Deck 1: Human Rights Commission and Environmental Movements

Question 1

National Human Rights Commission is a..............................

A)statutory body
B)constitutional body
C)multilateral institution
D)both a and c

Answer 1

statutory body

Question 2

Who can be appointed as the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?

A)any sitting judge of the supreme court
B)any retired chief justice of the supreme court
C)any person appointed by the president
D)retired chief justice of any high court

Answer 2

any retired chief justice of the supreme court

Question 3

What is tenure of the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?

A)5 years or up to 62 years of age
B)5 years or up to 65 years of age
C)6 years or up to 65 years of age
D)5 years or up to 70 years of age

Answer 3

5 years or up to 70 years of age

Question 4

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

Question 5

Which of the following is not the function of the National Human Rights Commission?

A)to interfere in the proceedings related to any human rights violation case pending in the court
B)protecting human rights of prisoners
C)to provide economic compensation to any human rights violation victim
D)promoting research in the field of human rights

Question 6

Who among 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

Question 7

Where is the head quarter of the National Human Rights Commission?

A)delhi
B)mumbai
C)ahmedabad
D)kolkata

Question 8

When changes have been made in the National Human Rights Commission Act?

A)2001
B)1999
C)2006
D)2016

Question 9

What is the legal nature of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)?

A)the udhr is a multilateral treaty
B)the udhr is a un general assembly resolution
C)the udhr is a un security council resolution
D)the udhr is a declaration adopted by several states at an international

Question 10

Bishnoi Movement was held in ……………….

A)1600?s
B)1700?s
C)1800?s
D)1900?s

Question 11

The Bishnoi Movement held at…………………

A)rajasthan
B)maharashtra
C)utterpredesh
D)karnataka

Question 12

Who was the leader of Bishnoi Movement?

A)amrita devi
B)medha patkar
C)rana pratap
D)none of these

Question 13

What was the aim behind the Bishnoi Movement?

A)save water resources
B)save migrant people
C)save sacred trees from being cut down
D)save atmosphere

Question 14

Chipko Movement was held in ……………….

A)1973
B)1974
C)1975
D)1976

Question 15

The Chipko Movement held at…………………

A)chamoli
B)warangal
C)chennai
D)none of these

Question 16

Who among the leader was not the participant of Chipko Movement?

A)sundarlal bahuguna,
B)gaura devi
C)sudesha devi
D)amritha devi

Question 17

To protect the trees on the Himalayan slopes from the axes of contractors of the forest is the main aim of …………………………..

A)bishnoi movement
B)chipko movement
C)narmada bachao andholan
D)chaliyar agitation

Question 18

United Nations Environment Programme was established in…………………

A)1952
B)1962
C)1972
D)1982

Question 19

Silent Vally Movement was held in ……………….

A)1973
B)1975
C)1977
D)1978

Question 20

Silent Vally Movement held at…………………

A)karnataka
B)tamilnadul
C)kerala
D)none of these

Question 21

Who among the leader was a participant of Silent Vally Movement?

A)sundarlal bahuguna,
B)sugathakumari
C)sudesha devi
D)amritha devi

Question 22

What was the main aim behind the Silent Vally Movement?

A)to save water resources
B)to save migrant people
C)to save sacred trees from being cut down
D)to protect evergreen forest

Question 23

Narmada Bachao Andholan was held in ……………….

A)1973
B)1985
C)1987
D)1989

Question 24

The river Narmada is flowing through………….

A)gujarat
B)madhya predesh
C)maharashtra
D)all of the above