United Nations (UN) Quiz 2

United Nations (UN) Quiz 2

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1. Who coined the term United Nations?

Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Maxim Litvinov
T. V. Soong

2. Which country does the first Secretary-General of UN Trygve Lie belong to?

United Kingdom
Sweden
Norway
Ghana

3. Which one of the following was NOT one of the four major Allied countries, referred to as the "Four Policemen"?

China
France
United Kingdom
United States of America

4. Initially, there were six principal organs to the UN. Name the sixth organ which suspended operations in 1994.

Security Council
The International Court of Justice
the Trusteeship Council
Economic and Social Council

5. UN English Language Day is observed on

23 April
20 March
6 June
12 October

6. Which one of the following is NOT a permanent member of UN Security Council?

France
China
Spain
USA

7. The non-permanent members of UN Security Council are elected for a term of

1 year
2 years
3 years
5 years

8. Who was the first Indian to be the President of U. N. General Assembly?

VK Krishna Menon
Sarojini Naidu
Natwar Singh
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

9. The term of office of the President of U. N. General Assembly is

1 year
2 years
3 years
5 years

10. Where is the headquarters of the primary judicial branch of the United Nations (UN), The International Court of Justice?

Geneva, Switzerland
Manhattan, New York City
The Hague, Netherlands
Montreal, Canada

United Nations (UN) Quiz 1

United Nations (UN) Quiz 1

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1.The head quarters of the primary judicial branch of the United Nations (UN), the International Court of Justice is in which city?

The Hague, Netherlands
Rome, Italy
Montreal, Canada
Geneva, Switzerland

2.The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation. When was it established?

20 October 1948
2 October 1947
24 October 1945
24 October 1947

3.Where is the head quarters of the UN?

Montreal, Canada
The Hague, Netherlands
Geneva, Switzerland
Manhattan, New York City

4.The UN had 51 member states when it was founded. What is the number of member states now?

190
210
193
188

5.In which year did UN win the Nobel Peace Prize?

1990
2001
2010
2006

6.Which one of the following is NOT one of the five principal organs of UN?

General Assembly
Security Council
The International Court of Justice
World Health Organization

7.Who was the first Sereatary General of UN?

Trygve Lie
Gladwyn Jebb
U Thant
Dag Hammarskjold

8.What is the term of United Nations Secretary General?

3
5
6
4

9.Who was the only Secretary General of the UN to have died while in office?

Kurt Waldhiem
Gladwyn Jebb
Dag Hammarskjold
U Thant

10.How many official languages does the United Nations have?

5
7
4
6

United Nations (UN) Quiz 3

United Nations (UN) Quiz 3

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1.How many judges are there in the International Court of Justice?

12
15
17
20

2.Name the Indian judge who is presently a member of the International Court of Justice

Dalveer Bhandari
Ronny Abraham
T.S. Thakur
Jagdish Singh Khehar

3.Security Council resolutions are typically enforced by UN peacekeepers. UN peacekeepers are

A group of voluntary social workers
A selected set of world leaders
A committee of Nobel Peace Prize winners
Military forces from different countries

4.In its first two decades, the Security Council had only six non-permanent members. In which year did the number of non-permanent members expand to ten?

1973
1956
1965
1990

5. How many members are there in United Nations Economic and Social Council?

193
54
15
5

6. The Elders is an international non-governmental organisation of public figures noted as elder statesmen, peace activists, and human rights advocates, who were brought together by Nelson Mandela in 2007. Who is the former UN Secretary General and now Chairman of the Elders?

Kofi Annan
Desmond Tutu
U Thant
Trygve Lie

7. Which one of the following is the administrative organ of the UN?

UN General Assembly
UN Security Council
UN Secretariat
International Court of Justice

8. Who is the present Secretary-General of UN?

Antonio Guterres
Ban Ki Moon
Kofi Annan
Boutros Boutros-Ghali

9. Name the specialised agency of UN which is NOT headquartered at Geneva, Switzerland

World Meteorological Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
World Health Organization
World Tourism Organization

10. What is the term of a judge of the International Court of Justice?

5 years
2 years
9 years
12 years