Multiple choice

Assertion (A): The UN General Assembly has the power to authorise UN peace-keeping operations. Reason (R): The General Assembly represents the entire membership of the United Nations.

  1. Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.

  2. Both A and R are individually true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

  3. A is true, but R is false.

  4. A is false, but R is true.
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Explanation

Peacekeeping operations are usually led by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). The UN General Assembly has the power to authorise UN peace-keeping operations. The General Assembly represents the entire membership of the United Nations. There are 193 United Nations (UN) member states and each of them is a member of the United Nations General Assembly. Both A and R are individually true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. 

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