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Subject: International Relations Chapter: Ngos And Global Civil Society

2015 PYQ

Question 88

Amnesty International is

Choose one answer 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

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Correct answer: B

Correct Option: B Explanation: Amnesty International is an independent global human-rights movement that investigates abuses and campaigns for human dignity and justice. Option-wise Analysis: A: Incorrect - It is not a United Nations agency. B: Correct - It campaigns for human rights worldwide through independent advocacy. C: Incorrect - General poverty relief is not its primary institutional mandate. D: Incorrect - It is neither intergovernmental nor specifically an emergency medical relief agency.

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