Public International Law and IHL Questions Asked in UGC NET Exam | UGC NET (Law) #Special

The UGC NET Exam covers a wide array of topics within Public International Law and International Humanitarian Law (IHL), including landmark cases, legal principles, and international treaties. Each year, the exam assesses candidates' knowledge on these topics with varying weightage across exam cycles. This article compiles all the previous year's (2019-2023) questions related to Public International Law and IHL from UGC NET Law, providing an essential resource for aspiring candidates.

In 2023, a significant number of questions, around 13, were asked from Public International Law and IHL, underscoring its importance in the exam. Similarly, in the 2022 cycle, candidates encountered around 14 questions from this section. In 2021, the exam featured about 18 questions, while in 2020, around 11 questions were asked, marking it as a pivotal area of focus. Finally, in 2019, 16 questions were dedicated to this subject. The fluctuating number of questions highlights the dynamic nature of the subject’s relevance, urging candidates to prioritize consistent preparation. 

Here is a thorough compilation of the questions asked over the past five years, serving as an invaluable resource for future examinees.

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The official syllabus of UGC NET (Law) for Public International Law and IHL includes the following:

1. International law – Definition, nature and basis

2. Sources of International law

3. Recognition of states and governments

4. Nationality, immigrants, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs)

5. Extradition and asylum

6. United Nations and its organs

7. Settlement of international disputes

8. World Trade Organization (WTO)

9. International humanitarian law (IHL) - Conventions and protocols

10. Implementation of IHL - Challenges

Public International Law and IHL Questions Asked in UGC NET Exam | UGC NET (Law) #Special

UGC NET December 2023

1. Which of the following International legal instrument is relating to patent?

1) Budapest Treaty, 1977

2) Madrid Agreement, 1891

3) Berne Convention, 1886

4) Washington Treaty, 1989

Correct Option:1

2. There is no distinction between de facto and de jure recognition for the purpose of giving effect to the internal acts of the recognised authority. This was held so in the case of _______.

1) Mighell v. Sultan of Johore

2) Luther v. Sagor

3) Vavasseur v. Krupp

4) Schooner Exchange v. McFaddon

Correct Option: 2

3. The Supreme Court of India remarked that “Extradition with foreign states is, except in exceptional cases, governed by treaties or arrangements made” in the case of:

1) State of Maharashtra v. Shobha Vitthal Kolte

2) T. Vellaiyan v. The Registrar, SHRC, Chennai

3) State of Madras v. C.G. Menon

4) N.C. Dhoundial v. Union of India

Correct option: 3

4. “A man’s nationality is a continuing legal relationship between the sovereign state on the one hand and the citizen on the other. The fundamental basis of a man’s nationality is membership of an independent political community”. This definition of nationality was given by the British Mexican Claims Commission in the case of:

1) Youmans case

2) Re, Meunier

3) Re, Castioni

4) Re, Lynch

Correct Option: 4

5. The General Assembly of the United Nations passed the Uniting for Peace Resolution on:

1) December 10, 1948

2) August 1, 1950

3) August 31, 1965

4) November 3, 1950

Correct Option: 4

6. Which of the following is part of first generation of Human Rights?

A. Right to Social Security

B. Right to Liberty

C. Equality before Law

D. Right to Self-determination

E. Right to Life

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) (A), (B), (D) Only

2) (B), (C), (E) Only

3) (C), (D), (E) Only

4) (A), (C), (E) Only

Correct Option: 2

7. Which of the following statements in relation to the dissenting judgment of Dr. Radha Vinodpal in the Tokyo Trial can be correctly attributed to him?

