Per NCERT, what are HUMAN RIGHTS — and what makes them distinct from rights granted only by a particular state?
AHuman rights are identical to citizenship rights and disappear when citizenship is lost
BHuman rights are claims attached to every person AS a human being — irrespective of the state in which they live; recognised by the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
CHuman rights are claims that depend entirely on a person's economic class
DHuman rights are granted only by the Indian state to Indian citizens
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Human rights are claims attached to every person AS a human being — irrespective of the state in which they live; recognised by the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
Human rights are universal qua human — the UDHR being the modern reference point per NCERT. The other options misstate or restrict the concept.
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