GK 150: INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY QUIZ

Here’s a set of 20 General Knowledge questions about Human Rights Day, along with multiple-choice options. The answers are provided in Section II.

Section I: Questions

1. When is Human Rights Day celebrated annually?
   • A) December 25
   • B) December 10
   • C) November 20
   • D) October 24
2. What does Human Rights Day commemorate?
   • A) The signing of the Geneva Conventions
   • B) The establishment of the United Nations
   • C) The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
   • D) The founding of the International Court of Justice
3. In which year was the UDHR adopted by the United Nations General Assembly?
   • A) 1945
   • B) 1948
   • C) 1950
   • D) 1966
4. How many articles are there in the UDHR?
   • A) 20
   • B) 30
   • C) 40
   • D) 50
5. Which of the following rights is NOT explicitly mentioned in the UDHR?
   • A) Right to education
   • B) Right to privacy
   • C) Right to internet access
   • D) Right to freedom of movement
6. Who was the first chairperson of the UN Commission on Human Rights?
   • A) Mahatma Gandhi
   • B) Eleanor Roosevelt
   • C) Nelson Mandela
   • D) Martin Luther King Jr.
7. The UDHR was proclaimed as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations to:
   • A) Strive by progressive measures
   • B) Uphold through international treaties
   • C) Enforce via global policing
   • D) Promote through cultural exchange
8. Which country abstained from voting on the UDHR?
   • A) United States
   • B) Soviet Union
   • C) United Kingdom
   • D) France
9. The first Human Rights Day stamp issued by the United Nations Postal Administration received how many advance orders?
   • A) About 50,000
   • B) About 100,000
   • C) About 150,000
   • D) About 200,000
10. Human Rights Day also coincides with the awarding of which prestigious prize?
    • A) The Nobel Peace Prize
    • B) The Pulitzer Prize
    • C) The Booker Prize
    • D) The Pritzker Architecture Prize
11. The theme for Human Rights Day in 2021 was:
    • A) Stand Up for Human Rights
    • B) Equality
    • C) Youth Standing Up for Human Rights
    • D) Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights
12. The UDHR is a legally binding document.
    • A) True
    • B) False
13. The UDHR has been translated into how many languages?
    • A) Over 100
    • B) Over 200
    • C) Over 300
    • D) Over 500
14. Which article of the UDHR states that everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution?
    • A) Article 10
    • B) Article 14
    • C) Article 18
    • D) Article 22
15. The UDHR was adopted under the chairmanship of:
    • A) Trygve Lie
    • B) Dag Hammarskjöld
    • C) U Thant
    • D) Eleanor Roosevelt
16. The formal establishment of Human Rights Day occurred in:
    • A) 1945
    • B) 1948
    • C) 1950
    • D) 1966
17. Which of the following is NOT a core international human rights treaty?
    • A) The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
    • B) The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
    • C) The Convention on the Rights of the Child
    • D) The Treaty of Versailles
18. The five-yearly United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights is awarded on Human Rights Day.
    • A) True
    • B) False
19. The UDHR was inspired by previous documents such as:
    • A) The Magna Carta
    • B) The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
    • C) The American Declaration of Independence
    • D) All of the above
20. The UDHR begins with the famous words:
    • A) “We hold these truths to be self-evident…”
    • B) “All human beings are born free and equal…”
    • C) “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity…”
    • D) “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth…”

Section II: Answers

1. B) December 10
2. C) The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
3. B) 1948
4. B) 30
5. C) Right to internet access
6. B) Eleanor Roosevelt
7. A) Strive by progressive measures
8. B) Soviet Union
9. D) About 200,000
10. A) The Nobel Peace Prize
11. B) Equality
12. B) False
13. D) Over 500
14. B) Article 14
15. D) Eleanor Roosevelt
16. C) 1950
17. D) The Treaty of Versailles
18. A) True
19. D) All of the above
20. B) “All human beings are born free and equal…”

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