A. War is beyond the scope of International Law

B. Conduct of war is within the scope of the rules of International law

C. The Pact of Paris brought about no change in the status of war

D. International law has developed so much so as to make war a crime

E. Conspiracy is an independent crime under International law

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) (A), (B) and (C) Only

2) (C), (D) and (E) Only

3) (B), (C) and (E) Only

4) (A), (B) and (D) Only

Correct Option:1

8. The Nuremberg Trial classified the crimes punishable under International law into the categories of:

A. Genocide

B. Crimes against women and children

C. Crimes against peace

D. War crimes

E. Crimes against humanity

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) (A), (C) and (E) Only

2) (B), (C) and (D) Only

3) (C), (D) and (E) Only

4) (A), (B) and (D) Only

Correct Option: 3

9. Which of the following statements are correct?

A. In S.S. Lotus case, the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ) defined International Law as “principles which are in force between all independent nations”

B. Professor Dias suggests that International law can never be called a ‘Law’

C. Lord Halsbury, when he was the Prime Minister of England, once remarked, “It was a misnomer to call international law as ‘Law’. It should be better described as a branch of ethics”

D. Russel has defined International Law as “the aggregate of the rules to which the nations have agreed to conform to their conduct towards one another”

E. According to Austin, International Law is set and enforced by political sovereign authority

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) (A), (B) and (C) Only

2) (A), (C) and (D) Only

3) (B), (C) and (E) Only

4) (B), (D) and (E) Only

Correct Option: 2

10. Match List – I with List – II.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) (A) - (IV), (B) – (II), (C) – (I), (D) – (III)

2) (A) – (IV), (B) – (I), (C) – (II), (D) – (III)

3) (A) – (I), (B) – (II), (C) – (III), (D) – (IV)

4) (A) – (III), (B) – (I), (C) – (IV), (D) - (II)

Correct Option: 2

11. Arrange the following UN Conventions in their chronological order:

A. UN Convention on Biological Diversity

B. UN Convention on Climate Change

C. UN Convention Against Transnational Crimes

D. UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

E. UN Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and their property

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) (B), (C), (D), (E), (A)

2) (A), (D), (E), (C), (B)

3) (D), (B), (C), (E), (A)

4) (A), (D), (C), (B), (E)

Correct Option: Dropped

12. Arrange the following cases decided by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in their chronological order:

A. Muscat Dhows case

B. North Atlantic Fisheries case

C. Savarkar’s case

D. Russian Indemnity case

E. The Island of Palmas case

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)

2) (C), (D), (B), (A), (E)

3) (B), (C), (D), (A), (E)

4) (C), (E), (D), (B), (A)

Correct Option: 1

13. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The tests of proportionality, necessity and balancing are found at prominent places in the GATS, the GATT as well as in the SPS and TBT agreements

Reason (R): The meaning of these tests and their interrelationship is not always clear

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

2) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

3) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct

4) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Correct Option: 2

UGC NET December 2021 & June 2022 (Merged Cycles)

1. The law relating to armed conflicts of non-international character is governed by:

1) Common Article 3 of the Geneva Convention, 1949 or the Additional Protocol I, 1977

2) Common Article 3 of the Geneva Convention, 1949 or the Additional Protocol II, 1977

3) Additional Protocols, I and II, 1977

4) Only Additional Protocol I, 1977

Correct Option: 2

2. Nottebohm’s case deals with Nationality by

1) Naturalisation

2) Birth

3) Resumption

4) Subjugation

Correct Option: 1

3. Which of the following doctrines is called Doctrine of Non-recognition?

1) Estrada Doctrine

2) Hallestein Doctrine

3) Franco Doctrine

4) Stimson Doctrine

Correct Option: 4

4. Pacta Terties Nec Nocent Nec Prosunt means

1) Multilateral treaties prevail over bilateral treaties

2) Treaties are not binding in case of situations of emergency

3) Only parties to an international treaty are bound by it

4) The right of innocent passage cannot be thwarted by bilateral treaties

Correct Option: 3

5. “General principles of law recognized by civilized states, as a source of international law has been applied in following case:

