Enforcing Human Rights

Q. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is a ____ body set up under the Protection of Human Rights Act in India.

1. Regulatory
2. Constitutional
3. Statutory
4. Judicial

Q. The objective of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 passed by the Parliament of India was to protect the human rights of ____ citizens all over the country.

1. African
2. European
3. Indian
4. American

Q. In 1966, the UN General Assembly adopted two motions. One of them was the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the other was the International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights.

What was the significance of these covenants ?

1. To set up the guidelines for Universal Declaration of Human Rights
2. To clarify the types of human rights that can be violated and the ones that cannot
3. To set up guidelines for countries to form laws that give its citizens freedom, civil and socio- economic rights
4. To fight the human rights violations during the Civil Rights Movement

Q. In 1993, the parliament passed which of the below mentioned act to protect human rights of Indian citizens.

1. Protection of Human Rights Act
2. Civil Law Act
3. Act of Equality
4. Provisional Act

Q. Why was the United Nations created?

1. To fight terrorism
2. To fight climate change
3. To supply arms for warfare
4. To promote international peace an security

Q. Which among the following is a function of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)?

1. Intervene in court proceedings related to human rights
2. Promote research in the field of human rights
3. All of the above
4. Inquiry into the violation of human rights

Q. The right to education is a right.

1. natural
2. fundamental
3. constitutional
4. political

Q. What does NHRC stand for?

1. National Human Rights Committee
2. National Human Resource Commission
3. National Human Rights Commission
4. National Human Rights Code

Q. The NHRC is headed by a chairperson and has four full-time members as well as ____ deemed members.

1. 6
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

Q. Which year was The Protection Of Human Rights Act passed?

1. 1997
2. 1989
3. 1995
4. 1993

Q. Which of the following would you associate with The Protection Of Human Rights, 1993?

1. ICCPR
2. ICESCR
3. NHRC
4. UDHR