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Identify correct option that has led to the demand that UN becomes more democratic.

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  1. Fifteen-member Council

  2. Security Council

  3. The veto power of the five permanent members

  4. General Assembly

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States are the five permanent members having veto powers with them. The veto means the power to stop any decision; which means they can take any international decision or can stop any decision.

This makes the UN undemocratic in nature because all member states do not have equal powers with respect to taking any decision. 

In Pakistan, the work of the civilian cabinet was supervised by the ________________.

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  1. UN Security Council.

  2. National People's Congress.

  3. National Security Council.

  4. Council of Ministers.

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Correct Option: C

The memorial park in Accra was built in the memory of the _______________.

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  1. Dr. Hilla Liman

  2. Joseph Arthur Ankrah

  3. Kwame Nkrumah

  4. Julius Nyrere

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Correct Option: C

Veto in the U.N. Security Council means the rejection of a substantive resolution by ___________________.

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  1. The majority of members voting against it

  2. At least one of the permanent members voting against it

  3. All the members voting against it

  4. The majority of non-permanent members voting against it

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The United Nations Security Council power of veto refers to the veto power wielded solely by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council enabling them to prevent the adoption of any substantive resolution. Abstention or absence from the vote by a permanent member does not prevent a draft resolution from being adopted. 

The U.N.O. came into existence on ______________.

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  1. August 9, 1942

  2. October 24, 1945

  3. August 15, 1947

  4. January 26, 1950

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The UN officially came into existence 24 October 1945, upon ratification of the Charter by the five permanent members of the Security Council which were France, the Republic of China, the Soviet Union, the UK and the US and by a majority of the other 46 signatories.

Which of the following organisations was established to promote peace and co-operation among the nations of the world ?

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  1. World Trade Organization

  2. The League of Nations

  3. The United Nations Organisation

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: B,C
Explanation:

The League of nation and the United Nations Organisation was established to promote peace and co-operation among the nations of the world.

  • The League of Nation- It was an international organization created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes.
  • The United nations Organisation- It is an intergovernmental organisation established on 24 October 1945 to promote international cooperation. It was founded to replace the League of Nations  following World War II and to prevent another conflict.

Sometimes U.N. force is sent by the Security Council which_______________.

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  1. Takes the action against aggressive country

  2. Punishes both the countries at war

  3. Protects the countries which are neighbours to the warring countries

  4. Resists aggression and enforces ceasefire in the area of fighting

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Under the function and power of Security Council, sometimes United Nations force is sent by the Security Council which takes the action against aggressive country. Security Council is rresponsible to maintain international peace and security in accordance with the principles and purposes of the United Nations.

The Headquarter of the International Court is situated at __________________.

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  1. New York

  2. Hague

  3. Geneva

  4. Paris

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The International Court of Justice  is the primary judicial branch of the United Nations (UN). Its seat is at the Hague, Netherlands. The court settles legal disputes submitted to it by states and provides advisory opinions on legal questions submitted to it by duly authorized international branches, agencies, and the UN General Assembly.

Which year was declared by the United Nations as the year of older persons?

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  1. 2000

  2. 1999

  3. 2001

  4. 1998

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

International Year of Older Persons. In its Proclamation on Aging, the United Nations General Assembly decided to declare 1999 as the International Year of Older Persons. The proclamation was launched on 1 October 1998, the International Day of Older Persons, by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.

The main organ of the U.N.O. is ______________.

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  1. General Assembly

  2. Security Council

  3. International Court of Justice

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The United Nations has six principal organs: 

  1. The General Assembly
  2. The Security Council
  3. The Economic and Social Council
  4. The Trusteeship Council
  5. The International Court of Justice
  6. The Secretariat.