition
10) When did India enact positive law on human rights?
a) 1993
b) 1950
c) 1919
d) 1935
11) ‘Mandala Theory’ of inter-state relations in ancient India was a contribution of
a) Manu
b) Brihaspati
c) Kautilya
d) Aryabhatt
12) When the Convention on the Rights of the child was adopted by the UN General
Assembly?
a) on 18th March 1992
b) on 24th January 1982
c) on 20th November 1989
d) on 10th December 1999
13) ‘Convention on the Indigenous and Tribal peoples in independent countries’ was
adopted on the initiatives of
a) World Health Organization
b) International Labour Organization
c) United Nations Human Rights Council
d) Food and Agricultural Organisation
14) Vishakha v. State of Rajasthan case dealt with
a) Prevention of Domestic violence against women
b) Sexual violence against women at workplace
c) Ban on the practice of female infanticide
(D) Promotion of educational and employment opportunities for women
15) The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the
Constitution of
a) U.S.A.
b) U.K.
c) France
d) Switzerland
16) The Cortagena Declaration of 1984 deals with
a) Women
b) Refugees
c) Children
d) Persons with Disability
17) Article 340 of the Indian Constitution deals with
a) Backward Classes Commission
b) Election Commission
c) Union Public Service Commission
d) Finance Commission
18) International Humanitarian Law is a
a) Branch of International law which provides protection to human beings from the
consequences of armed conflicts.
b) Branch of Environmental law which provides protection to Environment.
c) Branch of international law seeking intervention in the States violating human rights of the
people.
d) Branch of international law providing for humanitarian assistance to the people affected by
natural disasters.
19) Universal Declaration of Human Rights contains
a) 20 Articles
b) 22 Articles
c) 30 Articles
d) 36 Articles
20) Sacher Committee Report dealt with the issue of
a) Socio-Economic Development of Muslims
b) All round development of Minorities
c) Amelioration in the conditions of working women
d) Decent and dignified treatment with prisoners of war
21) Which of the following provisions articulate the constitutional vision of Justice in
India?
a) Free and Independent Judiciary
b) Directive Principles of State policy
c) Fundamental Duties
d) Special Status to the State of Jammu and Kashmir
22) Which of the following is a seminal contribution of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights?
a) Making human rights implementable
b) International standard setting on human rights
c) Paving way for conversion of human rights into fundamental rights.
d) Facilitating creation of machinery for ensuring rights to all
23) The General Assembly of the United Nations can pass the resolution on human rights
issues and
a) Compel States to change their internal laws to include more human rights.
b) Recommend and request new human rights standards for inclusion in State’s internal laws.
c) Leave the matter to States as to how they deal with human rights issues.
d) Look into enforcement and implementation of human rights with the States.
24) Arrange in sequence the adoption of following Acts in India
(i) The protection of women from Domestic Violence Act.
(ii) The Dowry Prohibition Act.
(iii) The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act
(iv) Protection of Civil Rights Act
Codes:
a) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
b) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
c) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
d) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
25) When a person is arrested, the police cannot keep the accused in its custody for more
than
a) 36 hours
b) 24 hours
c) 12 hours
d) 48 hours
26) United Nations decade for Human Rights Education was
a) 1965-1974
b) 1985-1994
c) 1995-2004
d) 2000-2009
27) Which UN Agency was established to contribute to peace and security by promoting
international collaboration through education, science and culture in order to further
universal respect for justice, the rule of law and the human rights proclaimed in the UN
Charter?
a) UNESCO
b) UNHCR
c) UNIDO
d) IBRD
28) The United Nations convention on the right of persons with disabilities came into force
in
a) 2007
b) 2008
c) 2009
d) 2010
29) The statement that “All human rights are universal, indivisible and interdependent and
interrelated” is associated with
a) Universal Declaration of Human Rights – 1948
b) Tehran Conference – 1969
c) Vienna Conference – 1993
d) Beijing Conference – 1995
30) ‘Apartheid’ term came to be linked with a practice of discrimination in which of the
following countries?
a) South Africa
b) South America
c) Tanzania
d) Mozambique
31) To which of the following conventions India is not a party?
