Question

'India is the only country in the world where, in the States which are governed by the Communist party, human rights are fully respected-and that is only because the Bill of Rights is firmly entrenched in our national Constitution. We can proudly say that our Constitution gave us a flying start and equipped us adequately to meet the challenges of the future.'
Which of the following, if true, would weaken the above argument?

• A. Communist governments are motivated to respect human rights out of Communist principles, not Constitutional ones
• B. The Constitution of India is itself sympathetic to Communist principle.
• C. Human rights need to be enforceable to have any meaning.
• D. Countries without a strong culture of human rights are prone to oppressing minorities.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Communist governments are motivated to respect human rights out of Communist principles, not Constitutional ones

Option (a) weakens the argument by starting that the communist government are not motivated by the principle of the constitution (of India) . Instead they are motivated by their own Communist principles.