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ICSE Class 8 United Nations — practice questions

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On which date did the United Nations officially come into existence?Read the answer and worked solution →In which city was the UN Charter drawn up at the 1945 conference?Read the answer and worked solution →The UN was established as which major war was ending?Read the answer and worked solution →Which founding agreement established the United Nations?Read the answer and worked solution →What does sovereign equality of UN members concern?Read the answer and worked solution →How many principal organs does the UN Charter establish?Read the answer and worked solution →Under the Charter, which Council monitored trust territories' progress?Read the answer and worked solution →Which UN organ coordinates specialized agencies through consultation?Read the answer and worked solution →Who is the UN's chief administrative officer?Read the answer and worked solution →Who appoints the Secretary-General on the Security Council's recommendation?Read the answer and worked solution →Which states constitute the UN General Assembly?Read the answer and worked solution →UN members P and Q differ in population. Their General Assembly votes?Read the answer and worked solution →How often must the General Assembly meet in regular sessions?Read the answer and worked solution →Which principal UN organ considers and approves the UN budget?Read the answer and worked solution →GA decisions on important questions need what share of members present and voting?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the total membership of the UN Security Council?Read the answer and worked solution →How are Security Council seats divided between permanent and elected members?Read the answer and worked solution →Which UN organ chooses non-permanent Security Council states?Read the answer and worked solution →For what term are non-permanent Security Council members elected?Read the answer and worked solution →Which country holds a permanent seat on the UN Security Council?Read the answer and worked solution →Who has the special veto power on substantive Security Council matters?Read the answer and worked solution →What minimum affirmative votes adopt a procedural Security Council decision?Read the answer and worked solution →Which UN organ has primary responsibility for action against threats to peace?Read the answer and worked solution →Which court is the United Nations' principal judicial organ?Read the answer and worked solution →How many regularly elected judges constitute the ICJ?Read the answer and worked solution →An ICJ judge is elected for which normal term?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair of UN organs elects ICJ judges?Read the answer and worked solution →Where does the ICJ Statute establish the Court's seat?Read the answer and worked solution →Which listed category may be a party to a contentious ICJ case?Read the answer and worked solution →Under Article 59, an ICJ judgment binds whom in the particular case?Read the answer and worked solution →

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On which date did the United Nations officially come into existence?

  1. 24 October 1945
  2. 26 June 1945
  3. 1 January 1942
  4. 24 October 1948
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Correct answer: A. 24 October 1945

The United Nations began on 24 October 1945 after the required ratifications of its Charter.

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In which city was the UN Charter drawn up at the 1945 conference?

  1. San Francisco, United States
  2. New York, United States
  3. Geneva, Switzerland
  4. The Hague, Netherlands
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Correct answer: A. San Francisco, United States

The 1945 UN Conference on International Organization met in San Francisco.

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The UN was established as which major war was ending?

  1. The war in Korea
  2. The American Civil War
  3. The Second World War
  4. The First World War
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Correct answer: C. The Second World War

The UN was established in 1945 as the Second World War was ending.

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