CUET Legal Studies MCQs International Context

Question. The term of judges of International Court of Justice is:
a) Three years
b) Five years
c) Six years
d) Nine years

Answer : D

Question. When was the Charter of Human Rights adopted?
a) 1945
b) 1948
c) 1951
d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Who is called ‘the father of International Law’?
a) Hugo Grotius
b) Oppenheim
c) Suerez
d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. The Alabama Claims Arbitration case was decided in:
a) 1872
b) 1854
c) 1890
d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Vienna Conference of 1961 is related to:
a) Diplomatic intercourse and immunities
b) Prisoners-of-war
c) Recognition of states
d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Diplomatic relations are established by:
a) Mutual consent
b) A unilateral decision
c) A decision of a regional organization
d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected for a period of:
a) 7 years
b) 3 years
c) 2 years
d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Diplomatic staff enjoys complete immunity from:
a) Civil Jurisdiction
b) Criminal Jurisdiction
c) Both (A) and (B)
d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Number of Judges of International Court of Justice is:
a) Nine
b) Twelve
c) Fifteen
d) None of these

Answer : C 

Question. Permanent Court of International Justice was established under:
a) League of Nations
b) UNO
c) European Union
d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Pacta Sunt Servanda means:
a) Treaties between states are to be respected
b) An unwanted person
c) International Law must be honoured
d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Headquarters of International Court of Justice is in:
a) Hague
b) Geneva
c) New York
d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Persona Non Grata means:
a) Impracticable article of international law
b) A fugitive criminal
c) A person refused for asylum
d) None of these

Answer : D

Question. Principles Jus Soli means:
a) Grant of nationality on the basis of place birth
b) Grant of nationality on the basis of blood relationship
c) Grant of nationality through naturalization
d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Much of international law is derived through analogy from:
a) Islamic Law
b) Christian Law
c) Roman Law
d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Genocide Convention was adopted by the UN General Assembly in:
a) 1945
b) 1950
c) 1960
d) None of these

Answer : D

Question. GATT is a multilateral treaty that:
a) restricts trade among non-member countries
b) imposes multiple trade barriers among its member nations
c) establishes trade agreements and limited tariffs and trade restrictions
d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. The oldest principle of international law is the doctrine of:
a) pacta sunt servanda
b) foreign dignitaries
c) religious freedom
d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Universal declaration of human rights was passed in:
a) Chicago
b) London
c) Berlin
d) Paris

Answer : D

Question. The jurisdiction of the international court of justice:
a) is binding on all the members of the UNO
b) is not binding on all the members of the UNO
c) is binding only upon the members of the SECURITY COUNCIL
d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. “Economic and Social Council”:
a) was an organ of the League of Nations
b) is an organ of the WTO
c) is an organ of UNO
d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Hague convention of 1970 dealt in properly with the crimes relating to:
a) refugees
b) prisoners of war
c) hijacking
d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in:
a) 1920
b) 1945
c) 1948
d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. De facto recognition is:
a) legal recognition
b) recognition in principle
c) temporary and conditional recognition
d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Statutes of International Courts of Justice were drawn up by:
a) London Declaration in 1941
b) Moscow and Tehran Conference in 1943
c) San Francisco Conference in 1945
d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. The Security Council is:
a) Specialized agency of the U.N.
b) Principle organ of the U.N.
c) N.G.O. for settling disputes between various states
d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. In procedural matters, the decisions of the Security Council are made by the affirmative votes of any:
a) 5 members
b) 9 members
c) 15 members
d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Extradition is normally granted:
a) in all cases
b) in criminal cases only
c) in civil cases only
d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. “International law is not true law but a Positive International Morality”, said:
a) John Austin
b) Oppenheim
c) Hagel
d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. The term International Law was first coined by:
a) Hugo Grotius
b) Jeremy Bentham
c) Hagel
d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Extradition means:
a) Handing over a diplomat to other state
b) Handing over a spy to other state
c) Handing over a criminal to other state
d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Persona non grata means:
a) Ungrateful Diplomat
b) Inefficient Diplomat
c) Unacceptable or unwelcome Diplomat
d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. The General Assembly is:
a) The Principle Organ of UNO
b) An ordinary Organ of UNO
c) A check on the Security Council
d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Judges of the ICJ are:
a) Elected by the Security Council
b) Elected by the General Assembly and the Security Council
c) Appointed by the Secretary General in consultation with the five permanent members of the Security Council
d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Which one of the following scholars consider International Law as the true law?
a) Grotious
b) Hobbes
c) Holland
d) Austin

Answer : A

Question. The book “Jure Belli ac paceis” written by:
a) John Austin
b) Jeremy Benthem
c) Hugo Grotious
d) Belli

Answer : C

Question. How many sources of International Law have been listed in Article 38(1) of the Statute of International Court of Justice:
a) Four
b) Five
c) Six
d) Three

Answer : A

Question. Which one of the following is relatively the most important source of International Law?
a) Treaties
b) Judicial Decisions
c) Custom
d) The General Principles of Law

Answer : A

Question. Which one of the following is not a source of International Law?
a) Constitution of Sovereign States
b) Treaties
c) International Conventions
d) International Customs and Practices

Answer : A

Question. Calvo clause and Drago doctrine are the result of:
a) The Decisions of ICJ
b) Writings of Jurists
c) State Judicial Decisions
d) None of the above

Answer : B