Human Rights Act Law 100 MCQ With Free Exam SET:-1

Q21. Article 340 of the Indian Constitution deals with

(A) Backward Classes Commission
(B) Election Commission
(C) Union Public Service Commission
(D) Finance Commission

Answer: Backward Classes Commission

Q22. 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

Answer: 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

Q23. The International Criminal Court is located at

(A) Paris
(B) Geneva
(C) The Hague
(D) Brussels

Answer: The Hague

Q24. The case that dealt about chakma refugees is

(A) National Human Rights Commission v. State of Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Louis De Raedt v. Union of India
(C) Krishna Singh v. State
(D) Indian Express Newspaper v. Union of India

Answer: National Human Rights Commission v. State of Arunachal Pradesh

Q25. Arrange the following instruments in their chronological order of their introduction using codes given below:

1. International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination.

2. Bill of Rights.

3. Torture Convention.

4. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

(A) 1, 2, 4, 3
(B) 2, 1, 3, 4
(C) 2, 1, 4, 3
(D) 1, 2, 3, 4

Answer: 2, 1, 3, 4

Q26. 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

Answer: Emperor Ashoka

Q27. 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

Answer: Enslavement

Q28. The National Human Rights Commission is a

(A) Constitutional body
(B) Statutory body
(C) Executive body
(D) NGO

Answer: Statutory body

Q29. Freedom from torture is

(A) Inherent right
(B) Derogable human right
(C) Absolute right
(D) None of the above

Answer: Absolute right

Q30. 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

Answer: It is a UN General Assembly resolution