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US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill signed the  _______________ that led to the formation of the United Nations.

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  1. Atlantic Charter

  2. Bretton Woods Agreement

  3. London Protocol

  4. Bermuda Agreement

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued a joint declaration known as the Atlantic Charter during World War II. This charter stated their aims and policies for post-war world and was supported by 26 Allied nations. The charter formed the basis of conception and creating of the United Nations.

The UN lays a special emphasis on resolving conflicts through ___________.

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  1. Peaceful methods

  2. Violent Actions

  3. War against enemies

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

United Nations central mission is the maintenance of international peace and security. Hence, the UN lays a special emphasis on resolving conflicts through peaceful methods.

Churchill and Stalin were never in favour of the UN.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
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Churchill and Stalin were never in favour of the UN.

India became the member of United Nations in the Year _______.

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  1. 1956

  2. 1945

  3. 1946

  4. 1950

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Correct Option: B
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India was a founding member of United Nation in October 1945.

The headquarters of UNO is located at _____.

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  1. Paris

  2. Geneva

  3. Washington

  4. New York

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Correct Option: D
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The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. It is headquartered at New York and currently made up of 193 Member States. The membership is open to all peace-loving countries.

In case of a direct action to resolve the conflict, the UN uses the 'Peace Keeping Forces' of its _____.

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  1. Organisations

  2. Member countries

  3. Non-member countries

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
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UN employs Peacekeeping Forces to establish peace in an armed conflict-affected area. These forces can only be used when both the parties involved in conflict agree to their role and presence.

A foreign territory which becomes a part of India on acquisition can.

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  1. Either be admitted into union territories

  2. Be constituted into a new State

  3. Be formed into a new union territory and can also be merged into an existing state

  4. Either (a) or (b) or (c)

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Correct Option: D

The UN has carried out humanitarian interventions in countries like ____________.

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  1. Korea

  2. Congo

  3. Somalia

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
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UN carries out humanitarian interventions through its Peacekeeping Forces. It follows three principles for humanitarian intervention: use of military force, interference in the state's internal affairs, and response to crises threatening the state's interests. The Security Council authorizes the use of military force.

The Principal organ of the United Nations is the _____.

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  1. Security Council

  2. General Assembly

  3. Secretariat

  4. Trusteeship Council

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Correct Option: B
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The General Assembly is the principal deliberative, policymaking and representative UN body. Here decisions on important matters are taken by the two-thirds majority and on other matters by a simple majority.

World bank and IMF were established in the year _________.

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  1. 1941

  2. 1944

  3. 1947

  4. 1950

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Correct Option: B
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  • Known collectively as the Bretton Woods Institutions after the remote village in New Hampshire, U.S.A., where they were founded by the delegates of 44 nations in July 1944. The Bank and the IMF are twin intergovernmental pillars supporting the structure of the world's economic and financial order.