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
- When is Human Rights Day celebrated annually?
- A) December 25
- B) December 10
- C) November 20
- D) October 24
- 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
- In which year was the UDHR adopted by the United Nations General Assembly?
- A) 1945
- B) 1948
- C) 1950
- D) 1966
- How many articles are there in the UDHR?
- A) 20
- B) 30
- C) 40
- D) 50
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- Which country abstained from voting on the UDHR?
- A) United States
- B) Soviet Union
- C) United Kingdom
- D) France
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The UDHR is a legally binding document.
- A) True
- B) False
- The UDHR has been translated into how many languages?
- A) Over 100
- B) Over 200
- C) Over 300
- D) Over 500
- 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
- The UDHR was adopted under the chairmanship of:
- A) Trygve Lie
- B) Dag Hammarskjöld
- C) U Thant
- D) Eleanor Roosevelt
- The formal establishment of Human Rights Day occurred in:
- A) 1945
- B) 1948
- C) 1950
- D) 1966
- 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
- The five-yearly United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights is awarded on Human Rights Day.
- A) True
- B) False
- 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
- 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
- B) December 10
- C) The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
- B) 1948
- B) 30
- C) Right to internet access
- B) Eleanor Roosevelt
- A) Strive by progressive measures
- B) Soviet Union
- D) About 200,000
- A) The Nobel Peace Prize
- B) Equality
- B) False
- D) Over 500
- B) Article 14
- D) Eleanor Roosevelt
- C) 1950
- D) The Treaty of Versailles
- A) True
- D) All of the above
- B) “All human beings are born free and equal…”
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