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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Although human rights are fundamental to all functions of the UN, humanrights issues mainly fall under…………… |
| A. | ecosoc |
| B. | unifem |
| C. | unesco |
| D. | who |
| Answer» B. unifem | |
| 2. |
Muslim states have created the …………….Declaration on Human Rights inIslam (1990). |
| A. | cairo |
| B. | tehran |
| C. | washington |
| D. | peking |
| Answer» B. tehran | |
| 3. |
African states have created their own Charter of Human and People’s Rightsin ………………… |
| A. | 1951 |
| B. | 1961 |
| C. | 1981 |
| D. | 1989 |
| Answer» D. 1989 | |
| 4. |
Convention on the Rights of the Child held in ……………… |
| A. | 1939 |
| B. | 1949 |
| C. | 1959 |
| D. | 1989 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination againstWomen was held in …………………….. |
| A. | 1929 |
| B. | 1939 |
| C. | 1949 |
| D. | 1979 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees was held in ………… |
| A. | 1921 |
| B. | 1931 |
| C. | 1951 |
| D. | 1957 |
| Answer» D. 1957 | |
| 7. |
The……………., commonly referred to as the international Magna Carta,extended the revolution in international law ushered in by the United Nations Charter – namely, that how a government treats its own citizens is now a matter of legitimate international concern, and not simply a domestic issue. |
| A. | udhr |
| B. | icescr |
| C. | unifem |
| D. | unesco |
| Answer» B. icescr | |
| 8. |
On December 10, ……………., the Universal Declaration of Human Rights(UDHR)was adopted by the 56 members of the United Nations. |
| A. | 1928 |
| B. | 1938 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1958 |
| Answer» D. 1958 | |
| 9. |
The San Francisco meeting that drafted the United Nations Charter in ……………………… |
| A. | 1915 |
| B. | 1925 |
| C. | 1935 |
| D. | 1945 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Trials were held in …………….and Tokyo after World War II, and officialsfrom the defeated countries were punished for committing war crimes, "crimes against peace," and "crimes against humanity." |
| A. | nuremberg |
| B. | cairo |
| C. | peking |
| D. | moscow |
| Answer» B. cairo | |
| 11. |
The extermination by Nazi ……………of over six million Jews, Sinti andRomani (gypsies), homosexuals, and persons with disabilities horrified the world. |
| A. | germany |
| B. | italy |
| C. | america |
| D. | sweden |
| Answer» B. italy | |
| 12. |
The Second World War broke out in …………. |
| A. | 1914 |
| B. | 1934 |
| C. | 1939 |
| D. | 1945 |
| Answer» D. 1945 | |
| 13. |
………….attack on Ethiopia 1935. |
| A. | italy’s |
| B. | germany’s |
| C. | japan’s |
| D. | britain’s |
| Answer» B. germany’s | |
| 14. |
The League floundered because the United States refused to join andbecause the League failed to prevent Japan’s invasion of China and Manchuria in ………………….. |
| A. | 1921 |
| B. | 1931 |
| C. | 1936 |
| D. | 1941 |
| Answer» C. 1936 | |
| 15. |
Concern over the protection of certain minority groups was raised by the ………………… |
| A. | league of nations |
| B. | uno |
| C. | washington conference |
| D. | moscow conference |
| Answer» B. uno | |
| 16. |
In ……… countries established the International Labor Organization (ILO) tooversee treaties protecting workers with respect to their rights, including their health and safety. |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1929 |
| C. | 1939 |
| D. | 1949 |
| Answer» B. 1929 | |
| 17. |
The …………….Constitution and Bill of Rights (1791) are the writtenprecursors to many of today’s human rights documents. |
| A. | us |
| B. | indian |
| C. | french |
| D. | pakistan |
| Answer» B. indian | |
| 18. |
The French Declaration on the Rights of Man and Citizen |
| A. | 1789 |
| B. | 1796 |
| C. | 1799 |
| D. | 1879 |
| Answer» B. 1796 | |
| 19. |
The English Bill of Rights…………… |
| A. | 1669 |
| B. | 1679 |
| C. | 1689 |
| D. | 1789 |
| Answer» D. 1789 | |
| 20. |
Documents asserting individual rights, such the Magna Carta |
| A. | 1215 |
| B. | 1216 |
| C. | 1218 |
| D. | 1315 |
| Answer» B. 1216 | |
| 21. |
In addition, the Inca and Aztec codes of conduct and justice and an IroquoisConstitution were Native …………..sources that existed well before the 18th century. |
| A. | american |
| B. | french |
| C. | indian |
| D. | spanish |
| Answer» B. french | |
| 22. |
The Hindu Vedas, the Babylonian Code of……………., the Bible, the Quran(Koran), and the Analects of Confucius are five of the oldest written sources which address questions of people’s duties, rights, and responsibilities. |
| A. | hammurabi |
| B. | jimmy carter |
| C. | nelson mandela |
| D. | vaclav havel |
| Answer» B. jimmy carter | |
| 23. |
The ……………. articles of the Declaration together form a comprehensivestatement covering economic, social, cultural, political, and civil rights. |
| A. | 30 |
| B. | 33 |
| C. | 35 |
| D. | 38 |
| Answer» B. 33 | |
| 24. |
