1. Which of the following rights is unique to the ICCPR?

a. Right of self determination

b. Right of derogation

c. Right to education

d. Right to join and form trade unions

2. Karel Vasak’s three divisions of Human Rights are derived from the

French Revolution’s Three Slogans which include Liberty, Equality,

and _________________.

a. Fraternity

b. Brotherhood

c. Unity

d. Solidarity

3. It is the second stage of human rights where support for the ideas

become strong and the stage is set to incorporate them into some

legal instruments, whether democratic law or international law.

a. Positivization

b. Realization

c. Idealization

d. Ratiocination
4. This instrument developed in the early 1980s which

supervised implementation of human rights around the world

may examine relevant information from all reliable sources

about violations of human rights wherever they occur in the world.

a. Resolution 1503

b. Specific country rapporteurs and working groups

c. Thematic rapporteurs or working groups

d. ECOSOC Resolution 1235

5. Which of the following rights is unique to the ICESCR?

a. Right of self determination

b. Right of derogation

c. Right to education

d. Right to join and form trade unions

6. The General Assembly proclaims this as a common standard of

achievement for all peoples and all nations, under its Preamble.

a. UDHR

b. ICCPR

c. ICESCR

d. CONSTITUTION
7. All of the following international remedies for human rights

violations are based on treaties, except:

a. International Criminal Court

b. Reporting Requirement

c. Investigation of Communications/Complaints

d. First Optional Protocol

8. It was adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession

by General Assembly resolution 2200A which was entered into force

March 23, 1976.

a. UDHR

b. ICCPR

c. ICESCR

d. CONSTITUTION

9. It means that rights belong to and are to be enjoyed by all human

beings without distinction of any kind.

a. Indivisibility

b. Interdependence

c. Uniformity

d. Universality
10. In ICCPR, what right is considered as a supreme right to be

protected by law?

a. right to vote

b. right to enter

c. right to life

d. right to freedom of religion

11. It is the right to a comprehensive economic, social, cultural and

political process which aims at the constant improvement of the

well-being of the entire population and of all individuals through

their meaningful participation.

a. right to environment

b. right to development

c. right to participate in the cultural life

d. right to peace

12. Any judgement rendered in a criminal case or suit at law shall be

made public except ________.

a. crimes involving capital punishment

b. Genocide

c. unlawful interference or attacks to honour or reputation

 d. guardianship of Children

13. It is the essential aim of a penitentiary system according to

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

a. Reformation and social rehabilitation

b. Rehabilitation and speedy adjudication

c. Humane treatment and social reintegration

d. Dignified treatment and social reformation

14. Article 11 of UDHR and Article 15 of ICCPR which states that, "No

one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act

or omission which did not constitute a criminal offence, under

national or international law, at the time when it was committed", is

adopted in the Philippine law on the prohibition against:

a. ex-post facto law

b. arbitrary detention

c. deprivation of life

d. propaganda for war

15. When may the States Parties take measures derogating from their

obligations under the ICCPR?

 a. In time of any public emergency

b. In time of any private emergency

c. In time of officially proclaimed public emergency which does

not threaten the life of the nation

d. In time of officially proclaimed public emergency which

threatens the life of the nation

16. It is the right to join or leave groups voluntarily, the right of the

group to take collective action to pursue the interests of its members,

and the right of an association to accept or decline membership

based on certain criteria.

a. Right to freedom of assembly

b. Right to freedom of association

c. Right to join trade unions

d. Right to organization

17. In ICCPR, no on shall be subjected to this which would impair the

freedom to have or adopt a religion or belief of his choice

a. Coercion

b. Detention

c. Torture

d. Slavery
18. It is the salient feature of the 1987 Constitution which is not

found in previous Constitutions.

a. Article on Social Justice and Human Rights

b. Article on National Territory

c. Article on Suffrage

d. Article on National Economy and Patrimony

19. Who defined “social justice” in the case of Calalang v. Williams (70.

Phil 726)?

A. Jose W. Diokno

B. Jose Abad Santos

C. Jose Romualdo Carpio III

D. Jose P. Laurel

20. They are marginalized group of people who have long-term

physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments, which in

interaction with various barriers may hinder them full and effective

participation in society on an equal basis with others.

a. Women

b. Children

c. Persons with Disabilities

d. Indigenous People
21. What level of education is compulsory?

a. Elementary Education

b. Secondary Education

c. Technical and Professional Education

d. Higher Education

22. They are those that have historically belonged to a particular

region or country before its colonization or transformation into a

nation, state and may have different—often unique—cultural,

linguistic, traditional, and other characteristics to those of the

dominant cultures of that region or state.

a. Women

b. Children

c. Persons with Disabilities

d. Indigenous People

23. What is the set of principles that provide international minimum

standards for an effective national human rights institution?

a. Universal Declaration of Human Rights

b. Paris Principles

c. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

 d. International Covenant on Economic, Social and

Cultural Rights

24. The full range of human rights that children should enjoy can be

found in this international instrument on children’s rights.

a. Convention on the Rights of the Child

b. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms Discrimination

Against Children

c. Convention on the Political Rights of Women and Declaration of

the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed

Conflict

d. Convention of the United Nations International Children’s

Emergency Fund

25. In Article 1 of UDHR, all human beings are born free and equal in

dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience

and should act towards one another in a spirit of ___________.

