Institutions to Enforce Human Rights

Q. What are the roles and responsibilities of the International Human Rights Commission?

1. Frame human rights laws for countries around the world to follow.
2. Monitor the implementation of human rights.
3. Investigate violations of human rights.
4. Punish countries that violate human rights.

Q. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the right to equality before the law?

1. Article 7
2. Article 21
3. Article 14
4. Article 16

Q. Which article of the Indian Constitution ensures equality of citizens before the law?

1. Article 7
2. Article 14
3. Article 25
4. Article 10

Q. Which of these human rights commissions was set up by the United Nations?

1. National Human Rights Commission
2. State Human Rights Commission
3. The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
4. International Human Rights Commission

Q. Both Article 14 of the Indian Constitution and Article 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights deal with the same right.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of these commissions were set up by India to monitor the implementation of human rights in the country?

1. State Human Rights Commission
2. The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
3. International Human Rights Commission
4. International Declaration for Human Rights

Q. Which of the following organs of the United Nations is responsible for implementing the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights"?

1. Security Council
2. Secretariat
3. General Assembly
4. Trusteeship Council

Q. Which of the following are the functions of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)?

1. To take suo motu cognisance of the cases of human rights violations and act based on the petitions filed.
2. To develop scientific temper, humanism, and the spirit of enquiry and reform.
3. To encourage the effects of NGOs and institutions working in the field of human rights.
4. To inquire into the violation of human rights or negligence in the prevention of such violation by a public servant.

Q. Which article of the Indian Constitution ensures equality of citizens before the law?

1. Article 7
2. Article 14
3. Article 25
4. Article 10