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Peace day Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which year was the UNO awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

a)

1975

b)

1999

c)

2001

d)

2006

2.

Who are the permanent members of the UN Security Council?

a)

Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Canada, United States

b)

France, Russia, USA, Britain, China.

c)

USA, Germany, Britain, Brazil, China, Nigeria.

d)

USA, China, Britain, Germany, India.

3.

Which organ of the UNO functions from Peace Palace in The Hague, The Netherlands?

a)

General Assembly

b)

Security Council

c)

Economic and Social Council International

d)

Court of Justice

4.

Which bird is often used as a symbol of peace?

a)

dove

b)

cardinal

c)

pigeon

d)

crow

5.

When was the United Nations Organisation founded?

a)

August 9, 1945

b)

October 24, 1944

c)

October 24, 1945

d)

December 10, 1945

6.

"We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. "Which religious leader's quote is this?

a)

Dalai Lama

b)

Billy Graham

c)

Pope John Paul II

d)

Rev. Jesse Jackson

7.

Who was the first Indian to be the President of U. N. General Assembly ?

a)

Natwar Singh

b)

V. K. Krishna Menon

c)

Smt. Vijay Laxmi Pandit

d)

Romesh Bhandari

8.

Who got Nobel Prize for peace in 2019?

a)

Abiy Ahmed

b)

Anne Enger

c)

Juan Manuel Santos

d)

Malala Yousafzai

9.

Which of the following is not one of the official languages of the U.N.O.?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

Arabic

d)

Italian

10.

Who are the so called 'blue helmets'?

a)

The security forces at UN Headquarters in New York.

b)

The UN Peacekeeping forces.

c)

The Armed Forces of the UN.

d)

The Officers of UN

11.

How many UN peacekeeping operations have there been since 1948?

a)

72

b)

61

c)

52

d)

97

12.

Which year were UN peacekeeping forces awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace?

a)

1968

b)

1988

c)

2008

d)

1995

13.

What does the term 'peace' mean?

a)

The rejection of weapons of mass destruction.

b)

To believe and help

c)

The absence of conflict.

d)

The absence of conflict plus the existence of dialogue, understanding and cooperation

14.

On which level of analysis does peace studies not focus?

a)

domestic

b)

global

c)

interstate

d)

individual

15.

Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. are examples of leaders dedicated to

a)

nonviolence

b)

radical social change.

c)

independence for colonies.

d)

feminist scholarship in international relations.

16.

Which Nobel Peace Prize laureate also won the Nobel Prize in chemistry?

a)

Jonas Salk

b)

CV Raman

c)

Linus Pauling

d)

Marie Curie

17.

What is the theme of international peace day 2020

a)

Shaping Peace Together.

b)

Climate Action for Peace

c)

The Right to Peace – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70

d)

Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All

18.

Name the Indian who got noble peace award in 2014?

a)

Kailash Satyarthi

b)

Abhijit Banerjee

c)

Amartya Sen

d)

Har Gobind Khurana

19.

How many women have won the Nobel Peace Prize?

a)

12

b)

14

c)

17

d)

21

20.

When we celebrates International Peace day?

a)

21 Sep

b)

05 Oct

c)

14 Nov

d)

05 Jun