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Human Rights Exam Review Questions

This document contains a reviewer for a prelim exam on human rights with 49 multiple choice questions. The questions cover topics such as the definition of human rights, key principles of human rights like universality and inalienability, basic characteristics, the most important rights to life, liberty, and freedom from torture. Other topics addressed include who has human rights, who protects human rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, rights to security, equality, justice and political participation. The reviewer tests understanding of human rights documents, concepts, and applications.

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Human Rights Exam Review Questions

This document contains a reviewer for a prelim exam on human rights with 49 multiple choice questions. The questions cover topics such as the definition of human rights, key principles of human rights like universality and inalienability, basic characteristics, the most important rights to life, liberty, and freedom from torture. Other topics addressed include who has human rights, who protects human rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, rights to security, equality, justice and political participation. The reviewer tests understanding of human rights documents, concepts, and applications.

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Prelim Exam Reviewer

Multiple Choice

1. What is Human Rights?

A. Rights for Animal

B. Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world from birth
until death.

C. Human rights is just a right

ANSWER: B

2. What are Human Rights Principle?

A. Universal and Inalienability

B. Indivisibility

C. Interdependence and Interrelatedness

D. Equality and Non-Discrimination

E. Participation and Inclusion

F. Accountability and Rule of law

G. All of the above

ANSWER: G

3. Basic Characteristics of Human Rights?

A. Universal and Inalienability

B. Indivisibility

C. Interdependence and Interrelatedness

D. Equality and Non-Discrimination

E. Participation and Inclusion

F. Accountability and Rule of law

G. Right of Fundamental

H. In Ram Deo Chauhan


I. All of the above

ANSWER: I

4. What is the 3 most important of Human Rights?

A. The right to life and liberty

B. Freedom from slavery and torture

C. Freedom of opinion and expression

D. The right to work and education

E. All of the above

ANSWER: E

5. Who has human rights?

A. Baby

B. Boyfriend or Girlfriend

C. Any person

ANSWER: C

6. Who looks after human rights?

A. State

B. Yourself

C. Universal

D. There is legislation both at national and at international levels concern citizens

ANSWER: D
7. What are human rights?

A. The rights that can only be applied to humans, not animals

B. Rights that were created by humans, as opposed to natural rights

C. Rights guaranteed to every single person without exception

D. The opposite of human wrongs

ANSWER: D

8. Who wrote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

A. The United Nations

B. The United States

C. Yugoslavia

D. Thomas Jefferson

ANSWER: B

[Link] category rights fall Right from harm torture sold into slavery?

A. Right to security from harm

B. Right to legal equality

C. Right to justice

D. Right to political participation

E. All of the above

ANSWER: E

10. What case involving Carino vs. CHR?

A. Un-jusvixation

B. Public who failed to return to work

C. None of the above

ANSWER: B
11. State the Constitutional on Social Justice at least?

A. Promotion of social justice shall include the commitment of economic activity

B. State shall promote social justice in all phase of national development

C. State shall guarantee equal access to opportunities to public service and prohibit political dynasties.

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

ANSWER: D

12. How human rights relates to that constitution?

A. Human rights are at the heart of the constitutional order of a modern State

B. Is just write for the purpose of abuse rights

C. None of the above is wright

ANSWER: A

13. Choose correct best question for human rights?

A. Which of the following is the first charter of Human's rights?

B. Who played an important role in international human rights law?

C. Who adopted the landmark document, the universal declaration of human rights?

D. When was the universal declaration of human rights adopted by UNO?

E. None of the above

F. All of the above is correct

ANSWER: F

14. Which category do the following rights fall under no to harm, torture, slavery?

A. Right to security from harm

B. Right to legal equality

C. Right to justice

D. Right to political participation

ANSWER: C
15. What are human rights?

A. Rights that are guaranteed to every human being in the world

B. The opposite of human lefts

C. Rights that only apply to humans

D. Rights that are created by humans, as opposed to natural rights

E. All of the above

ANSWER: A

16. Which of the following is the first charter of Human's rights?

A. Bill of rights
B. Constitution of media
C. The Cyrus Cylinder
D. None of the above
ANSWER: C

17. Who played an important role in international human rights law?

A. Economic summit
B. World War
C. The United Nations
D. None of the above
ANSWER: C

18. Who adopted the landmark document, the universal declaration of human rights?
A. UNESCO
B. UNICEF
C. UNO
D. None of the above
Answer: C
19. When was the universal declaration of human rights adopted by UNO?
A. 10th December 1946
B. 10th December 1947
C. 10th December 1948
D. 10th December 1949
Answer: C

20. Which article of the universal declaration of human rights tells that the right of nationality depends
on one's wish?

A. Article 10
B. Article 20
C. Article 30
D. Article 15
Answer: D

21. Who was the first chairman of the commission on human rights?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Thomas Paine
C. Eleanor Roosevelt
D. None of the above
Answer: C

22. The Universal declaration of human rights was adopted under whose chairmanship?
A. Adolf Hitler
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Eleanor Roosevelt
D. None of the above
Answer: C
23. The Universal declaration of human rights is applicable to?
A. Every individual, regardless of religion, race, gender, or cultural background
B. The citizens of UN member countries
C. Some countries
D. None of the above
Answer: A

24. On which anniversary of the Universal Declaration of human rights, the slogan "All human rights for
all" was adopted?

