Exam Details

Subject Human Rights in India
Paper
Exam / Course Certificate Programme in Human Rights
Department School of Law (SOL)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. What are the main Provisions of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Child? How have they been implemented in India? Discuss.

2. Describe the three tier redressal mechanism provided under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

3. What do you understand by sexual harassment at workplace? Explain the duties of the employer in dealing with cases of sexual harassment.

4. Analyse the issue of civil liberties as it emerged in the civil disobedience movement during the national movement.

5. How does the Indian Constitution protect the identities of tribals? Explain.

6. Why are the Preventive Detention Laws considered contrary to the spirit of rule of Law? Explain.

7. What do you understand by the term 'Right to a Clean Environment'? State the laws that protect this right.

8. How does the Constitution of India ensure Secularism? Explain.

9. What do you understand by the term 'Child Labour'? Explain.

10. The Supreme Court of India has considerably widened the scope of human rights by liberally interpreting the fundamental rights. Discuss.

11. Briefly describe the powers and functions of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

12. Describe the provisions of the constitution which safeguard the Rights of Tribals.

Write short notes on any four of the following questions in about 150 words each.

13. 'Consumer' as defined in the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

14. Gandhian idea of interdependence.

15. Non -Government Organisations.

16. Patriarchy.

17. Forest Conservation Act, 1980.

18. Importance of Directive Principles of state policy.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Human Rights : Society and Development
  • Human Rights in India