Deck 1: Equal Protection of Law, Rights, and Human Rights Declarations

Question 1

The phrase " Equal protection of law" in Indian Constitution is borrowed from:

A)britain
B)france
C)u.s.a
D)china

Answer 1

u.s.a

Question 2

Which article is saying about equal pay for equal work without any discrimination?

A)article 39
B)article 49
C)article 59
D)article 69

Answer 2

article 39

Question 3

The ground for distributive justice include

A)merit and desert
B)desert and need
C)merit and need
D)merit, desert and need

Answer 3

merit, desert and need

Question 4

Who among the following is the exponent of negative liberty?

A)t.h green
B)isaiah berlin
C)rousseau
D)marx

Question 5

Who said- Ownership of property should be private but its use should be for common good

A)aristotle
B)john locke
C)mahatma gandhi
D)proudhon

Question 6

Who said „ Property is theft?

A)aristotle
B)john locke
C)mahatma gandhi
D)proudhon

Question 7

When a person mixes his labour with things of nature, they become his property

A)aristotle
B)john locke
C)mahatma gandhi
D)proudhon

Question 8

Owner of property should consider himself to be its trustee

A)aristotle
B)john locke
C)mahatma gandhi
D)proudhon

Question 9

The most important function of the welfare state is the creation of conditions which ensure

A)fair elections
B)liberty
C)social justice
D)freedom of expression

Question 10

"Rights properly so called are creatures of law." This view is held by

A)aristotle
B)john locke
C)mahatma gandhi
D)bentham

Question 11

Who among the following based his liberalism on the primacy of rights

A)j.s. mill
B)jeremy bentham
C)t.h. green
D)ronald dworkin

Question 12

When justice emanates from the decisions of the courts interpreting the law and awarding punishment to the wrong doer, it is called

A)distributive justice
B)social justice
C)corrective justice
D)political justice

Question 13

„Natural and inherent right of every citizen? is the attributive of which theory of rights?

A)natural
B)legal
C)ethical
D)group

Question 14

„Necessary to ensure the development of human personality? is the attributive of which theory of rights?

A)natural
B)legal
C)ethical
D)group

Question 15

„Political rights granted by the law of the state? is the attributive of which theory of rights?

A)natural
B)legal
C)ethical
D)group

Question 16

Part of the life of the community is the attributive of which theory of rights?

A)natural
B)legal
C)ethical
D)group

Question 17

Which is the first human rights declaration adopted by the United Nations?

A)the universal declaration of human rights, a landmark document.
B)international covenant on civil and political rights
C)the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights.
D)the convention on the rights of the child

Question 18

When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted?

A)11 december 1948
B)10 december 1948
C)10 december 1949
D)1 december 1950

Question 19

Where was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted?

A)at the palais de chaillot, in paris, france.
B)new york, america
C)sidney, australia
D)tokyo, japan

Question 20

When is Human Rights Day observed?

A)10 December each year
B)11 december each year
C)14 december each year
D)1 december each year

Question 21

Which United Nations council selects the members of the Commission on Human Rights and on what basis?

A)the economic and social council, according to regional geographical distribution.
B)the economic and social council, according to political basis.
C)the office of the high commissioner for human rights in geneva according to economic power
D)the human rights committee on the basis of human rights performance

Question 22

How many human rights treaty bodies are there under UN?

A)five treaty bodies
B)six treaty bodies
C)four treaty bodies
D)seven treaty bodies

Question 23

Which of the following is considered as Right against exploitation in the Constitution of India?

A)prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour
B)abolition of untouchability
C)protection of interests of minorities
D)right to conscience

Question 24

The State shall not make law which takes away or abridges the Fundamental Rights. Which one of the following is not considered as law for this purpose?

A)ordinance
B)bye-law
C)rule
D)constitutional amendment