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40 Years of the Declaration on the Right to Development

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  1. Question 1Answer D

    On 23 September 2026 the UN General Assembly marked how many years of the Declaration on the Right to Development?

    • 25
    • 30
    • 50
    • Correct answer: 40

    Core Trigger: On 23 September 2026 the UN General Assembly held a high-level meeting marking 40 years of the Declaration on the Right to Development.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 1

  2. Question 2Answer C

    The Declaration calls development an inalienable right of whom?

    • Only developing states
    • Only citizens of members
    • Correct answer: Every person and all peoples
    • Member governments alone

    Meaning: The Declaration calls development an inalienable human right of every person and all peoples.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 2

  3. Question 3Answer A

    Whose term as UN Secretary-General runs until 31 December 2026?

    • Correct answer: António Guterres
    • Ban Ki-moon
    • Kofi Annan
    • Boutros Boutros-Ghali

    Current Head: António Guterres is the UN Secretary-General, with his term running until 31 December 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 3

  4. Question 4Answer B

    What does an inalienable right mean?

    • It can be waived by treaty
    • Correct answer: It cannot be surrendered
    • It expires with time
    • It is granted only by statute

    Key Term: An inalienable right cannot be surrendered; yet the Declaration is not legally binding.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 4

  5. Question 5Answer A

    Which is/are correct? 1. The Declaration was adopted on 4 December 1986. 2. The United States voted in favour.

    • Correct answer: Only 1
    • Only 2
    • Both 1 and 2
    • Neither

    Data: It was adopted by General Assembly resolution 41/128 on 4 December 1986 by 146 votes to 1, with 8 abstentions; the United States voted against.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 5

  6. Question 6Answer B

    India, a long-standing champion, links the right to development to which part of its Constitution?

    • Fundamental Duties
    • Correct answer: Directive Principles
    • Emergency provisions
    • Seventh Schedule

    India Link: India, a long-standing champion, links the right to its Directive Principles on welfare.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 7

  7. Question 7Answer D

    Where is OHCHR, the UN human rights office, based?

    • New York, USA
    • Vienna, Austria
    • Nairobi, Kenya
    • Correct answer: Geneva, Switzerland

    Headquarters: The General Assembly meets at UN Headquarters in New York; OHCHR is based in Geneva, Switzerland.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 8

  8. Question 8Answer B

    On which date was the United Nations founded?

    • 26 June 1945
    • Correct answer: 24 October 1945
    • 10 December 1948
    • 1 January 1942

    Founded: The UN was founded on 24 October 1945; the General Assembly is its main deliberative organ.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 9

  9. Question 9Answer D

    Which 1993 document reaffirmed the right to development as universal and inalienable?

    • Rio Declaration
    • Beijing Declaration
    • Millennium Declaration
    • Correct answer: Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action

    Landmark: The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (1993) reaffirmed the right to development as a universal and inalienable right.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 10

  10. Question 10Answer C

    Which is/are correct? 1. General Assembly resolutions bind states under Articles 10 and 13 of the UN Charter. 2. They are recommendatory soft law.

    • Only 1
    • Both 1 and 2
    • Correct answer: Only 2
    • Neither

    Doctrine: General Assembly resolutions are recommendatory soft law under Articles 10 and 13 of the UN Charter and do not bind states.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 12

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