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NDA 1 2024 GAT, question 60

Topic: Polity and governance

Q60

Consider the following UN Declarations/Covenants :

  1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights

  2. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

  3. International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

  4. Convention on Refugees

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting with the earliest) of the above ?

  1. (a) 1, 4, 3, 2Correct answer
  2. (b) 1, 2, 3, 4
  3. (c) 1, 3, 2, 4
  4. (d) 4, 1, 2, 3

Solution.

Answer: (a) 1, 4, 3, 2

  1. Use adoption dates: Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948; Refugee Convention, 1951; International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966; CEDAW, 1979.
  2. The order is 1, 4, 3, 2.