1) Corfu Channel case

2) Asylum case

3) Mavrommatis Palestine Concessions case

4) Reparations case

Correct Option: 3

6. Arrange the following Protocols/ Declarations in the correct chronological sequence:

A. Kyoto Protocol

B. Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

C. Montreal Protocol

D. Nagoya Protocol

E. Rio Declaration on Environment and Development

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) E, A, B, C, D

2) E, B, C, D, A

3) E, C, A, B, D

4) E, D, C, B, A

Correct Option: Dropped

7. Read the following principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (1992) and select the correct answer from the given options:

A. Principle 1: Human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development

B. Principle 16: In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by states according to their capabilities

C. Principle 14: Environmental Impact Assessment shall be undertaken for proposed activities that are likely to have a significant adverse impact on the environment

D. Principle 20: Women have a vital role in environmental management and development

E. Principle 24: Peace, development and environmental protection are independent and indivisible

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) A and D only

2) B and C only

3) C and E only

4) B and E only

Correct Option: 1

8. Match List – I with List – II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

2) A-III, B-I, C-II, D- IV

3) A- IV, B-II, C-I, D-III

4) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

Correct Option: Dropped

9. Select the right answer from the given options:

A. COP 26: Glasgow Climate Change Conference

B. COP 25: Lima Climate Change Conference

C. COP 24: Marrakesh Climate Change Conference

D. COP 22: Katowice Climate Change Conference

E. COP 21: Paris Climate Change Conference

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) A and E only

2) B and C only

3) B and D only

4) C and D only

Correct Option: 1

Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

The binding force of international law is based on the supreme fundamental norm or principle known as Pacta sunt servanda. This means that agreements entered into by States will be respected and followed by them in good faith. This is a well established and recognised custom of international law. The customary principle of international law has now been codified and finds mention in Article 26 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969.

The principle of Pacta sunt servanda is also based on the actual practice of the States. It emphasizes the importance of the agreement entered into by States and regards them as the basis of international law.

There is a view that to assert the binding force of international law is based only on the principle of Pacta sunt servanda is far from the truth. It fails to explain the binding force of customary rules of international law which are not based on agreement between States. The realisation that international customary law does not rest on agreements and that the tenet, Pacta sunt servanda is itself a rule of customary law, led to new formulations of the basic norm.

Kelsen has decided on a formula which takes into account usage, as the fact which is the origin of the rules of international law – ‘States ought to behave as they customarily behaved’.

10. Which of the following is correct?

1) Pacta sunt servanda is an absolute principle

2) Pacta sunt servanda covers unequal treaties also

3) Pacta sunt servanda is not an absolute principle as it fails to explain the binding force of customary rules of international law

4) Pacta sunt servanda explains the binding force of customary rules of international law

Correct Option: 3

11. The codification of Pacta sunt servanda finds a mention in which Article of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969?

1) It does not find mention in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969

2) Article 26

3) Article 2

4) Article 47

Correct Option: 2

12. The literal meaning of Pacta sunt servanda is

1) Pacts are sacred

2) Pacts are good servants

3) Pacts need not be observed

4) Agreements must be observed

Correct Option: 4

13. To which docs the passage give primacy, Pacta sunt servanda or the principles of customary international law?

1) Pacta sunt servanda

2) Principles of customary international law

3) Both Pacta sunt servanda and the principles of customary international law

4) Neither Pacta sunt servanda nor principles of customary international law

Correct Option: 2

14. Kelsen focuses on

1) Primacy of Pacta sunt servanda

2) State behaviour being in conformity with customary international law

3) Pacta sunt servanda being responsible for the growth of customary international law

4) Pacta sunt servanda being independent of the principles of customary international law

