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Human Rights

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 35mins

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1.

In what year was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights document created?

a)

1947

b)

1944

c)

1948

d)

1946

2.

Human rights is enjoined to everyone simply because of _________________.

a)

being a professional

b)

being a citizen

c)

being a human

d)

being a democratic

3.

Women played an integral role in shaping the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Who chaired the commission on Human Rights?

a)

Nancy Pelosi

b)

Eleanor Roosevelt

c)

Angela Merkel

d)

Lady Mountbatten

4.

International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) entered into force in the year..................................

a)

1966

b)

1976

c)

1974

d)

1964

5.

Which are the Precursors of 20th Century Human Rights Documents?

a)

Magna Carta (1215),

b)

the English Bill of Rights (1689),

c)

the French Declaration on the Rights of Man and Citizen (1789),

d)

the US Constitution and Bill of Rights (1791)

6.

Identify the oldest written sources which address questions of people’s duties, rights, and responsibilities.

a)

The Hindu Vedas,

b)

the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi,

c)

the Bible,

d)

the Quran (Koran),

7.

What type of government India practiced?

a)

a. Monarchy

b)

b. Democracy

c)

c. Anarchy

d)

d. None of these

8.

The rights provided by constitution are called:

a)

a) Governmental Rights

b)

b) Optional Rights

c)

(c) Economic Rights

d)

(d) Fundamental Rights

9.

Who is the architect of the Indian Constitution?

a)

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

10.

Indian constitution promotes.......

a)

Hindusim

b)

Islam

c)

Budhism

d)

does not promote any religion

11.

Briefly lay out the stages before the Inter-American Commission's proceedings?

(Read from pages 454 to 458 of Theodor Meron's Human Rights in International Law Legal and Policy Issues).

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12.

Read from page 227 of Theodor Meron's Human Rights book and write a note on Basic Needs Approach.

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