Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Legal Studies

Chapter

Human Rights in India

Question:
Which of the following is correct about Magna Carta of 1215?
Options:
It is one of the earliest examples of the Fundamental Rights of citizens.
The Magna Carta of 1215 was an agreement between the English King John and the barons who were unhappy about the military policies of the Monarch.
It granted the barons the right to legal trial and prevented their arrest or imprisonment or outlawing or abuse or denial of ownership of property without legal trial.
All of the above
Correct Answer:
It granted the barons the right to legal trial and prevented their arrest or imprisonment or outlawing or abuse or denial of ownership of property without legal trial.
Explanation:
The English legal documents of Magna Carta of 1215 and The English Bill of Rights of 1689 are some of the earliest examples of the human rights laws. The Magna Carta of 1215 was an agreement between the English King John and the barons who were unhappy about the taxation policies of the Monarch. The Magna Carta included clauses in the form of rights language; it granted the barons the right to legal trial and prevented their arrest or imprisonment or outlawing or abuse or denial of ownership of property without legal trial.