Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Legal Studies

Chapter

Human Rights in India

Question:

Convention Relating to Status of Refugees, 1951 provides :

(1) Legal safeguard to a refugee/person who is granted asylum/shelter in another country

(2) Economic support to refugees

(3) Protection of property right of refugees

(4) Interim benefits to refugees

Options:

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

Explanation:
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1954 : It provides legal safeguards to a refugee/a person who is granted asylum/shelter in another country . “A refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former habitual residence as a result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it. “