Correct Option: 2

UGC NET November 2021

1. Which of the following Geneva Conventions has the provisions on, “The protection of the victims of maritime warfare”?

1) The Second Geneva Convention, 1949

2) The Third Geneva Convention, 1949

3) The Fourth Geneva Convention, 1949

4) The First Geneva Convention, 1949

Correct Option: 1

2. The World Court refused to give its advisory opinion on which of the following cases?

1) The Genocide Convention case

2) The legality of the use by a State of Nuclear weapons in Armed conflict

3) Interpretations of Peace Treaties case

4) Legality of the threat or use of Nuclear weapons case

Correct Option: 2

3. Which of the following is not the principal organ of the United Nations?

1) General Assembly

2) Economic and Social Council

3) International Court of Justice

4) International Human Rights Commission

Correct Option: 4

4. The distinctive feature of ‘Rioting’ is an activity which is accompanied by:

1) Use of force and violence

2) Causing alarm

3) Violence for a common purpose

4) Use of abusive language

Correct Option: 1

5. The preamble to both Environment (Protection) Act and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act were passed to implement the decision reached in one of the following –

1) San Francisco conference, 1945

2) United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, 1992

3) United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, 1972

4) United Nations Conference on Environment, 1982

Correct Option: 3

6. Which one of the following is not the function of the Human Rights Council?

1) To promote Human Rights education and learning as well as advisory services

2) To decide issues without making any recommendations to the General Assembly

3) To work in close cooperation with the Government regional organization, National Human Rights institutions and civil society

4) To serve as a forum for dialogue on thematic issues on all Human rights

Correct Option:  2

7. Which of the following statements are correct?

A. Global justice inquires about what justice among human being consists in.

B. Global justice inquiries take individual human beings as of primary concern and seek to give an account of what fairness among such agents involves.

C. In the domain of global justice, theorists seek primarily to define justice between states or nations

D. In international justice the nation or state is taken as the central entity of concern and justice among nations or states is the focus.

Choose the correct answer form the options given below:

1) (A), (B) and (C) only

2) (A), (B) and (D) only

3) (A), (C) and (C) only

4) (B), (C) and (D) only

Correct Option:  2

8. Which of the following statement/ statements is/ are correct?

A. When a State is defeated or conquered, all the citizens acquire the Nationality of the conquering state. This is called ‘cession’ mode of gain of nationality.

B. When a person gets Nationality of a State in place of the Nationality of another state. This is called ‘substitution’ mode of loss of nationality.

C. The Public Trustee case is related to statelessness.

D. The General Assembly decided to convene a conference to conclude, a convention on reduction of statelessness in 1961.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

1) (B) and (C) only

2) (A), (B) and (C) only

3) (A), (C) and (D) only

4) (A), (B), (C) and (D)

Correct Option: 1

9. Which of the following statement/ statements is/ are correct?

A. On 16th June, 1987 the foreign secretaries of South Asian Regional Countries entered into agreement on Extradition

B. Hongkong Pact on Extradition with India was entered in the middle of June 1980

C. India and Germany signed an Extradition Treaty on 27 June, 2001

D. India and France signed an Extradition Treaty on 24 June, 2002

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

1) (A), (B) and (D) only

2) (B), (C) and (D) only

3) (A), (C) only

4) (A), (B), (C) and (D)

Correct Option: 3

10. Which of the following statements are correct?

A. In Canada, the federation was not a voluntary union but was imposed by an Act

B. In India, the Act of 1935 was created autonomous units and forged them into a federation

C. The American Union was formed by voluntary agreement among a number of sovereign states

D. Indian Constitution has been framed by the States and not by the people of India

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

1) (A), (B) and (C) only

2) (A), (B) and (D) only

3) (A), (C) and (D) only

4) (B), (C) and (D) only

Correct Option: 1

11. Match List I with List II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) (A) – (I), (B) – (II), (C) – (III), (D) – (IV)

2) (A) – (II), (B) – (I), (C) – (IV), (D) – (III)

3) (A) – (II), (B) – (IV), (C) – (I), (D) – (III)

4) (A) – (IV), (B) – (III), (C) – (II), (D) – (I)

Correct Option: 2

12. Arrange the following in chronological order:

A. United Nations Conference on the Human Environment

B. United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

C. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

D. World Commission on Environment and Development

E. United Nations Sustainable Development

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)

2) (B), (A), (D), (C), (E)