a. Camaraderie

b. Brotherhood

c. Friendship

d. International Cooperation
26. This right is universally recognized that peoples of the earth have

this sacred right and that the preservation and the promotion of its

implementation constitute a fundamental obligation of each State.

a. Right to Peace

b. Right to Development

c. Right to Live

d. Right to Environment

27. This generation of rights includes right to peace, right to

development and right to environment.

a. First generation

b. Second generation

c. Third generation

d. Fourth generation

28. This right is a comprehensive economic, social, cultural and

political process which aims at the constant improvement of the

well-being of the entire population and of all individuals through

their meaningful participation.

a. Right to Peace

b. Right to Development

c. Right to Live
 d. Right to Environment

29. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights was put

into force in _____________________________.

a. December 16, 1966

b. July 16, 1966

c. March 23, 1976

d. January 3, 1976

30. The right that freely determines political status and freely

pursues economic, social and cultural development.

a. right of self-determination

b. inherent right to life

c. right to liberty and security of person

d. right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion

31. This right is seen today as an important right because of global

warming, climate change, the damaging effects of environmental

pollution on human beings and degradation of the world’s

environment.

a. Right to Peace
 b. Right to Development

c. Right to Live

d. Right to Environment

32. It is the aggregate of privileges, claims, benefits, entitlements, and

moral guaranties that pertain to man because of his humanity.

a. Rights

b. Economic and Cultural Rights

c. Social Rights

d. Human Rights

33. Under Art.3, what does the States Parties to the present Covenant

undertake to ensure the enjoyment of all civil and political rights set

forth in the present Covenant?

a. Equality for men and women

b. Equal right of men and women

c. Respect for men and women

d. Promote rights or freedoms

34. He stated that “No cause is more worthy than the cause of human

rights”.
 a. Jose W. Diokno

b. Jose P. Diokno

c. President Diosdado Macapagal

d. Karel Vasak

35. The following are the components of human rights EXCEPT.

a. Duty-holder

b. Object

c. Implementation

d. None of the above

36. It is an entity that is obliged to ensure and to protect the subject’s

human rights or demands.

a. Duty-holder

b. State

c. Both A and B

d. Neither A nor B

37. According to the preamble of the universal declaration of human

rights, recognition of the inherent dignity and if equal and inalienable

rights of the human family is the foundation of?

 a. freedom , love and respect

b. freedom, justice and peace

c. liberty, love and respect

d. liberty, equality and protection

38. Special protection should be accorded to ________ during

reasonable period before and after childbirth.

a. Working Mothers

b. Fathers

c. Mothers

d. Peoples

39. It must be entered into with the free consent of the intending

spouse.

a. Trade Unions

b. Infant Mortality

c. Marriage

d. Family

40. In ICCPR, a person shall not be imprisoned on the ground of

what?
 a. Inability to fulfill contractual obligation

b. Crime of genocide

c. Crimes against national security and public order

d. Crimes involving moral turpitude

41. This generation of rights includes rights against torture and right

to privacy.

a. First generation

b. Second generation

c. Third generation

d. Fourth generation

42. The assembly that adopted and proclaimed the UNIVERSAL

DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS on December 10, 1948.

a. United Nations General Assembly

b. United Nations Disarmament Assembly

c. International Law Assembly

d. United Nations Peacebuilding Assembly

43. There are three ways by which an investigation by the ICC may

be initiated. These are the following, except:

a. a State Party may refer a "situation" to the Prosecutor, where it

appears that one or more crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court

was committed.

b. the Security Council may refer a "situation" to the Prosecutor

c. the Prosecutor may initiate investigation motu proprio on her

own, on the basis of information received from a reliable source

d. an individual may submit a communication to the

Committee under the Optional Protocol

44. What agency plays the role of providing proactive and preventive

response to human rights violations?

a. Commission on Human Rights

b. United Nations

c. International Criminal Court

d. Office of the UN High Commissioner forHuman Rights

45. Civil sanctions and penal sanctions are acknowledged and

affirmed by the following, except:

a. The Rule on the Writ of Amparo

b. The Rule on the Writ of Habeas Data

 c. The Rule on the Writ of Habeas Corpus

d. The Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases

46. What is the proactive and preventive role of an NGO inpromoting

healthy respect for human rights?

a. disseminating relief goods to victims of violations of human

rights

b. providing shelter to victims of violations of human rights

c. developing a human rights culture by making people

aware of their rights, of their responsibility

not to violate the rights of others, and of the

possibilities of redress including supporting

individuals in bringing cases, whether with the

national system, or under regional or

international procedures

d. assisting in the prosecution of violators of human rights

47. When non-State actors like rebels, insurgents, or

non-governmental entities commit transgressions or violations of

human rights, their actions are called _________.

a. invasion

b. piracy
 c. crime

d. colonization

48. Under this procedure, only individuals and not groups, NGOsor ot

her legal entities, may submit a communication to theHuman Rights C

ommittee under Articles 1 and 2 of the OptionalProtocol.

a. Investigation of Communications/Complaints

b. The International Criminal Court

c. The Reporting Requirement

d. Public 1235 Procedure

49. In relation to remedies for human rights violations, the following

are true, except:

a. Remedies are separable with rights.

b. Remedies shall be readily available anytime and anywhere.

c. Remedies may be domestic or international.

d. Remedies are found in Constitutions, statutes, and international

instruments.

50. In Article 3 of UDHR, everyone has the right to life, liberty and

___________.

A. Recognition
B. Self-determination

C. Association

D. Security of person