Rights for all members of the human family were first articulated in 1948 inthe …………….Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). |
| A. | united nations’ |
| B. | american |
| C. | babylonian |
| D. | britain |
| Answer» B. american | |
| 25. |
Rights for all members of the human family were first articulated in ………………. in the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights(UDHR). |
| A. | 1938 |
| B. | 1948 |
| C. | 1958 |
| D. | 1968 |
| Answer» C. 1958 | |
| 26. |
Whose name is associated with Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955? |
| A. | u thant |
| B. | martin luther |
| C. | martin luther king |
| D. | nelson mandela. |
| Answer» D. nelson mandela. | |
| 27. |
Who was the civil rights activist delivered the famous ‘I have a dream’ speech? |
| A. | roosevelt |
| B. | martin luther king |
| C. | winston churchill |
| D. | indira gandhi |
| Answer» C. winston churchill | |
| 28. |
Which article banned untouchability? |
| A. | article 17 |
| B. | article 14 |
| C. | article 12 |
| D. | article 15 |
| Answer» B. article 14 | |
| 29. |
To which country the organization called Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) belong ? |
| A. | india |
| B. | bangaldesh |
| C. | pakistan |
| D. | nepal |
| Answer» B. bangaldesh | |
| 30. |
Whose name is associated with CJP? |
| A. | teesta setalvad |
| B. | martin luther king |
| C. | aang san suki |
| D. | vandana shiva |
| Answer» B. martin luther king | |
| 31. |
The magazine Chaalaram is association with which country? |
| A. | cambodia |
| B. | thailand |
| C. | india |
| D. | sri lanka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
What are the two countries involved in Abu Garib prison torture? |
| A. | india and sri lanka |
| B. | iraq and usa |
| C. | iraq |
| D. | usa |
| Answer» C. iraq | |
| 33. |
Which international organization described Irom Sharmila as prisoner of conscience in 2013? |
| A. | human rights watch |
| B. | amnesty international |
| C. | european union |
| D. | unesco |
| Answer» C. european union | |
| 34. |
Which state does Irom sharmila belong to? |
| A. | manipur |
| B. | nagaland |
| C. | assam |
| D. | sikkim |
| Answer» B. nagaland | |
| 35. |
Where was the World Conference on Racism held in 2001? |
| A. | durban |
| B. | dublin |
| C. | geneva |
| D. | new york |
| Answer» B. dublin | |
| 36. |
Which article of Indian constitution prohibits traffic in women? |
| A. | article 11 |
| B. | article 23 |
| C. | article 20 |
| D. | article 13 |
| Answer» C. article 20 | |
| 37. |
Which NGO in the field of human rights was born in the time of emergency in India? |
| A. | puc |
| B. | action aid india |
| C. | amnesty international |
| D. | people’s watch |
| Answer» B. action aid india | |
| 38. |
Which is the largest national based NGO in India in the field of human rights? |
| A. | pucl |
| B. | people’s watch |
| C. | help age india |
| D. | action aid india |
| Answer» B. people’s watch | |
| 39. |
Which country in the world has the largest number of NGOs? |
| A. | usa |
| B. | india |
| C. | canada |
| D. | srilanka |
| Answer» B. india | |
| 40. |
When did the Human rights Watch establish? |
| A. | 1987 |
| B. | 1997. |
| C. | 1996 |
| D. | 1978 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Where is the Head quarter of Human Rights Watch? |
| A. | new yor |
| B. | geneva |
| C. | washington |
| D. | helsinki |
| Answer» B. geneva | |
| 42. |
Which organ is the final authority of the Amnesty Internal? |
| A. | international council |
| B. | security council |
| C. | general assembly |
| D. | trusteeship council |
| Answer» B. security council | |
| 43. |
When did the Amnesty internal form? |
| A. | 1956 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 1960 |
| D. | 1961 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Who founded Amnesty Internal? |
| A. | banki moon |
| B. | set blatter |
| C. | peter beneson |
| D. | none of them |
| Answer» D. none of them | |
| 45. |
Which United Nations council selects the members of the Commission on Human Rights? |
| A. | the economic and social council* |
| B. | general assembly |
| C. | trusteeship council |
| D. | none of |
| Answer» B. general assembly | |
| 46. |
Which country originally suggested the idea of an international treaty on the rights of thechild? |
| A. | poland |
| B. | germany |
| C. | india |
| D. | u.s.a |
| Answer» B. germany | |
| 47. |
The year 1985 was designated as International __________ Year. |
| A. | old |
| B. | children |
| C. | youth |
| D. | women |
| Answer» D. women | |
| 48. |
When was apartheid eradicated in South Africa? |
| A. | 1949. |
| B. | 1994 |
| C. | 1947 |
| D. | 1948 |
| Answer» C. 1947 | |
| 49. |
Where does the United Nations Commission on Human Rights meet? |
| A. | geneva |
| B. | switzerland |
| C. | mexico |
| D. | paris |
| Answer» B. switzerland | |
| 50. |
When was the International year of children observed? |
| A. | 1975 |
| B. | 1980 |
| C. | 1987 |
| D. | 1979 |
| Answer» E. | |