Fun@MUN 2024 WTO ROP Quiz (Updated 2025)

A simple and substantive majority requires more than how much of the council respectively?

• No quota; one-half

• One-half; one-half

• One-half; Two-thirds

• Two-thirds; Consensus

Which of the following is FALSE of opening speeches?

• All delegates must speak in it.

• There is NO predetermined order of speakers.

• Opening speeches are 60 seconds long.

• Yielding is NOT in order.

Answer explanation

Delegates are called up in alphabetical order to deliver a sixty (60) second opening address. Yielding and motions are not in order at this juncture.

What can you say during a GSL speech?

• Stand on a chair and making a loud announcement

• Going off-topic

• Discussing your stance on the topic

• Announcing some Draft Resolution that is not yet introduced

Answer explanation

Believe it or not, you can say anything on a GSL. However, the dais recommend that delegates stay on topic and contribute to the discourse. Moreover, pls do not mention Draft Resolutions at all.

What happens after a round of GSL with several speakers?

• Another round of GSL

• Motions and points can be raised

• A Draft Resolution must be written and submitted for vetting

• Debate is adjourned

• Debate is suspended

Answer explanation

Typically after a GSL, any points and motions are entertained for raising and voting. However there are times no motions are raised, or all the motions raised fail to pass, which is when debate continues via the GSL.

Who can you yield to after a speech on the GSL

• To a delegate in the same bloc

• To the Dais

• To a delegate from an opposing bloc

• To any Points of Information and any questions from the floor

Answer explanation

Delegates can yield in the following manner:

Yield to Dais, which allows the Dais to call upon the next speaker, and rescinds the delegate’s speaking rights if they have time remaining. Delegates must yield to the  Dais once their time elapses. 

Yielding to Points of Information, which opens the delegate holding the floor to a number of POIs. POIs are essentially questions.

Yielding to another delegate, which allows the delegate holding the floor to call upon another delegate to speak with the remaining time. The delegate called upon must agree to the yield.

Which of the following yields are valid? (Hint: Select 2)

• Yielding to POis with 10 seconds left

• Yielding to a Point of Personal Privilege

• Yielding to Dais when you have no time left.

• Yielding to another delegate with 20 seconds left

• Yielding first to POIs then to another delegate.

Answer explanation

Yielding to POI can only be conducted when there are more than 15 seconds left in the speech.

Yielding to the Dais is in order at any point of the speech.

Points of Personal Privilege are points raised only if the environment is unconducive to debate (ie you need to have a toilet break, or the delegate is inaudible and you wish for him to speak louder)

Second degree yielding is not in order (ie yielding to POis first then to another delegate). Second degree yielding is only in order if the time is yielded back to the Dais.

Which caucus is valid?

• A 1 hour unmoderated caucus

• A 10 minute moderated caucus, 90 second per speaker, on "Sanctions against the Russian Federation"

• A 15 minute moderated caucus, 60 second per speaker, on "The American Dream"

• A 15 minute unmoderated caucus, 1.5 minutes per speaker

Answer explanation

Caucuses can only be 20 minute max, and even after a successful Motion to Extend Caucus, the maximum is pushed to 30 minutes.

A moderated caucus total speaking time must be perfectly divisible by the individual speaking time. We generally recommend 60, 90 or 120 seconds per speaker for simplicity.

Rank these motions, assuming all are valid, from most disruptive to least disruptive:

2. A. 15 min mod, 1 min 30 sec per speaker

3. B. 9 min unmod

4. C. 15 min mod, 1 min per speaker

5. D. Amend Speaking Time

• D, A, C, B

• B, A, C, D

• B, C, A, D

• D, B, C, A

Answer explanation

By order of disruptiveness, Unmoderated caucus > Moderated caucus > Amend Speaking Time

Intriguingly, for moderated caucus of the same length in total time, they are then ranked based on NUMBER of speakers (since the more speakers, the more disruptive). In this case, the 1 min/speaker has more speakers (15) than a 1.5 min/speaker would have (10), so the 1 min/speaker moderated caucus is more disruptive.

Which of the following about a Point of Parliamentary Inquiry (POPI) is true?

• A POPI can only be raised when the speaker is not audible or when to use the restroom.

• POPIs allows delegates to modify council proceedings to their liking.

• POPI can disrupt a speaker.

• POPI allows delegates to clarify with ROP proceedings and any potential mistakes in chairing

Answer explanation

POPI helps to clarify with council proceedings and the ROP. For personal audiblity or discomfort in debate environment, consider raising a Point of Personal Privilege (POPP) instead, which is the ONLY point to disrupt a speaker.

Select all of the following behaviour that violates decorum.

• ChatGPTing documents and speeches

• Referring to yourself as "This delegate" instead of "I"

• Clapping after a delegate has made a good speech

• Raising a Point of Personal Privilege mid-speech to turn up the aircon

• Clash Royale while someone else speaks

Answer explanation

Pursuant to Rule 1.2.3 of ROP, gaming, social media and generative AI usage is prohibited. Delegates should not speak, make noises or communicate out of turn and should only do so when they are recognised by the Dais. However, PoPP can disrupt speakers mid-speech.