1. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
Correct : D. article 16 (4): discrimination in favour of women in service under the state
2. Which of the following statements about the right to freedom of religion is NOT correct?
Correct : D. funds appropriated by a religious denomination for promoting and maintaining a particular religion are taxable
3. Which of the following statements is correct?
A welfare state envisages
Correct : C. a system which combines right to personal property with state intervention for social security and providing help to the needy and indigent
4. The ground for distributive justice include
Correct : D. merit, desert and need
5. Who among the following is the exponent of negative liberty?
Correct : B. isaiah berlin
6. Who said- Ownership of property should be private but its use should be for common good
Correct : A. aristotle
7. Who said „ Property is theft‟
Correct : D. proudhon
8. When a person mixes his labour with things of nature, they become his property
Correct : B. john locke
9. Owner of property should consider himself to be its trustee
Correct : C. mahatma gandhi
10. The most important function of the welfare state is the creation of conditions which ensure
Correct : C. social justice
11. “Rights properly so called are creatures of law.” This view is held by
Correct : D. bentham
12. Who among the following based his liberalism on the primacy of rights
Correct : A. j.s. mill
13. When justice emanates from the decisions of the courts interpreting the law and awarding punishment to the
wrong doer, it is called
Correct : C. corrective justice
14. „Natural and inherent right of every citizen‟ is the attributive of which theory of rights?
Correct : A. natural
15. „Necessary to ensure the development of human personality‟ is the attributive of which theory of rights?
Correct : C. ethical
16. „Political rights granted by the law of the state‟ is the attributive of which theory of rights?
Correct : B. legal
17. Part of the life of the community is the attributive of which theory of rights?
Correct : D. group
18. Which is the first human rights declaration adopted by the United Nations?
Correct : A. the universal declaration of human rights, a landmark document.
19. When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted?
Correct : B. 10 december 1948
20. Where was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted?
Correct : A. at the palais de chaillot, in paris, france.
21. How many articles does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights contain?
Correct : C. 30
22. When is Human Rights Day observed?
Correct : A. a. 10 December each ye
23. What is the International Bill of Human Rights?
Correct : A. the universal declaration of human rights, together with the international covenant on civil and political rights and the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights
24. Which United Nations council selects the members of the Commission on Human Rights and on what basis?
Correct : A. the economic and social council, according to regional geographical distribution.
25. How many human rights treaty bodies are there under UN?
Correct : B. six treaty bodies
26. Which of the following is considered as Right against exploitation in the Constitution of India?
Correct : A. prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour
27. The State shall not make law which takes away or abridges the Fundamental Rights. Which one of the following is
not considered as law for this purpose?
Correct : D. constitutional amendment
28. Which of the following is true about Fundamental Duties?
Correct : C. fundamental duties are applicable only to citizens of india
29. Which one of the following shall not be considered an adequate ground for the issue of a proclamation of national
emergency?
Correct : D. internal disturbance
30. Which of the following are grounds on which discrimination in admission into educational institutions is
constitutionally prohibited?
Correct : A. religion, race, sex and place of birth
31. Which one of the following is not included as a Fundamental Duty in the Constitution of India?
Correct : C. to protect the minorities
32. Which one of the following directive principles was not originally provided for in the Constitution of India?
Correct : B. free legal aid
33. Fundamental Rights guaranteed in the Indian Constitution can be suspended only by
Correct : A. a proclamation of national emergency
34. Which one of the following Fundamental Rights is guarantee only to the citizens of India?
Correct : D. right to the freedom of religion
35. The Keshavananda Bharati case is related to
Correct : B. theory of basic structure of indian constitution
36. The Golaknath case is related to
Correct : C. ruling that fundamental rights cannot be amended
37. The Bank Nationalization case is related to
Correct : D. ruling that compensation should be paid according to market value
38. The 25th Amendment to the Constitution is related to
Correct : A. theory of parliamentary sovereignty
39. The writ Habeas Corpus means
Correct : A. a command to produce the body in person
40. The writ Certiorari means
Correct : D. a directive to a lower court or judicial body not to exceed its limit
41. The writ Mandamus means
Correct : B. a command to a public authority to do its duty
42. The writ Quo Warranto means
Correct : C. a proceeding to enquire into the legality of a claim of a person
43. Right to vote and to be elected in India is a
Correct : B. constitutional right
44. A writ issued by a court to some inferior authority to transfer the matter to it or to some other superior authority for
its proper consideration is called
Correct : A. certiorari
45. Untouchability has been abolished by the constitution of India under
Correct : D. article17
46. Which one of the following is NOT the objective of the Directive Principles of State Policy?
Correct : C. to establish a religious state
47. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for special provisions for socially and educationally backward
classes or SCs and STs?
Correct : A. article 15 (4)
48. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for safeguards under Preventive Detention?
Correct : B. article 24 (4)
49. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for Immunity from double punishment?