3) (A), (D), (C), (B), (E)

4) (E), (D), (B), (C), (A)

Correct Option: 3

13. The trend towards codification of the British constitution in whole or in part is a movement during the past decade from eminent quarters. Arrange them in chronological order:

A. Northern Ireland Act

B. Referendum Act

C. Scotland Act

D. European Communities Act

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) (A), (D), (C), (B)

2) (B), (C), (A), (D)

3) (D), (A), (B), (C)

4) (C), (B), (D), (A)

Correct Option: 3

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

The acceptance of international law as law poses the problem of explaining its binding force, and this in turn raises questions as to the authority of all law. Some writers have sought to demonstrate the binding character of international law from its derivation from natural law. But we have seen that natural law is nothing more than morality and that the existence of moral rules is no guarantee of the existence of corresponding legal rules. Such an argument shows at most that the rules of international law are morally binding, not that they are legally binding. Moreover, many legal rules are morally indifferent; morality may demand the existence of some rule without specifying what that rule should be. Such is the case in municipal law with regard to the formalities required for wills, contracts and conveyances; and in international law with some of the rules regarding title to territory and the limits of jurisdiction. The binding force of such rules can hardly be attributed to any moral characteristic.

14. According to Austin, the positive law has following three attributes:

1) Command, sovereign, obedience

2) Command, sovereign, sanction

3) Command, obedience, sanction

4) Sovereign, obedience, sanction

Correct Option: 2

15. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

1) Starke and Kelsen contend that there is both legislation and law enforcement in international law

2) According to Starke, legislation being provided by multilateral treaties in international law

3) According to Kelsen, sanctions are provided by the right of self-help and war in international law

4) Treaties and self-help can qualify as legislation and law enforcement in a positivist sense

Correct Option: 4

16. Who defines law as a body of rules for human conduct within a community, which by common consent of this community shall be enforced by external power?

1) Oppenheim

2) Austin

3) Bentham

4) Friedman

Correct Option: 1

17. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

1) Hart’s analysis of law suggests that international law consists of legal rules not a system but a set of rules.

2) The absence in international law of any basic rules of recognition prevents its being unified into a system

3) International law remains a mere set of separate rules

4) Many of the rules of international law rest on treaty, not on custom

Correct Option:  4

18. The view that international law consisted of the precepts dictated to States by natural law was advanced by:

1) Kelsen

2) Vattel

3) HLA Hart

4) Salmond

Correct Option: 2

UGC NET June 2020

1. The words ‘International Law’ were used for the first time by which one of the following eminent Jurists?

1) Oppenheim

2) W. Friedman

3) Austin

4) Jeremy Bentham

Correct Option: 4

2. Which of the following chapters of the United Nations Charter deals with Pacific Settlement of Disputes?

1) Chapter VI

2) Chapter VII

3) Chapter III

4) Chapter II

Correct Option: 1

3. In which of the following cases, the rule, that ‘there is no distinction between ‘de facto’ and ‘de jure’ recognition for the purpose of giving effect to the internal acts of the recognised authority’ was not applied?

1) Bank of Ethiopia v. National Bank of Egypt

2) Luther v. Sagor

3) Bank of China v. Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust

4) The Arantzazu Mendi case

Correct Option: 3

4. Which of the following provisions of the Statute of International Court of Justice lists “General Principles of Law Recognized by Civilised States” as the third source of International law?

1) Article 38(a)

2) Para (1)(c) of Article 38

3) Article 38(b)

4) Para (3)(c) of Article 38

Correct Option: 2

5. The legally binding limit to carbon emission was laid down in

1) Kyoto Protocol on Global Warming, 1997

2) Copenhagen Summit on Climate Change, 2009

3) Durban Conference on Climate Change, 2009

4) Lima Conference on Climate Change

Correct Option:1

6. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

A. In the Hague Conference of 1930, a convention of Nationality law was signed and adopted

B. Nottebohm case is related to ‘statelessness’

C. On 7th November 1967, the General Assembly of the U.N. adopted the deceleration on elimination of discrimination against women

D. The Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, 1961 came into force on December 13, 1965.

E. The Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons was adopted on 6th June 1960.

1) A, C, E Only

2) B, D, E only

3) B, C, D only

4) A, B, C only

Correct Option: 2

7. Which of the following statements are correct?

A. The Dunkel Draft Text or Dunkel Package, or the Dunkel Draft Act embodying the results of Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiation, was released on 20th December 1995.

