This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Rights > Human > Human Rights – Quiz 138 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Human Rights Quiz 138 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It was ..... where the awakening the interest in human rights was discoursed. A) After the Vietnam war. B) After the world war 2. C) After World war 1. D) During the World war 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the world war 2. 2. Choose the correct word: A) Gratitude. B) Solitude. C) Servitude. D) Aptitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Servitude. 3. The deliberate destruction of racial, political or cultural group of people. A) Genocide. B) Political dissent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genocide. 4. As the chair of the United Nations Human Rights commission, Eleanor Roosevelt was the driving force in creating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Which word is a synonym of 'decline'? A) Closeness. B) Arise. C) Reduce. D) Detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduce. 6. B.M. The General Assembly adopted the ..... on 20 November 1989. The UN General Assembly adopted..... on 20 November 1989. A) Constitution. B) The Convention of The Child's Rights-Çocuk Hakları Sözleşmesi. C) Human Rights. D) Birleşmiş Milletler-The United Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Convention of The Child's Rights-Çocuk Hakları Sözleşmesi. 7. Base your answer to question on the cartoon and on your knowledge of social studies. Based on this political cartoon which statement best describes the author's point of view? A) Genocide in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur has been stopped. B) Human rights issues are best dealt with by the United Nations. C) The United Nations has not been effective in ending genocide. D) Fear of war crimes trials has brought peace to troubled regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The United Nations has not been effective in ending genocide. 8. What was the context in which the UDHR was created? A) The end of the Cold War. B) The end of the First World War. C) The end of the Second World War. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The end of the Second World War. 9. Read the excerpt from "Government and Revolution." The Mexican Revolution was long, and many lives were lost. One good thing that came of this time was the Mexican constitution, written in 1917. This constitution outlined the rules that the government must follow. It also gave all people of Mexico rights, regardless of whether they were workers or landowners. Many people consider the revolution to have ended in 1920, but the fighting continued for many years after that. Based on this passage, what conclusion can you draw about constitutions? Select one: A) Constitutions exist for many governments but are rarely followed and poorly understood. B) Constitutions provide a guide to ruling a country but do not guarantee peace. C) Constitutions are official documents that call for an end to a war. D) Constitutions reflect the views of a small group of influential leaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constitutions provide a guide to ruling a country but do not guarantee peace. 10. Jimmy Carter was born in ..... A) Peachtree Corners, Georgia. B) Savannah, Georgia. C) Atlanta, Georgia. D) Plains, Georgia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plains, Georgia. 11. Not enough for what is needed A) Borders. B) Scarce. C) Dictator. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scarce. 12. You have the right to freedom of thought and religion. What's your duty? A) To encourage other's to harm each other. B) To respect other's beliefs and opinions. C) To learn as much as I can at school. D) To brush my teeth after lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To respect other's beliefs and opinions. 13. What is meant by prejudice? A) Prejudging people because of certain characteristics. B) Treating people differently because of certain characteristics. C) A type of fruit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prejudging people because of certain characteristics. 14. The Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR relates to: A) The complaints mechanism, that is, the right to make complaints to the UN Human Rights Committee for alleged breaches of the ICCPR. B) The establishment of a complaints mechanism for human rights breaches as a responsibility of nation-state governments. C) The outlawed use of capital punishment as a sentencing option by nation-state governments. D) The outlawed use of capital punishment as a sentencing option by the International Criminal Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The outlawed use of capital punishment as a sentencing option by nation-state governments. 15. What is the speaker's purpose? A) To convince the audience of his ideals. B) To assure the audience that they are in safe hands. C) To encourage people in difficult conditions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To assure the audience that they are in safe hands. 16. How did the Newsies protest A) Marched through the streets. B) Gathered at the Brooklyn Bridge. C) Refused to sell Pulitzer and Hearst's newspapers. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. What is the main focus of Citizens Advice? A) Supporting migrants' rights. B) Challenging threats to justice. C) Giving advice on consumer rights. D) Promoting disability rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Giving advice on consumer rights. 18. A multilateral agreement is A) Called a convention. B) Between three or more nation states. C) Commonly between the members of the United Nations. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. True or False? In Catholicism, there a no female priests. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 20. Base your answer to question on the graphs and on your knowledge of social studies. Which claim about 1991 is best supported by the evidence in these charts? A) Whites controlled the largest amount of income. B) The black population has decreased due to emigration. C) Asians controlled a greater proportion of income in comparison to their population. D) The Boers outnumbered the British in South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whites controlled the largest amount of income. 21. The Magna Carta was signed by the King and the ..... A) Prince. B) Queen. C) Barons. D) Commoners. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barons. 22. Which of the following legislation established the NHRC A) Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. B) Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955. C) Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. 23. Everyone has the right to own things or share them. Nobody should take our things from us without a good reason. A) The Right to Privacy. B) Responsibility. C) No One can take you human rights. D) The right to you own things. E) Social Security. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The right to you own things. 24. What is the meaning of 'freedom of expression'? A) The right to express only popular ideas and opinions. B) The restriction of expressing ideas and opinions. C) The right to express ideas and opinions secretly. D) The right to express one's ideas and opinions freely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The right to express one's ideas and opinions freely. 25. According to Buddhism, what is the ultimate goal of human life? A) To achieve enlightenment and overcome attachment. B) To submit to the will of Allah and attain peace. C) To accumulate positive karmic merit and attain moksha. D) To fulfill one's duties and obligations based on caste or varna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To achieve enlightenment and overcome attachment. 26. We all have the right to take part in the government of our country. Every grown-up should be allowed to choose their own leaders. A) Social security. B) Right to democracy. C) Your human rights are protected by law. D) The right to education. E) You have rights no matter where you go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right to democracy. 27. Which of these MOST affected the independence movements in Africa following World War II. A) The creation of the League of Nations. B) The formation of the Union of South Africa. C) The creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. D) The formation of the United Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The formation of the United Nations. 28. How many human rights are listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? A) 30. B) 40. C) 20. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 30. 29. What is the purpose of The National Center for Civil and Human Rights? A) To promote civil and political rights. B) To preserve historical artifacts. C) To advocate for animal rights. D) To support environmental conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To promote civil and political rights. 30. Earth is known as ..... planet. A) Blue. B) Green. C) Red. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blue. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesRights QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesHuman Rights Quiz 1Human Rights Quiz 2Human Rights Quiz 3Human Rights Quiz 4Human Rights Quiz 5Human Rights Quiz 6Human Rights Quiz 7Human Rights Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books