a) CEDAW
b) Convention against torture
c) Convention on rights of the child
d) Covenant on civil & political rights
32) The case, State of Arunachal Pradesh V. Khudiram Chakma, 1994 is concerned with
a) Minorities
b) SCs and STs
c) Torture
d) Refugees
33) The Supreme Court of India expanded the reach of the Article 21 to also include the
right to livelihood in
a) D.K. Basu case
b) Olga Tellis case
c) Menaka Gandhi case
d) Mohini Jain case
34) Arrange in proper sequence the following fundamental rights as given under various
provisions of the constitution of India:
i. Right to Life
ii. Right to Equality
iii. Right to Constitutional Remedies
iv. Right to Freedom
Codes:
a) i ii iii iv
b) ii iv i iii
c) iv iii ii i
d) iii i iv ii
35) The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) was established on
a) 10th December 1946
b) 10th December 1947
c) 10th December 1948
d) 10th December 1949
36) According to the Constitution of India, which one of the following rights cannot be
taken away during emergency?
a) Right to speak
b) Right to freedom of movement
c) Right to life
d) Right to organize
37) Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in the year
a) 1948
b) 1947
c) 1958
d) 1950
38) Human Rights entitles/mankind to
a) Comfort
b) Convenience
c) Decent, civilized and dignified life
d) Guarantee of existence
39) Which of the following is false?
a) All Human Rights are for all.
b) Governments should see that domestic laws confirm to the standards of human rights
instrument.
c) Human Rights are interdependent but hierarchical
d) UN Charter mentions its concern for Human Rights
40) The Framers of the Indian Constitution borrowed the concept of FundamentalRights
from the Constitution of
a) U.S.A.
b) U.K.
c) Ireland
d) Canada
41) Which Convention outlaws Hate Speech?
a) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
b) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
c) Convention on the Rights of the Child
d) International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
42) The Right to Health recognised under the International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights is contained in
a) Article 8
b) Article 10
c) Article 12
d) Article 14
43) Arrange the following instruments in their chronological order of their introduction
using codes given below:
(i) International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination.
(ii) Bill of Rights.
(iii) Torture Convention.
(iv) United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Codes:
a) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
b) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
c) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
d) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
44) Arrange chronologically the ascending order of the establishment of the following
international organizations using the codes given below:
(i) WHO
(ii) ILO
(iii) WTO
(iv) UNESCO
Codes:
a) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
b) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
c) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
d) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
45) What is the correct sequence of the following?
(i) Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
(ii) Declaration on the Rights of Disabled persons.
(iii) Convention on the Rights of the Child.
(iv) Convention on the status of refugees.
Codes:
a) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
b) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
c) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
d) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
46) Consider the following events and choose the correct chronological sequence for
recognition of human rights:
(i) Magna Carta
(ii) French Revolution
(iii) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(iv) Adoption of International Covenant on civil and political Rights
Codes:
a) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
b) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
c) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
d) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
47) Concept of ‘Universal Jurisdiction’ is founded on which principles?
a) Vienna
b) Princeton
c) The Hague
d) Delhi Declaration
48) Mention the number of instruments included in the concept of the International Bill of
Rights?
a) Four
b) Six
c) Three
d) Five
49) The National Human Rights Commission is a
a) Constitutional body
b) Statutory body
c) Executive body
d) NGO
50) Article 21 of the Indian Constitution provides for
a) Right to die
b) Right to subsist
c) Right to life and personal liberty
d) Right to lively and liberal life
51) Which one of the following is not recognised by the UNHCR as a durable solution to
refugee problem?
a) Burden sharing
b) Voluntary Repatriation
c) Resettlement
d) Local Integration
52) Under the UN Charter the prohibition on the use of force is found in
a) Article 2(i)
b) Article 2(ii)
c) Article 2(iii)
d) Article 2(iv)
53) Which of the following NGOs advocates for abolition of death penalty?
a) Green Peace
b) International Commission of Jurists
c) ICRC
d) Amnesty International
54) In which year Human Rights Council replaced the UN Commission of Human Rights?
a) 2001
b) 1993
c) 1958
d) 2006
55) European Commission on Human Rights is abolished in
a) 1994
b) 1998
c) 1950
d) 2008
56) Which one of the following rights is not protected under Article 27 of the ICCPR?
a) To enjoy their own culture
b) To profess and practice their own religion
c) To use their own language
d) To participate in political process.
