Amnesty International is | UPSC Prelims 2015 PYQ with Answer

an agency of the United Nations to help refugees of civil wars
a global Human Rights Movement
a non-governmental voluntary organization to help very poor people
an inter-governmental agency to cater to medical emergencies in war-ravaged regions

Answer

a global Human Rights Movement

(a) Incorrect. Amnesty International is not a UN agency; refugee assistance is mainly associated with UNHCR.
(b) Correct. Amnesty International is a global human rights movement/NGO working to protect human rights worldwide.
(c) Incorrect. It is not primarily a poverty-relief organization for very poor people; its core mandate is human rights advocacy.
(d) Incorrect. It is not an inter-governmental medical relief agency; such work is more associated with organizations like Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

Therefore, the correct answer is (b).