ICSE solutions for History and Civics [English] Class 10 ICSE chapter 23 - Universal Declaration of Human Rights [Latest edition]

What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

 When is the Human Rights Day celebrated?

How many Articles are there in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Which Articles deal with the civil and political rights?

Which year was declared to be the International Year of Human Rights?

What did the Declaration of Human Rights affirm?

Name two organizations, which fight for Human Rights.

When did the UN General Assembly adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

When is the International Day of Solidarity with struggling people of South Africa declared?

When was the Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners celebrated by UNO?

 Where was Apartheid followed upto 1994?

What is the importance of Articles 1 and 2.

Name any four Human Rights included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which have been incorporated in the Constitution of India.

How does the UN keeps a check on violations of Human Rights by member States.

How has the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights influenced the Fundamental Rights contained in the Indian Constitution?

Who was the first UN High Commissioner for Human Rights? When was he appointed and for what purpose?

What functions does the Centre of Human Rights perform?

What is meant by Apartheid?

With reference to Human Rights write any four Civil Rights.

With reference to the Human Rights, write any two Civil Rights.

Why was it necessary to bring about the ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’?

Where is the Centre for Human Rights? What do you know about its composition?

Why was it necessary to bring about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

What is meant by the term ‘Human Rights’?

How has the UN Charter dealt with the problem of Human Rights?

When was the ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ adopted?

What do Articles 28 to 30 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights deal with?

What do you understand by the ‘Right to Protection’ by law?

What is meant by Racial Discrimination?

With reference to Human Rights, Write any four economic Rights.

What did the Declaration on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination stand for?

What are the important conventions adopted by the General Assembly?

When was the ‘International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Dis-crimination’ adopted and to what purpose?
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In 1963, the General Assembly adopted the ‘UN Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. What did it affirm?

State two steps taken by the UN for elimination of racial discrimination in South Africa.

State two steps taken by the Government of South Africa to bring down Apartheid.

What do you know about Massacre at Sharpville?

When was the Declaration of the Rights of Child adopted? What did it stand for?

What steps have been taken for protecting Women’s Rights?

Which commission was set up on the status of women. What are its main functions.

Write a short note on Human Rights Committee.

Give three reasons for the importance of Human Rights today.

With reference to organisation fighting for Human Rights, write short notes on the following UN Human Rights Commission.

State one of the steps taken by the UNO for effective implementation of the ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’.

What functions are to be performed by the High Commissioner Office on Human Rights?

What are the economic, social and cultural rights? Mention the Articles containing them?

What do Articles 1 and 2 of the Declaration of Human Rights state?

What were the International Convention of Human Rights?

 With reference to the Declaration of Human Rights, explain the importance of the Rights.

Mention some of the important civil and political rights granted in the Declaration.

Mention any four political rights and social rights each, in context to the Human Rights.

 Write in brief about the Human Rights Commissions and its role.

When the first High Commissioner was appointed. What are the main functions of High Commissioner?

With reference to Human Rights Commission describe the role Amnesty International.

State any two specific instances of human rights violations according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Point out some of the pressure tactics used by UNO with South Africa to give up the policy of Apartheid?

Bring out the differences between Racial Discrimination and Apartheid.

Which organ of the UN fights for human Right? Explain.

Discuss the role of Non-Government organisations.

 Answer the following:
(i) Identify the person in the picture given alongside.
(ii) With what movement this person was associated? Why he was arrested?