57) Which of the following is not a principle aim of the UN?
a) To promote international law
b) To facilitate co-operation among States
c) To ensure world peace
d) To ensure economic development for minorities
58) Which Article of UDHR concerns the Right to benefit from scientific advancement?
a) Article 3
b) Article 14
c) Article 27
d) Article 24
59) The International Criminal Court is located at
a) Paris
b) Geneva
c) The Hague
d) Brussels
60) The Directive Principles of State Policy have been given in the Indian Constitution
a) Part – III
b) Part – II
c) Part – XIII
d) Part – IV
61) When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) made?
a) 10th December 1948
b) 8th August 1956
c) 20th June 1950
d) 10th November 1942
62) Who cannot be appointed as member of the National Human Rights Commission?
a) District Judge
b) Chief Justice of any High Court
c) Eminent Scholar having expertise in the field of human rights.
d) Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
63) Mention the name of the instrument which set international standards of human rights
a) Geneva Convention
b) European Convention on Human
c) African Charter on Human Rights & People’s Rights
d) Arab Charter on Human Rights
64) Which case decided by the Indian Judiciary provided jurisprudential genesis for
human rights development in India?
a) M.C. Mehta v. Union of India
b) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
c) Visakha v. State of Rajasthan
d) Mandal Case
65) Which international event resulted into the beginning of the international movement of
the contemporary concept of human rights?
a) Incidents of Discrimination
b) Inhuman Treatment during Tudor’s period
c) Slavery
d) World War II
66) Name the basic international instrument, which does not carry binding effect
a) Magna Carta
b) CEDAW
c) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
d) Geneva Conventions
67) Who coined the term ‘Genocide’?
a) Raphael Lemkin
b) Robert H. Jackson
c) Martin Shaw
d) Woodrow Wilson
68) The International Criminal Court has jurisdiction with respect to following crimes:
(i) Crime of Genocide
(ii) Crimes against Humanity
(iii) War Crimes
(iv) Crimes against Peace
Codes:
a) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
b) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
c) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.
d) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
69) A refugee is a person who is outside the country of his nationality owing to well-
founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of:
(i) Race
(ii) Religion
(iii) Nationality
(iv) Ethnicity
Codes:
a) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
b) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.
c) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
d) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
70) Who of the following was the main mover behind the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights?
a) Woodrow Wilson
b) Franklin D. Roosevelt
c) Thomas Paine
d) Eleanor Roosevelt
71) Third Generation of Human Rights is also known as
a) Citizen’s Rights
b) Developmental Rights
c) Group Rights
d) Women’s Rights
72) Who among the following defined rights as “those conditions of social life without
which no man can reacts in general, to be his best”?
a) Harold J. Laski
b) Bernard Bosanquet
c) Leonard Hobhouse
d) Hurst Hannum
73) In which case Supreme Court held that Parliament has no power to amend the
Fundamental Rights?
a) Golak Nath Case
b) Sajjan Singh Case
c) Shankari Prasad Case
d) None of these
74) The protection of Human Rights Act in India was enacted in the year
a) 1993
b) 1994
c) 1995
d) 1996
75) Who introduced the concept of third generation Human Rights?
a) TulliusCesero
b) Jermy Bentham
c) John Finnis
d) Karel Vasak
76) Which one of the following is not a UN Agency?
a) UNICEF
b) UNESCO
c) WTO
d) ILO
77) Which one of the following statements is not correct about the Refugees?
a) They are outside their country
b) Fear of persecution
c) Absence of National protection
d) Poverty as reason of being outside the country
78) Who among the following propounded the modern principles of Natural Justice?
a) Locke
b) J.S. Mill
c) A.V. Dicey
d) John Rawals
Answer: (C)
79) Crimes against humanity is defined as acts when committed as part of a widespread or
systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack.
