Which one among the following is not under the jurisdiction of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)NOT under the Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 → the Human Rights Council
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Human Rights Law: 16 previous year questions
UPSC has asked 16 questions on Human Rights Law between 2004 and 2024: CISF (LDCE) 7 · CAPF 4 · CDS 2 · CSE 2 · NDA 1. 14 of them came after 2015, so this is a live topic examiners keep returning to. 2 were set in Civil Services Prelims; the rest come from UPSC's other papers, which draw on the same question bank.
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Which of the following statements as per the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights‟ is/are correct? 1. The Declaration provides that everyone has a right to seek and enjoy in other country‘s asylum from prosecution in respect of political crimes. 2. The Declaration provides that everyone has the freedom from arbitrary deprival of nationality, except for the freedom to change nationality. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Answer C (official UPSC key)UDHR → right to seek asylum from political persecution | freedom from arbitrary deprivation of nationality
Which one of the following provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person”?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)UDHR provision 'Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person' → Article 3
Consider the following UN Declarations/Covenants : 1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights 2. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women 3. International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 4. Convention on Refugees Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting with the earliest) of the above ?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Chronology → UDHR (1948) → Refugee Convention (1951) → ICESCR (1966) → CEDAW (1979)
The National Human Rights Commission was established under the statute of:
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Answer A (official UPSC key)NHRC established under → the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
What is the term of office of the Chairperson and Members of the National Human Rights Commission?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Term of NHRC Chairperson and Members → 3 years or up to age 70
Which one of the following statements is not true in regard to the National Human Rights Commission ?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)NOT true of the NHRC → a body of the Government of India
National Human Rights Commission is a
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Answer D (official UPSC key)National Human Rights Commission → a statutory body
What is the prescribed term of office of the Chairperson and the Members of the National Human Rights Commission ?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Term of NHRC Chairperson and Members → 3 years or up to age 70
The Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission can be removed by the
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Answer B (official UPSC key)NHRC Chairperson removed by → the President of India
The National Human Rights Commission conducts inquiries into incidents where human rights have been violated. Such inquiry shall be initiated by the Commission
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Answer C (official UPSC key)NHRC inquiries → suo motu, on a victim's or representative's petition, or on a court's direction
Under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, the term „Human Rights has been defined as
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Answer C (official UPSC key)'Human Rights' (PHRA 1993) → rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity guaranteed by the Constitution
Other than the Fundamental Rights, which of the following parts of the Constitution of India reflect/reflects the principles and provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)? 1. Preamble 2. Directive Principles of State Policy 3. Fundamental Duties Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Beyond FRs, UDHR principles are reflected in → the Preamble, the DPSP and the Fundamental Duties
The National Human Rights Commission has: 1. a Chairperson who has been a Chief Justice of Supreme Court or a High Court of India 2. one Member who is or has been a Judge of Supreme Court 3. one Member who is, or has been the Chief Justice of a High Court 4. two Members to be appointed from amongst persons having knowledge of or practical experience in matters relating to human rights Select the correct answer using the code given below :
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Answer D (official UPSC key)NHRC → an SC judge member | an HC Chief Justice member | two members with human-rights knowledge | NOT: Chairperson may be a former HC Chief Justice
The major cleavage in global human rights discourse has been between :
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Major cleavage in global human-rights discourse → civil and political vs economic, social and cultural rights
According to the National Human Rights Commission Act, 1993, who amongst the following can be its Chairman?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Verified fact to follow.
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