Correct : C. article 20 (2)
50. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for the Right to Constitutional Remedy?
Correct : C. article 32
51. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for the protection of the interests of the minorities?
Correct : A. article 29
52. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for the abolition of untouchability?
Correct : B. article 17
53. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for the equality of opportunities in the matters of public
employment?
Correct : C. article 16
54. Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution deal with citizenship in India?
Correct : C. articles 5 to 11
55. Article 30 of the Indian Constitution deals with the
Correct : C. right of the minorities to establish and manage educational institutions
56. In Indian Constitution, the power to issue a writ of „Habeas Corpus‟ is vested only in
Correct : D. the supreme court and the high courts
57. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution has the state been empowered to protect and improve the
environment, forests and wildlife?
Correct : B. article 48 a
58. Right to Equality is provided in the Indian Constitution under
Correct : B. article 14-18
59. Right to Freedom is provided in the Indian Constitution under
Correct : D. article 19
60. Right to Freedom of Religion is provided in the Indian Constitution under
Correct : A. article 25
61. Right to Constitutional Remedies is provided in the Indian Constitution under
Correct : C. article 32
62. Under which one of the following provisions is reservation for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled tribes in
every Panchayat made?
Correct : D. article 243 (d) of the constitution of india
63. Which of the following subject is included in the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India?
Correct : C. trade unions
64. The Directive Principle of State Policy „to secure just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief‟ in the
Constitution of India is provided under
Correct : A. article 42
65. The Directive Principle of State Policy „to organize village Panchayats as the basic unit of self government‟ in the
Constitution of India is provided under
Correct : B. article 40
66. The Directive Principle of State Policy „to secure the improvement of public health and the prohibition of
intoxicating drinks and of drugs which are injurious to health‟ in the Constitution of India is provided under
Correct : C. article 47
67. The Directive Principle of State Policy „to protect all monuments of historic interest and national importance‟ in
the Constitution of India is provided under
Correct : D. article 49
68. The Directive Principle of State Policy for „uniform civil code for citizens‟ in the Constitution of India is provided
under
Correct : B. article 44
69. “The personal is political” is a central slogan of the
Correct : D. feminists
70. Which one of the following is not an NGO campaigning for Human Rights?
Correct : B. world watch
71. The well-known theorist of New Social Movement is
Correct : A. jurgenhabermas
72. Who tries to promote interests of their members and to influence politics?
Correct : B. pressure groups
73. A group of eminent persons in their chosen field
Correct : D. elites
74. Who among the following are mainly concerned with the public issues/ problems?
Correct : A. ngos
75. Who among the following is associated with Ecofeminism?
Correct : C. vandana shiva
76. Which one of the following social movements is driven more by identity concerns rather than the ideological
concerns?
Correct : C. sub-caste reservation movements among the scheduled castes
77. In the eyes of radical feminist, gender equality can be achieved through
Correct : C. challenging patriarchy
78. Under which article of the UN Charter, has the term „Non-Governmental Organisation‟ been used?
Correct : B. article 81
79. Which one of the following statements is not correct in respect of social movements?
Correct : C. they believe only in the constitutional means of protest.
80. In which of the following areas have reforms been recommended by the Justice Mallimath Committee?
Correct : A. criminal justice system
81. The system of Public Interest Litigation in India has been introduced
Correct : B. by judicial initiative
82. Who said that right to property is a natural right of the individual?
Correct : B. john locke
83. One of the criticisms of the theory of Natural Rights is that it
Correct : B. assumes that rights exist prior to society
84. Who among the following thinkers combined „natural rights‟ with physiological metaphor?
Correct : B. spencer
85. According to John Rawls, A Theory of Justice,
Correct : B. good is prior to right
86. “ Land, Bread, Peace” is related to
Correct : C. russian revolution
87. “ Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” is related to
Correct : B. french revolution
88. “ Nationalism, Democracy, Livelihood” is related to
Correct : A. chinese revolution
89. “ No taxation without representation” is related to
Correct : A. american revolution
90. Who is the author of the book, „Principles of Political Obligation‟?
Correct : B. t.h. green
91. Who is the author of the book, „Theory of Justice‟?
Correct : D. john rawls
92. Who is the author of the book, „Grammar of Politics‟?
Correct : C. h.j. laski
93. Who is the author of the book, „On Liberty‟?
Correct : A. j.s. mill
94. The principle of majority presupposes as an essential condition, the principle of
Correct : C. equality
95. Who among the following is a contractualist?
Correct : A. john rawls
96. Who among the following is a Libertarian?
Correct : B. robert nozick
97. Who among the following is a Communitarian?
Correct : C. charles taylor
98. Robert Nozick bases his theory of Justice on
Correct : C. entitlement
99. Who expressed the view that “equality is unnatural and undesirable”?
Correct : B. aristotle
100. One of the foremost exponents of the negative view of Liberty in the 20th century is