Which of the following is an example of crimes against humanity?
a) Genocide
b) Aggression
c) Enslavement
d) Killing members of the group
80) Which article of the Rome Statute of the ICC provides for individual criminal
responsibility?
a) 23
b) 24
c) 25
d) 26
81) Which of the following statements is not true?
a) The ICJ states the existing law and does not legislate. This is so even if, in stating and
applying the law, the court necessarily has to specify its scope and sometimes note its general
trend.
b) The task of the court must be to respond, on the basis of international law, to the particular
legal dispute brought before it. As it interprets and applies the law, it will be mindful of context,
but its task cannot go beyond that.
c) The ICJ was founded to work towards the progressive development and codification of
international law.
d) The ICJ lacks compulsory jurisdiction and can settle disputes only if States are willing to
submit themselves to its jurisdiction.
82) Are there any limits to the application of Article 103 of the UN Charter?
a) Yes, it is limited by jus cogens norms
b) Yes, it is limited by treaties
c) Yes, it is limited by the pronouncements of the ICJ
d) No limits
83) Which of the following is not a regional human rights instruments?
a) The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights for Africa
b) The American Convention on Human Rights for the Americas
c) The European Convention on Human Rights for Europe
d) The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
84) What is a derogation?
(a) To follow a variation of certain human rights on a regional level.
b) The suspension of particular rights (but not fundamental ones) for a specific period of time
during a public emergency that threatens the life of a nation.
c) Violation of human rights by the executive.
d) Suspension of human rights during a public emergency
85) Which of the following is a collective right?
a) Right to life and liberty
(b) Right to fair trial
c) Self-determination
d) Freedom of religion
86) What is the legal nature of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
a) It is a UN General Assembly resolution.
b) It is a UN Security Council resolution
c) It is part of the American Constitution.
d) It is a multilateral treaty.
87) Is the UDHR a binding legal instrument?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Yes, only on States that have agreed to be bound by it
d) None of the above
88) Under what circumstances do human rights violations taking place outside the territory
of ECHR Member States fall within the remit of the ECHR?
a) Where a Member State exercises control
b) Where a Member State requests the ECHR to do so
c) Never
d) Where a Member State exercises effective control
89) What is the rationale for the exhaustion of local remedies in international human
rights?
a) To restrict the volume of petitions to international tribunals
b) To build up judicial capacity of local courts
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Either (a) or (b)
90) Which of the following is not a non-derogable right as per Article 4 of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights?
a) Rights to life
b) The freedoms of thought
c) Prohibition on torture
d) Right to fair trial
91)The Minority Schools in Albania case that noted that equality in law precludes
discrimination of any kind, was determined by which of the following?
a) ICJ
b) PCIJ
c) ECHR
d) ICC
92) Which of the following cases determined by the Human Rights Committee does not deal
with the protection of minority rights under Article 27 of the ICCPR?
a) The Kitok case
b) The Lovelace case
c) The Sawhoyamaxa Indigenous Community case
d) The Lubicon Lake Band case
93) In which of the following cases the applicant, arrested for drug-trafficking in France,
was in police custody severely ill-treated, including being beaten, tortured and raped. The
national authorities finally held the police liable. As this process took a significant number
of years, the applicant argued that his right to be free from torture had been violated as
well as his right to a fair hearing.
a) Selmouni v. France
b) A and ors v. France
c) Trident v. France
d) None of the above
94) In which of the following cases were the relationship between the ICJ and the Security
Council, and their separation of powers, considered by the court?
a) Pan Am case
b) Paquete Habana case
c) Corfu Channel case
d) Chorzow Factory case
95) International Bill of Human Rights includes:
a) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
b) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Either (a) or (b)
96) The United Nations Commission on Human Rights wasreplaced with the United
Nations Human Rights Council for the enforcement ofinternational human rights law in
the year:
a) 2000
b) 2001
c) 2006
d) 1998
97) The content of the principle of respect for human rights in international law maybe
expressed in which of the following propositions as expounded by G. Tunkin inTheory of
International Law?
a) All States have a duty to respect thefundamental rights and freedoms of all persons within
their territories.
b) Stateshave a duty not to permit discrimination by reason of sex, race, religion orlanguage.
c) States have a duty to promote universal respect for human rightsand to co-operate with each
other to achieve this objective.
d) All of the above.
