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WorksheetsThe United Nations
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the 4 main purposes of the United Nations?
a)
keep peace, develop relations, improve the life of the world's poor, centre for discord
b)
keep peace, develop relations, improve the life of the world's rich, centre for harmony
c)
keep peace, develop relations, improve the life of the world's poor, centre for harmony
d)
keep peace, wage war, improve the life of the world's poor, centre for harmony
2.
How many states are are members of the United Nations?
a)
193
b)
293
c)
199
d)
993
3.
Approximately how many U.N. peacekeepers/operations/continents involved?
a)
120,000 peacekeepers, 16 operations, 4 continents
b)
120,000 peacekeepers, 16 operations, 8 continents
c)
220,000 peacekeepers, 16 operations, 4 continents
d)
120,000 peacekeepers, 226 operations, 4 continents
4.
How much humanitarian aid does the United Nations give?
a)
12.5 billion dollars (peso)
b)
112.5 billion dollars (U.S)
c)
122.5 billion dollars (euro)
d)
12.5 billion dollars (U.S)
5.
What % of the word's children are vaccinated by the United Nations?
a)
58%
b)
48%
c)
28%
d)
18%
6.
The International Court of Justice is located in New York, New York.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Into how many bodies is the United Nations separated?
a)
10
b)
8
c)
6
d)
4
8.
This United Nations body works in tandem (working together) with NGOs (non-governmental organizations) like the Red Cross.
a)
International Court
b)
Secretariat
c)
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
d)
Trusteeship Council
9.
Who is the secretary-general of the United Nations?
a)
Kofi Anan
b)
Kim Jong-un
c)
Ban Ki-Moon
d)
Xi Jinping
10.
Which United Nations body carries out the day-to-day work of the United Nations?
a)
Secretariat
b)
Economic and Social Council
c)
International Court
d)
Security Council
11.
This body has 54 members and WHO (World Health Organization) is a part of it.
a)
Secretariat
b)
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
c)
Security Council (SC)
d)
General Assembly
12.
This body is the "enforcement" body of the United Nations.
a)
International Court of Justice
b)
Security Council
c)
Secretarial
d)
General Assembly
13.
The 5 permanent members of the Security Council are ____.
a)
United States, France, Russia, C Vietnam, Great Britain
b)
United States, France, Russia, China, Japan
c)
United States, Germany, Russia, China, Great Britain
d)
United States, France, Russia, China, Great Britain
14.
The total number of countries on the Security Council is ___.
a)
5
b)
10
c)
15
d)
20
15.
This country gaining independence made the Trusteeship Council obsolete (no longer of any use).
a)
Paraguay
b)
Palau
c)
Peru
d)
Palestine
16.
This United Nations body includes all 193 countries.
a)
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
b)
Security Council (SC)
c)
Secretariat
d)
General Assembly (GA)
17.
Why can the General Assembly be considered the most important body of the United Nations?
a)
It is the largest body that includes all nations of the world.
b)
It decides the members of the other bodies
c)
It was the final body created and therefore is the most complete
d)
It recognized that the youth of the world shall reign.
18.
How many United Nations committees are there?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
19.
Which committee focuses on the advancement of women and children?
a)
Special Political Committee (SpecPol)
b)
Economic and Financial (EcoFin)
c)
Social, Cultural & Humanitarian (SoCHum)
d)
6th Committee
20.
This committee oversees the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, for example.
a)
Special Political Committee (SpecPol)
b)
Economic and Financial (EcoFin)
c)
Social, Cultural & Humanitarian (SoCHum)
d)
6th Committee
21.
This committee is working on on an international uniform method to define terrorism.
a)
Special Political Committee (SpecPol)
b)
Economic and Financial (EcoFin)
c)
Social, Cultural & Humanitarian (SoCHum)
d)
6th Committee
22.
Which committee makes international law?
a)
Special Political Committee (SpecPol)
b)
Economic and Financial (EcoFin)
c)
Social, Cultural & Humanitarian (SoCHum)
d)
6th Committee
23.
DISEC committee deals with which of the following issues?
a)
child soldiers
b)
horticulture
c)
nuclear disarmament
d)
neurosurgery
24.
The members of the Trusteeship Council were the same as ____.
a)
the permanent members of the Security Council
b)
the most important members of the General Assembly
c)
the highest level of the Secretariat
d)
the Secretary-General and his bloc of countries.
25.
The primary function of the United Nations when it was conceived was ____.
a)
nuclear disarmament
b)
fellowshipping
c)
peacekeeping
d)
special elections
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