B. The new World Trade Organisation (WTO) which came into effect on 1st January 1995, replaced the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT).

C. The functions of WTO are mentioned in Article III of the Agreement establishing WTO.

D. The Sixth Ministerial Conference of WTO was held in Hongkong (China) from 13th to 18th December 2008.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) B, C only

2) A, C, D only

3) A, B, C only

4) A, B, C, D

Correct Option: 1

8. The responsibilities of the Economic and Social Council regarding the improvement and protection of human rights are laid down under which Article of UN Charter?

1) Article 62(2)

2) Article 68

3) Article 76(c)

4) Article 96

Correct Option:  2

9. Match List I with List II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) (A) – (I), (B) – (II), (C) – (III), (D) – (IV)

2) (A) – (II), (B) – (IV), (C) – (I), (D) – (III)

3) (A) – (II), (B) – (III), (C) – (I), (D) – (IV)

4) (A) – (IV), (B) – (II), (C) – (III), (D) – (I)

Correct Option: 2

10. Arrange the initiatives on climate change in chronological order:

A. Durban conference on climate change

B. Montreal Protocol on climate change

C. Vienna convention on climate change

D. Copenhagen summit on climate change

E. Kyoto protocol on climate change

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1) A, B, C, D, E

2) B, C, D, E, A

3) A, D, C, B, E

4) C, B, E, D, A

Correct Option: 4

11. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): According to Article 7 of the United Nations Charter, the International Court of Justice is one of the principal organs of the United Nations

Reason (R): The International Court of Justice consists of 15 judges who are elected by the Security Council

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

3) (A) is true but (R) is false

4) (A) is false but (R) is true

Correct Option: 3

UGC NET June 2019

1. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) committed to provide

a. Universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services

b. Improving the share of renewable energy

c. Doubling of energy efficiency of 2030

d. Protection of ocean and wetland

Select the correct answer using the options given below:

1) a, b and c are true

2) a, c and d are true

3) b, c and d are true

4) a, b and d are true

Correct Option: 1

2. UN Commissioner for Human Rights is appointed by

1) General Assembly

2) Security Council

3) Secretary General

4) Human Rights Council

Correct Option: 3

3. Which of the following are the chief exponents of the ‘Theory of Consent’ regarding basis of International Law?

1) Anzilotti, Triepel, Oppenheim

2) Starke, Smith, Brierly

3) Fawett, Jellinck, Pollock

4) Kelson, Hart, Edward Collins

Correct Option: 1

4. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice lists

International conventions, whether general or particular, establishing rules expressly recognized by the contesting states as the first source of international Law.

Reason (R): In modern period, International treaties are the most important source of International law.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

2) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

3) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong

4) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct

Correct Option: 1

5. Which of the following statement/ statements is/ are correct?

a. ‘Hegel’ is one of the chief exponents of the ‘Constitutive Theory’ of recognition.

b. Civil Air Transport Incorporated Co. Vs. Central Air Transport Corporation is a leading case on the retrospective effect of recognition.

c. De jure recognition is not final and can be withdrawn.

d. In Luther v. Sagor it was held that there is distinction between de facto and de jure recognition for the purpose of giving effect to the internal acts of the recognised authority.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1) Only (a) is correct

2) (a), (b) and (c) are correct

3) (a), (b) and (d) are correct

4) (a), (b), (c) and (d) all are correct

Correct Option: 3

6. In which of the following cases, it was held that if a person is not a citizen of any state, he will be called ‘stateless’?

