1. Which of the following rights is not included in the second generation human rights? (JULY 2016)

1. Right to education
2. Right to health
3. Right to be free from torture and slavery
4. Right to housing

Answer: 3

Correct answer is (3): Explanation: The right to be free from torture and slavery is not considered part of the second generation of human rights. Second-generation human rights do not refer to rights directly held by individuals but rather impose positive obligations on governments to respect and fulfill these rights. These rights gained recognition after World War II and, like first-generation rights, are included in the Universal Declaration of Human

Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Important examples of second-generation rights include:

• The right to education
• The right to health
• The right to housing
• The right to just and favorable conditions of work
• The right to protection against unemployment.

These rights emphasize the state’s responsibility to ensure certain socio-economic standards for its citizens.

2. Who said, ‘A Government without a Constitution is a power without right”? (DEC-2018)

1. Thomas Paine
2. Karl Deutsch
3. David Apter
4. Walter Bagehot

Answer: 1

Correct answer is (1): Explanation: American political theorist Thomas Paine argued in his 1791 book ‘Rights of Man’ that “A Government without a Constitution is power without right.” He wrote this work to support the French Revolution, emphasizing that a popular political revolution is justified when a government fails to protect its citizens’ natural rights.