International Law MCQs 2013

Q1:

“Equity” in International Law denotes:
A. Flexibility
B. Extra powers of Judges
C. State practice
D. None of these

Correct Answer: A. Flexibility
Q2:

The 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea for common heritage of mankind provides:
A. Sea-bed, ocean floor & subsoil as common heritage
B. Territorial sea and EEZ as commonly owned
C. Equal sharing of marine resources of national waters
D. None of these

Correct Answer: A. Sea-bed, ocean floor & subsoil as common heritage
Q3:

What does the acronym UNDHR stands for:
A. United Nations Development of Human Resource
B. United Nations Doctrine of Human Rights
C. United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
D. None of these

Correct Answer: C. United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
Q4:

Ban Ki Moon, the UN Secretary General belongs to _________.
A. North Korea
B. South Korea
C. Japan
D. None of these

Correct Answer: B. South Korea
Q5:

The United Nations Headquarter is in the city of:
A. Hague
B. New York
C. Barcelona
D. None of these

Correct Answer: B. New York
Q6:

Internal waters of a state include:
A. Marginal belt or territorial sea
B. Land locked seas and non-national rivers
C. Gulfs and canals
D. None of these

Correct Answer: C. Gulfs and canals
Q7:

In the Geneva Convention on the High seas 1958 the term “High seas” means:
A. Exclusive economic zone
B. Continental shelf
C. Waters of an archipelago state
D. None of these

Correct Answer: B. Continental shelf
Q8:

Validity of treaty and state consent is determined only by:
A. Vienna Convention 1969
B. State practice
C. Provisions of the treaty itself
D. None of these

Correct Answer: A. Vienna Convention 1969
Q9:

The UN Charter consists of how many articles?
A. 41
B. 114
C. 27
D. 111

Correct Answer: D. 111
Q10:

The status of the statute of the International Court of Justice is:
A. Integral part of the UN Charter
B. Inoperative
C. Ineffective and obsolete
D. None of these

Correct Answer: A. Integral part of the UN Charter

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