1) Nottebohm’s case

2) Whicker Vs. Hume

3) Winans Vs. A.G.

4) Stoeck Vs. The Public Trustee

Correct Option: 4

7. Which of the following statement/ statements is/ are NOT correct?

a. According to Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ‘Everyone has a right to seek and enjoy in other countries asylum from prosecution’.

b. In 1967, United Nations Declaration on Territorial Asylum was unanimously adopted by the General Assembly.

c. The Convention on the Status of Refugees, 1951 entered into force on April 24, 1956.

d. In the Asylum Case (Colombia V. Peru) the International Court of Justice explained the distinction between territorial asylum and diplomatic asylum.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1) Only (a)

2) (a) and (b)

3) (a) and (c)

4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)

Correct Option: 3

8. Match List I with List II

Choose the correct option from those given below:

1) (a)- (i), (b) – (ii), (c) – (iii), (d) – (iv)

2) (a)- (iii), (b) – (i), (c) – (iv), (d) – (ii)

3) (a)- (iv), (b) – (ii), (c) – (iii), (d) – (i)

4) (a)- (iv), (b) – (iii), (c) – (i), (d) – (ii)

Correct Option: 4

9. Which of the following statement/ statements is/are correct?

a. The operation of the doctrine of forum propagation has not been envisaged under the UN Charter or the Statute of the International Court of Justice.

b. The doctrine of Forum Prorogatum may not operate where the court already has jurisdiction ratione personae.

c. The doctrine of forum prorogatum affords an informal way for a state to express consent to the jurisdiction of the court.

d. The principle underlying doctrine of forum prorogatum was enunciated by the Permanent Court of International Justice in the Island of Palm is Case (1928).

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1) Only (a)

2) (a) and (c)

3) (b), (c) and (d)

4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)

Correct Option: 2

10. Which of the following statement/ statements is/are correct?

a. WTO was established as a result of the culmination of Uruguay Round of GATT.

b. The new World Trade Organisation came into effect on Jan 1, 1995.

c. At the time of establishment WTO had 88 members

d. The 7th Ministerial Conference of WTO was held in Marrakesh (Morocco) from 30 November to December 2, 2008.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1) Only (a)

2) (b) and (c)

3) (a) and (b)

4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)

Correct Option: 3

11. Which one of the following is NOT a principle which is the very foundation of International Humanitarian law and which must guide emergency humanitarian actions in armed conflicts?

1) Principle of Humanity

2) Principle of Impartiality

3) Principle of Neutrality

4) Principle of Self- determination

Correct Option: 4

12. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is the law that regulates the conduct of war (jus in bello). It is that branch of International Law which seeks, to limit the efforts of Armed Conflicts by protecting persons who are not participating in hostilities and by restricting and regulating the means and methods of warfare available to combatants.

Reason (R): International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is inspired by considerations of humanity and the mitigation of human sufferings.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

3) (A) is true but (R) is false

4) (A) is false but (R) is true

Correct Option: 1

13. How many core principles are laid down in United Nations Declaration of Permanent sovereignty over Natural resources?

1) Five core principles

2) Six core principles

3) Seven core principles

4) Eight core principles

Correct Option: 4

14. Which article of the UN Charter puts the promotion of respect for human rights on the same level as the maintenance of international peace and security as a purpose of the UN?

1) Article 1

2) Article 2

3) Article 3

4) Article 4

Correct Option: 1

15. Which of the following Articles provide coverage for the intervention in domestic jurisdiction for the enforcement of human right?

1) Article 2(5) of UN Charter

2) Article 2(6) of UN Charter

3) Article 2(7) of UN Charter

4) Article 2(8) of UN Charter

Correct Option: 3

16. Which of the following articles of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 deals with civil and political rights?

1) Articles 1 and 2

2) Articles 3 to 21

3) Articles 22 to 27

4) Articles 28 to 30

Correct Option: 2

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