United Nations History

Question 1HardLevel 9

In the UN Charter the principle of non-intervention in domestic jurisdiction is balanced by what?

ACharter-based action for peace and securityBWorld Bank loan policyCUNESCO curriculumDSports rules

Question 2HardLevel 9

When does veto show its effect in non-procedural decisions of the Security Council?

AWhen a permanent member casts a negative voteBWhen the General Assembly debatesCWhen UNICEF sends reliefDWhen the ICJ gives advice

Question 3HardLevel 9

What does it mean that veto does not apply to procedural matters in the Security Council?

AA permanent member's negative vote alone does not block a procedural proposalBThe General Assembly endsCThe Trusteeship Council becomes activeDThe International Court closes

Question 4HardLevel 9

Permanent membership of the Security Council was linked with which historical power structure?

AMajor victorious powers after the Second World WarBMedieval feudal dynastiesCIndustrial trade unionsDGreek city states

Question 5HardLevel 9

Expansion of the Security Council in UN reform debates is mainly based on which argument?

AChanged world politics and demand for better representationBDemand to close all agenciesCDemand to reduce World Heritage listDDemand to make Trusteeship Council an army

Question 6HardLevel 9

The Uniting for Peace resolution increased the role of which organ when the Security Council was blocked?

ASecretariatBGeneral AssemblyCTrusteeship CouncilDWorld Bank

Question 7HardLevel 9

Why do General Assembly resolutions have moral importance?

AThey can show world opinion and broad international consensusBThey always send armiesCThey abolish the Security CouncilDThey turn the ICJ into a bank

Question 8HardLevel 9

What is the main analytical difference between UN collective security and peacekeeping?

ACollective security is enforcement response while peacekeeping can be consent-based monitoringBBoth are only education plansCBoth are World Bank loansDBoth are court judgments

Question 9HardLevel 9

Why is consent of parties considered necessary in peacekeeping?

ATo maintain mission acceptance and securityBTo print world currencyCTo close the General AssemblyDTo make World Heritage lists

Question 10HardLevel 9

The principle of limited use of force in peacekeeping is linked with which idea?

AForce should be used only in self-defense or defense of mandateBForce should always be used for conquestCForce should elect the General AssemblyDForce should close agencies

Question 11HardLevel 9

The creation of the UN Emergency Force became a milestone in peacekeeping after which crisis?

ASuez CrisisBKosovo CrisisCCuban Missile CrisisDGulf War

Question 12HardLevel 9

Why is the UN Truce Supervision Organization important as an early peace mission?

AIt was linked with truce supervision in the Middle EastBIt was a World Bank loan institutionCIt was a UNESCO curriculumDIt was a WHO hospital

Question 13HardLevel 9

Why is UN action in the Korean War called an unusual Cold War situation?

ABecause Soviet absence allowed Security Council resolutions to passBBecause the General Assembly removed the CharterCBecause the ICJ created an armyDBecause UNICEF used veto

Question 14HardLevel 9

The Congo Crisis confronted the United Nations with which double challenge?

AStability of a newly independent state and Cold War pressureBWorld heritage and tourismCLanguage policy and sportsDSchool exams and banking

Question 15HardLevel 9

The Rwanda crisis exposes which limitation in UN history?

ADifficulty of timely effective intervention and preventing genocideBSuccess of World Heritage recognitionCSimplicity of General Assembly budgetDUNESCO language policy

Question 16HardLevel 9

Why was the United Nations criticized during the Bosnia crisis?

AWeak protection of safe areas and slow responseBExcessive education programsCClosing the World BankDHolding Trusteeship Council elections

Question 17HardLevel 9

At hard level how should the Universal Declaration of Human Rights be understood?

AA non-treaty document setting moral standardsBA Security Council war orderCA World Bank loan contractDA Trusteeship Council property list

Question 18HardLevel 9

What is the relation between the human rights declaration and later human rights treaties?

AThe declaration provided an ideological basis for later treatiesBThe declaration ended the UNCThe declaration became only a sports ruleDThe declaration created the IMF

Question 19HardLevel 9

The Genocide Convention in UN history was a response to which experience?

AHorrors of the Second World War and the HolocaustBIndustrial RevolutionCMeiji RestorationDAmerican Civil War

Question 20HardLevel 9

The Refugee Convention in the UN system is linked with which humanitarian principle?

