{"id":85470,"date":"2025-06-01T03:18:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85470"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:18:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:18:21","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-1-the-international-covenant-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-the-international-covenant-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements :\n  1. The International Covenant on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) provides that everyone shall have the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.<\/li>\n<li>2. Although India agrees in principle with the ethos of ICCPR, it has not yet ratified it fully.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is C. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 correctly quotes Article 16 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR): &#8220;Everyone shall have the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.&#8221;<br \/>\nStatement 2 is also correct. India ratified the ICCPR in 1979 but did so with certain reservations to specific articles, meaning it has not accepted the obligations under these specific articles without qualification. Thus, it has not &#8220;fully ratified&#8221; it in the sense of ratifying without any reservations.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nRatification with reservations is a common practice in international law, allowing states to become parties to a treaty while excluding or modifying the legal effect of specific provisions in their application to that state. India&#8217;s reservations pertain to articles concerning self-determination, preventive detention, rights of aliens, and political rights.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements : 1. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) provides that everyone shall have the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. 2. Although India agrees in principle with the ethos of ICCPR, it has not yet ratified it fully. Which of the statements given above &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements :\n  1. The International Covenant on\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-the-international-covenant-on\/#more-85470\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements :<br \/>\n  1. 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