Indian Constitution and Professional Ethics

Unit -2
Question Bank
Multiple Choice
01. National Human Rights Commission is a ......
(a) Statutory body
(b) Constitutional body
(c) Multilateral institution
(d) Both a and c

Ans - d
02 Who is the current chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?
. (a) Justice A.S. Anand
(b) Justice Arun Mishra
(c) Justice S. Rajendra Babu
(d) Justice K. Balakrishnan

Answer b
03 Who can be appointed as the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?
(a) Any sitting judge of the Supreme Court
(b) Any retired Justice of the Supreme Court
(c) Any person appointed by the President
(d) Retired Chief Justice of any High Court

. Answer (b)
04 Which of the following statements is NOT correct about the National Human Rights
Commission?
(a) It was established in 1993.
(b) In the cases of human rights violation, the Commission has no right to punish the
culprit
(c) The Chairman and members of this Commission are appointed by the Supreme Court
of India
(d) The Commission sends its annual report to the Central Government and State
Governments
Answer c
.05 What is the tenure of the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?
(a) 5 years or upto 62 years of age
(b) 5 years or upto 65 years of age
(c) 6 years or upto 65 years of age
(d) 3 years or upto 70 years of age

Answer d
.06 Who of the following is not included in the Committee constituted for the appointment of
the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
 (c) Lok Sabha Speaker
(d) Leader of the main opposition party

Answer a
.07 Which one of the following is not a UN Agency?
(a) UNICEF
(b) UNESCO
(c) WTO
(d) ILO

Answer: (c)
.08 Which of the following is not the function of the National Human Rights Commission?
(a) To intervene in the proceedings related to any human rights violation case pending in
the court
(b) Protecting the human rights of prisoners
(c) To provide Economic compensation to any human rights violation victim
(d) Promoting research in the field of human rights

Answer c
.09 Who of the following has never been appointed as the chairman of the National Human
Rights Commission?
(a) Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
(b) Justice S. Rajendra Babu
(c) Justice A. S. Anand
(d) Justice P. Sathasivam

Answer d
.10 Where is the headquarter of the National Human Rights Commission?
(a) Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Kolkata

Answer a
.11 Who was the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross?
(a) Henry Dunant
(b) F. Lieber
(c) Rousseau
(d) None of the above

Answer: (a)
.12 Who introduced the concept of third generation Human Rights?
(a) Tullius Cesero
(b) Jermy Bentham
(c) John Finnis
(d) Karel Vasak

Answer: (d)
.13 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

Answer: (b)
.14 Which of the following are theories of Human rights-
(a) Natural law theory
(b) Historical theory
(c) Social welfare theory
(d) All of the above
Ans – d
.15 Human Rights classified into-

(a) Solidarity Rights

(b) Civil and Political Rights
(c) Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
(d) All of the above

Ans – d

.16 Social Welfare Theory of Rights means-

(a) Rights are just and positive conditions
(b) Rights are the products of the history and result of historical evolution
(c)Rights are created by society and aimed at realizing social welfare
(d)None of the above
Ans – c
.17 Which is regarded as the International Bill of Rights for Women?
a) Convention on the elimination of All Forms of discrimination Against Women
b) UDHR
c) ICCPR
d) ICESCR
Answer:- a
.18 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.
Answer:-c
19 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.
Answer:-b
.20 “All human beings are born equal in dignity and rights “. In which document this
statement contains?
a) ICCPR
b) ICESCR
c) UDHR
d) NHRC
 Answer:-c
.21 Name the Act which prescribed for the National Human Rights commission
a) Human rights Act
b) Protection of human rights Act
c) Right to Information Act
d) Protection of Minorities Act
Answer:-b
.22 The International Human Rights Day is observed on
a) 25th January
b) 1st May
c) 10th December
d) 24th October
Answer:-c
.23 Human Rights are for to live as a ------------------
a) Citizen
b) Human being
c) Superman
d) Ordinary man
Answer: -b
24 PUCL stands for?
a) People Union for Cultural Liberty
b) People’s Union for Civil Liberties
c) People’s Union for Civil Law
d) None of the above
Answer:- b
.25 Which among the following is a First Generation Right?
a) Economic Rights
b) Social Rights
c) Political Rights
d) Cultural rights
Answer:-c
.26 Which of the following describes Third Generation Rights correctly?
a) They are rights which can be claimed by an individual
b) They are rights which can be claimed by a people/community
c) They are political in nature
d) They are economic in nature
Answer:- b
27 When was ICCPR brought into force?
a) 1948
b) 1950
c) 1966
d) 1972
Answer- c)
28 Which among the following is NOT a part of the International Bill of Human Rights?
a) UDHR
b) ICCPR
c) ICESCR
d) UN Charter
Answer- d)
29 Human Rights do NOT involve questions of
 a) Morals
b) Law
c) Philosophy
d) Science
Answer- a)
.30 Who among the following is considered one of the chief architects of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights?
a) Alfred Nobel
b) Winston Churchill
c) Elanor Roosevelt
d) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer- c)
31 NHRC was enforced on
a) 1992
b) 1993
c) 1994
d) 1995
Answer:-b
32 Section 12 of The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 deals with--------?
a) Functions of the Commission
b) Human Rights Courts
c) Inquiry into complaints
d). Investigation
Answer:-a
33 What is the retirement age of the chairman of the NHRC?
a) 55
b) 60
c) 70
d) 65
Answer:-c
34 Who is the chairman of the committee which recommend the chairman and members of
NHRC to the president?
a) President
b) Finance Minister
c) Prime Minister.
d) Home Minister
Answer:-c
35 Which of the following is NOT protected under International Human Rights Law?
a) Right to Life
b) Freedom of speech and expression
c) Right against Torture
d) Right against extradition
Answer- d
36 Which of the following are moral principles that describe certain standards of human
behavior and are regularly protected as legal rights?
a) National rights
b) Human rights
c) Women rights
d) Men rights
Answer:-b
37 PIL stands for..................
a) Private Interest Litigation
b) Public Infrastructure litigation
c) Public International Law
d) Public Institute of Law
Answer:-c
38 UDHR is a _________ document
a)Declaratory
b) Binding
c) exhaustive
d) None of the above
Answer- a)

39 Child rights are protected in article........of UDHR

a) 25 (2)
b) 28
c) 18
d) 19
Answer:-a
40 How many articles are there in UDHR?
a)31
b) 33
c) 30
d) 32
Answer- c