AProtection of refugees and protection from forced returnBWorld Heritage taxCExpansion of veto rightDTrust territory rule

Question 21HardLevel 9

In decolonization the UN principle of self-determination challenged what?

ALegitimacy of foreign colonial ruleBRight to educationCHealth cooperationDAgricultural reform

Question 22HardLevel 9

Which organ adopted the 1960 Declaration on granting independence to colonial countries and peoples?

AGeneral AssemblyBSecurity CouncilCInternational Court of JusticeDWorld Bank

Question 23HardLevel 9

The inactivity of the Trusteeship Council is linked with which historical success of the UN?

ATrust territories gaining self-government or independenceBExpansion of Security CouncilCClosure of World BankDEnd of General Assembly

Question 24HardLevel 9

What is ECOSOC's major institutional role?

ACoordination of economic social development work and specialized agenciesBUse of veto powerCInternational judicial judgmentDMilitary command

Question 25HardLevel 9

What does autonomy of specialized agencies mean in the UN system?

AThey work according to their own constitutions and sectoral mandatesBThey are permanent Security Council seatsCThey are votes in the General AssemblyDThey are judges of the Court

Quiz this set

In the UN Charter the principle of non-intervention in domestic jurisdiction is balanced by what?

When does veto show its effect in non-procedural decisions of the Security Council?

What does it mean that veto does not apply to procedural matters in the Security Council?

Permanent membership of the Security Council was linked with which historical power structure?

Expansion of the Security Council in UN reform debates is mainly based on which argument?

The Uniting for Peace resolution increased the role of which organ when the Security Council was blocked?

Why do General Assembly resolutions have moral importance?

What is the main analytical difference between UN collective security and peacekeeping?

Why is consent of parties considered necessary in peacekeeping?

The principle of limited use of force in peacekeeping is linked with which idea?

The creation of the UN Emergency Force became a milestone in peacekeeping after which crisis?

Why is the UN Truce Supervision Organization important as an early peace mission?

Why is UN action in the Korean War called an unusual Cold War situation?

The Congo Crisis confronted the United Nations with which double challenge?

The Rwanda crisis exposes which limitation in UN history?

Why was the United Nations criticized during the Bosnia crisis?

At hard level how should the Universal Declaration of Human Rights be understood?

What is the relation between the human rights declaration and later human rights treaties?

The Genocide Convention in UN history was a response to which experience?

The Refugee Convention in the UN system is linked with which humanitarian principle?

In decolonization the UN principle of self-determination challenged what?

Which organ adopted the 1960 Declaration on granting independence to colonial countries and peoples?

The inactivity of the Trusteeship Council is linked with which historical success of the UN?

What is ECOSOC's major institutional role?

What does autonomy of specialized agencies mean in the UN system?

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Quiz this set

In the UN Charter the principle of non-intervention in domestic jurisdiction is balanced by what?

When does veto show its effect in non-procedural decisions of the Security Council?

What does it mean that veto does not apply to procedural matters in the Security Council?

Permanent membership of the Security Council was linked with which historical power structure?

Expansion of the Security Council in UN reform debates is mainly based on which argument?

The Uniting for Peace resolution increased the role of which organ when the Security Council was blocked?

Why do General Assembly resolutions have moral importance?

What is the main analytical difference between UN collective security and peacekeeping?

Why is consent of parties considered necessary in peacekeeping?

The principle of limited use of force in peacekeeping is linked with which idea?

The creation of the UN Emergency Force became a milestone in peacekeeping after which crisis?

Why is the UN Truce Supervision Organization important as an early peace mission?

Why is UN action in the Korean War called an unusual Cold War situation?

The Congo Crisis confronted the United Nations with which double challenge?

The Rwanda crisis exposes which limitation in UN history?

Why was the United Nations criticized during the Bosnia crisis?

At hard level how should the Universal Declaration of Human Rights be understood?

What is the relation between the human rights declaration and later human rights treaties?

The Genocide Convention in UN history was a response to which experience?

The Refugee Convention in the UN system is linked with which humanitarian principle?

In decolonization the UN principle of self-determination challenged what?

Which organ adopted the 1960 Declaration on granting independence to colonial countries and peoples?

The inactivity of the Trusteeship Council is linked with which historical success of the UN?

What is ECOSOC's major institutional role?

What does autonomy of specialized agencies mean in the UN system?

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