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UNITED NATIONS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Prior to the UNITED NATIONS which establishment was in charge of maintaining peace and order?

a)

Justice League

b)

League of Nations

c)

Legal Nations

d)

Union of Nations

2.

The set of rules made by the United nations made at a conference in San Francisco is called -------

a)

The Charter of the United Nations

b)

The Chart of the United Nations

c)

The Rules of the United Nations

d)

Constitution of the United Nations

3.

When did the United Nations Organisation officially come to existence?

a)

10th January 1880

b)

2nd April 1963

c)

24th October 1945

d)

None of the above

4.

Out of the six official languages used at the United Nations General Assembly, which is not among them.

a)

German

b)

Arabic

c)

Chinese

d)

Russian

5.

What does the term Veto powers mean?

a)

Any of the veto power countries can block decisions made by the UN.

b)

Any of the veto power countries can vote alone.

c)

Any of the veto power countries can withdraw from the Council at their own will.

d)

Any of the veto power countries can promote peace.

6.

Which of the countries below is not a Veto power country?

a)

USSR

b)

France

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Uganda

7.
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
8.
Body of the United Nations where all member nations participate.
a)
Economic and Social Council
b)
DISEC
c)
General Assembly
d)
Security Council
9.
How many states are are members of the United Nations?
a)
193
b)
293
c)
199
d)
993
10.
Which of the following is a goal of the United Nations?
a)
Preventing international wars
b)
 Punishing countries that don't have free elections
c)
Distributing the earth's natural resources equally among all countries 
d)
 Maintaining the United States' position as the world's number-one superpower
11.

Which agency of the UN would be working when the rights of the children are to be protected.

a)

UNESCO

b)

UNICEF

c)

ILO

d)

FAO

12.

The name United Nation was first used by

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Franklin D Roosevelt

d)

John F. Kennedy

13.

How many countries met at San Francisco to sign a charter.

a)

57

b)

43

c)

51

d)

193

14.

The UN favours disarmament which means

a)

supplying arms to other nations

b)

reducing the number of weapons that a country has

c)

using arms to destroy other nations

d)

making modern arms in large numbers

15.

Total number of member countries in the Security Council are

a)

15

b)

5

c)

20

d)

9

16.

WHO IS THE PRESENT SECRETARY GENARAL OF UN

a)

BAN KI MOON

b)

ANTONIO GUTERRES

c)

FRANKLIN D ROSEVELT

d)

Trygvie Lie

17.

What is the term of a non-permanent member of the security Council?

a)

5 years

b)

4 years

c)

2 years

d)

3 years

18.

What is the term of a judge of the International Court of justice?

a)

6 years

b)

5 years

c)

7 years

d)

9 years

19.

Who was the first Indian to be the President of the UN General assembly?

a)

Natwar Singh

b)

Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

c)

Krishna Menon

d)

Ramesh Bhandari

20.

which specialized agency of the UNO lists the World Heritage Sites?

a)

UNICEF

b)

UNESCO

c)

UNWTO

d)

WWF