2015 GS Paper I, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2015 · GS Paper I
Question 53: International Relations and Current Affairs
Amnesty International is
aan agency of the United Nations to help refugees of civil wars
ba global Human Rights Movement
ca non-governmental voluntary organization to help very poor people
dan inter-governmental agency to cater to medical emergencies in war-ravaged regions
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (b).
Amnesty International is a global human rights movement, a non-governmental organisation founded in London in 1961 that campaigns against abuses such as torture, the death penalty and detention of prisoners of conscience. It received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977. It is not a UN agency, not an aid body for the poor and not an intergovernmental medical service.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) It is an NGO, not a UN refugee agency; that describes the UNHCR.
- (b) Correct: Amnesty is a global human rights movement.
- (c) Amnesty campaigns for human rights; it does not mainly help the very poor.
- (d) It is not intergovernmental; a medical body in war zones would be something like the Red Cross or MSF.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2015, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.