98) “Genocide” includes which of the following?
a) Killing members of the group.
b)Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group.
c) Deliberatelyinflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its
physicaldestruction in whole or in part.
d) All of the above.
99) Which of thefollowing is not considered as a crime against humanity?
a) Torture
b) Rape,sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization
c)Persecution against any identifiable group or collectivity on political, racial,national, ethnic,
cultural, religious groups
d) Forcibly transferring children of onegroup to another group
100) the jurisdiction of the ICC is “rationetemporis”. Thismeans:
a) Its jurisdiction is temporary or optional
b) Its jurisdiction applies to crimesthat have been committed after the entry into force of the
Rome Statute
c) Itsjurisdiction attaches even to non-Member States
d) That a State may acceptjurisdiction and waive immunity

Answer Keys
1: c) Human beings are rational beings.
2: c) Human rights are Constitutional.
3: b) Collective Rights
4: c) Absolute right
5: c) Emperor Ashoka
6: d) Jermy Bentham
7: b) Article 3
8: b) 1979
9: a) Human interdependence
10: a) 1993
11: c) Kautilya
12: c) on 20th November 1989
13: b) International Labour Organization
14: b) Sexual violence against women at workplace
15: a) U.S.A.
16: b) Refugees
17: a) Backward Classes Commission
18: a) Branch of International law which provides protection to human beings from the
consequences of armed conflicts
19: c) 30 Articles
20: a) Socio-Economic Development of Muslims
21: b) Directive Principles of State policy
22: b) International standard setting on human rights
23: b) Recommend and request new human rights standards for inclusion in State’s internal laws
24: a) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
25: b) 24 hours
26: c) 1995-2004
27: a) UNESCO
28: c) 2009
29: c) Vienna Conference – 1993
30: a) South Africa
31: b) Convention against torture
32: d) Refugees
33: b) Olga Tellis case
34: b) ii iv i iii
35: a) 10th December 1946
36: c) Right to life
37: a) 1948
38: c) Decent, civilized and dignified life
39: c) Human Rights are interdependent but hierarchical
40: a) U.S.A.
41: d) International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
42: c) Article 12
43: b) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
44: d) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
45: a) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
46: b) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
47: b) Princeton
48: d) Five
49: b) Statutory body
50: c) Right to life and personal liberty
51: a) Burden sharing
52: d) Article 2(iv)
53: d) Amnesty International
54: d) 2006
55: b) 1998
56: d) To participate in political process.
57: d) To ensure economic development for minorities
58: c) Article 27
59: c) The Hague
60: d) Part – IV
61: a) 10th December 1948
62: a) District Judge
63: a) Geneva Convention
64: b) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
65: d) World War II
66: c) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
67: a) Raphael Lemkin
68: b) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
69: a) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
70: d) Eleanor Roosevelt
71: c) Group Rights
72: a) Harold J. Laski
73: a) Golak Nath Case
74: a) 1993
75: d) Karel Vasak
76: c) WTO
77: d) Poverty as reason of being outside the country
78: c) A.V. Dicey
79: c) Enslavement
80: c) 25
81: c) The ICJ was founded to work towards the progressive development and codification of
international law.
82: a) Yes, it is limited by jus cogens norms
83: d) The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
84: b) The suspension of particular rights (but not fundamental ones) for a specific period of time
during a public emergency that threatens the life of a nation.
85: c) Self-determination
86: a) It is a UN General Assembly resolution.
87: b) No
88: d) Where a Member State exercises effective control
89: c) Both (a) and (b)
90: d) Right to fair trial
91: b) PCIJ
92: c) The Sawhoyamaxa Indigenous Community case
93: a) Selmouni v. France
94: a) Pan Am case
95: c) Both (a) and (b)
96: c) 2006
97: d) All of the above.
98: d) All of the above.
99: d) Forcibly transferring children of one group to another group
100: b) Its jurisdiction applies to crimes that have been committed after the entry into force of
the Rome Statute