Deck 2: United Nations and Its Agencies

Question 1

The President of the Security Council is held for a period of

A)One Year
B)Two Years
C)One Month
D)Six Months

Answer 1

One Month

Question 2

Besides all 5 permanent members of the Security Council,all decisions on substantive matter require

A)4 votes
B)5 votes
C)6 votes
D)7 votes

Answer 2

4 votes

Question 3

If a permanent member does not agree with the decision,it can exerise a negative vote and this act has been known as

A)election
B)veto
C)procedure
D)abstain

Answer 3

veto

Question 4

The Security Council is also known as

A)Secondary Organ
B)Recommendation Wing
C)Endanger Organ
D)Enforcement Arm

Question 5

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) members are elected for a period of

A)Two Years
B)Three Years
C)Four Years
D)Five Years

Question 6

The ECOSOC elects a President from among its members for

A)Four Years
B)Three Years
C)Two Years
D)One Years

Question 7

The Secretary General is appointed for a term of

A)Five Years
B)Four Years
C)Three Years
D)Two Years

Question 8

ICJ elects its own President for a term of

A)One Year
B)Two Years
C)Three Years
D)Four Years

Question 9

The General Assembly's regular session begins each year on the

A)Third Tuesday in September
B)Second Thursday in April
C)Third Friday in May
D)First Wednesday in June

Question 10

Which one is not a permanent member of the Securtiry Council ?

A)France
B)Sri Lanka
C)China
D)Russia

Question 11

The first Peacekeeping Operation of the UNO was in the year

A)1948
B)1946
C)1947
D)1950

Question 12

Who initiated the proposal for the UN Reform ?

A)Ban Ki-Moon
B)U Thant
C)Kurt Waldheim
D)Kofi Annan

Question 13

Who is the present Secretary General of the UNO ?

A)Tryve Lie
B)Antonio Gutterres
C)Javier Perez De Cuellar
D)Dr. Boutros Boutros Ghali

Question 14

The members of the ECOSOC are elected by the

A)General Assembly
B)Security Council
C)Secretary General
D)ICJ

Question 15

To ensure equitable geographical representation, the Presidency of the General Assembly rotates

A)every six months
B)each year
C)every two years
D)every three years

Question 16

The headquarters of ILO is in

A)London
B)New York
C)Paris
D)Geneva

Question 17

In which year the Noble Peace Prize was awarded to UN Peacekeeping Force ?

A)1986
B)1987
C)1988
D)1989

Question 18

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) was established in

A)11 December, 1946
B)14 December, 1945
C)18 December, 1947
D)21 December, 1948

Question 19

The headquarters of UNICEF is located at

A)San Francisco
B)New York
C)Geneva
D)Canbera

Question 20

The headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) is at

A)Kuala Lumpur
B)Manila
C)Tokyo
D)Geneva

Question 21

Which Article of the UNO deals with the expulsion of members ?

A)Article 4
B)Article 5
C)Article 6
D)Article 7

Question 22

The ILO became the first specialized agency of the UNO in

A)1946
B)1947
C)1948
D)1949

Question 23

The headquarters of UNESCO is located at

A)Brussels
B)Paris
C)Berlin
D)Melbourne

Question 24

The headquarters of Nations Development Programme (UNEP) is located at

A)Perth
B)Khartoum
C)Pretoria
D)New York