A. 12th
B. 30th
C. 50th
D. None of the above
Answer: C

25. How many articles are there in the Universal Declaration of human rights?
A. 15
B. 20
C. 30
D. 35
Answer: C

26. In which of the following year, the declaration of the rights of the child passed by the UN?
A. 1949
B. 1959
C. 1969
D. None of the above
Answer: B
27. Which of the following country has adopted the "Declaration of the rights of man and of the
citizen"?

A. Italy
B. India
C. France
D. All of the above
Answer: C

28. The human rights day is observed on?


A. 10th December
B. 9th December
C. 1st December
D. None of the above
Answer: A

29. Which of the following year is observed as the International Year of the child?
A. 1949
B. 1959
C. 1979
D. None of the above
Answer: C

30. How many Articles in the Protection of Human Rights Act?


A. 50
B. 40
C. 28
D. 31
Answer: D
31. What is the retirement age of the Chairman of NHRC?
A. 50
B. 60
C. 70
D. 65
Answer: C

32. Who appoint of the Chairman of the NHRC?


A. Prime Minister
B. Supreme Court Justice
C. President of the Philippines
D. Home Minister
Answer: C

33. Who should be the Chairman of the NHRC?


A. Supreme Court Judge
B. Supreme Court Justice
C. High Supreme Court Chief Justice
D. High Supreme Court Judge
Answer: B

34. Where is the Headquarters of UNICEF?


A. Paris
B. New York
C. Geneva
D. Rome
Answer: B

35. Is Miranda Doctrine applicate to?


A. Accused
B. Citizens
C. Child
D. None of the above
Answer: A

36. Is Economic Social Rights?

A. Are not real human rights?

B. The immediate fulfilment of these rights for all individuals is not expected from states.

C. Can be claimed by every individual.

Answer: B

37. The freedom of religion?


A. Cannot be denied to people on the ground that they belong to a minority religion.
B. Obliges nations to recognize and subsidies religions?
C. Cannot be restricted in any way by a state.
Answer: A

38. Election?

A. All citizens are allowed to vote, even if they have lost their civil rights due to criminal activity.

B. Two votes for each person are allowed if the voter is an employer.

C. The balloting must be performed secretly.

Answer: C

39. Freedom of expression:

A. May be restricted in order to protect against defamation.

B. Cannot be restricted for reasons of public morality.

C. Can be restricted to prevent religious intolerance.

Answer: A and C
40. The right to work:

A. Obliges states to provide jobs for all their citizens.

B. Means that no one can be fired arbitrarily.

C. Doesn’t mean a government has to make efforts to realize full employment.

Answer: B

41. According to the right to education:

A. For primary school children no school fees may be charged, only the cost of school trips and school
textbooks may be requested.

B. It is the obligation of the state to strive to help as many students as possible to succeed in their
studies.

C. States have to give all students equal opportunities in education.

Answer: B and C

42. Punishment of children in schools:

A. Is not allowed in the form of corporal punishment.

B. Is not forbidden if the punishment is mentally cruel.

C. May only be used if parents agree.

Answer: A

43. At school:

A. There shouldn’t be any attention given to environmental issues.

B. Young children should be taught to respect their parents.

C. Young children should learn about human rights and experience human rights.

Answer: B and C
44. In court:

A. Every criminal has the right to a lawyer.

B. People can only be convicted if they have made a confession.

C. The suspect has the right to an interpreter free of charge if the trial takes place in a language
unknown to him/her.

Answer: A and C

45. Torture:

A. Is allowed if used to prevent terrorist attacks.

B. Is only allowed after the decision of a judge.

C. Is never allowed.

Answer: C

46. The right to life is violated if:

A. Someone dies by accident due to a police force preventing an attack on someone else’s life.

B. Someone dies due to an act of war, even if this was legal.

C. Someone dies due to unnecessary force by the police.

Answer: C

47. According to the right to housing:

A. All states are obliged to ensure that nobody is homeless.

B. Foreigners should be offered the same access to social housing as the country’s citizens.

C. The state should make efforts to reduce the number of homeless people.

Answer: B and C
48. According to the right to health care:

A. Governments are not obliged to prevent labor accidents.

B. Everybody should have access to health care.

C. Medicines should be free of charge.

Answer: B

49. According to the right to freedom of movement:

A. A person can be forbidden to choose a certain residence for reasons of public security.

B. The denial of a visa to a person who has not been convicted of a crime is a violation of human rights.

C. A criminal may be imprisoned.

Answer: A and C

50. According to the right to freedom of movement:

A. A person can be forbidden to choose a certain residence for reasons of public security.

B. The denial of a visa to a person who has not been convicted of a crime is a violation of human rights.

C. A criminal may be imprisoned. Is it True or False?

Answer: True

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