United Nations History

Question 1ExpertLevel 64

Which comparison between Security Council binding power and General Assembly representative power is correct?

AThe Security Council can take binding peace-security decisions while the General Assembly gives broad representationBThe General Assembly uses veto and the Security Council only debatesCBoth are only cultural bodiesDBoth have no members

Question 2ExpertLevel 64

In collective security aggression is not treated only as a bilateral dispute but as what?

AA threat to the whole international peace systemBOnly a trade agreementCOnly a cultural questionDOnly an educational syllabus

Question 3ExpertLevel 64

Why is UN peacekeeping sometimes called a practical arrangement between Chapter VI and Chapter VII?

ABecause it is often consent-based but can also have a security mandateBBecause it is only a World Bank loanCBecause it is Human Rights DayDBecause it is UNESCO language policy

Question 4ExpertLevel 64

What does protection of mandate mean in peacekeeping?

AProtecting the authorized tasks given to the missionBProtecting World Bank loansCProtecting General Assembly speechesDProtecting World Heritage tickets

Question 5ExpertLevel 64

The UN Emergency Force created after the Suez Crisis showed which possible role of the General Assembly?

ABecoming a platform for alternative initiative in a peace crisisBUsing veto powerCBecoming a judge of the ICJDClosing the World Bank

Question 6ExpertLevel 64

Why was Soviet absence decisive for Security Council action in the Korean War?

ABecause resolutions could pass without a negative permanent-member voteBBecause the General Assembly had endedCBecause the ICJ wrote the CharterDBecause UNICEF provided the army

Question 7ExpertLevel 64

What was the most complex challenge for the UN in the Congo Crisis?

ABalancing unity of a newly independent state peacekeeping and superpower involvementBMaking World Heritage listCCelebrating Human Rights DayDOrganizing sports events

Question 8ExpertLevel 64

The examples of Rwanda and Bosnia raised the strongest questions about which UN limitation?

ACapacity for timely civilian protection and genocide preventionBWorld Heritage managementCLanguage translationDBudget printing

Question 9ExpertLevel 64

What is the most correct relation between the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and later treaties?

AThe declaration gave the language of rights and later treaties gave many rights legal formBThe declaration cancelled all treatiesCThe declaration was only trade rulesDThe declaration closed the Security Council

Question 10ExpertLevel 64

What was the shared post-war context of the human rights declaration and the Genocide Convention?

AProtection of human dignity after violence of the Second World WarBIncreasing industrial productionCOrganizing World CupDTrusteeship Council elections

Question 11ExpertLevel 64

The principle of non-refoulement in refugee protection is connected with what?

ANot forcibly returning a refugee to a place of dangerBGiving refugees veto in votingCMaking refugee camps World HeritageDMaking a refugee a Security Council member

Question 12ExpertLevel 64

How did the principle of self-determination change the international order in decolonization?

AIt challenged colonial legitimacy and strengthened new independent statesBIt made colonialism permanentCIt removed the Security CouncilDIt made the World Bank a military body

Question 13ExpertLevel 64

The 1960 decolonization declaration shows which strength of the General Assembly?

ACapacity to create global moral-political standardsBPower to launch military invasionCPower to use permanent vetoDPower to write ICJ judgments

Question 14ExpertLevel 64

What unusual feature of the UN structure is shown by completion of the Trusteeship Council's work?

AA principal organ can complete its historical goal and lose regular activityBAll organs automatically endedCSecurity Council veto endedDGeneral Assembly became a court

Question 15ExpertLevel 64

What is the most precise basis for linking ECOSOC with the wider idea of peace?

ADevelopment and social justice can strengthen long-term stabilityBECOSOC declares warCECOSOC uses vetoDECOSOC is an ICJ judge

Question 16ExpertLevel 64

Why is the difference between a specialized agency and a programme important?

ABecause both have different legal and administrative status in the UN systemBBecause both are always the Security CouncilCBecause both are ICJ judgmentsDBecause both are permanent members

Question 17ExpertLevel 64

Which representation makes the ILO's tripartite structure unique in the UN system?

AJoint representation of governments employers and workersBRepresentation only of Security Council permanent membersCRepresentation only of judgesDRepresentation only of refugees

Question 18ExpertLevel 64

Which statement is most accurate while linking the World Bank and IMF with the UN system?

AThey are Bretton Woods institutions linked with the UN but not six principal organsBThey are committees of the General AssemblyCThey are seats of the Security CouncilDThey are branches of the ICJ

Question 19ExpertLevel 64

What is the correct reason for not treating WTO as a UN specialized agency?

AIt is a separate international trade organization and not a UN specialized agencyBIt is a permanent member of the Security CouncilCIt is the court of the ICJDIt is a UNICEF programme

Question 20ExpertLevel 64

In comparing ICJ and ICC what is the clearest difference of jurisdiction?

AICJ concerns disputes between states and ICC concerns serious crimes by individualsBBoth deal only with trade disputesCBoth are six organs of the UNDBoth are budget departments of the General Assembly

United Nations History

Quiz this set

Which comparison between Security Council binding power and General Assembly representative power is correct?

In collective security aggression is not treated only as a bilateral dispute but as what?

Why is UN peacekeeping sometimes called a practical arrangement between Chapter VI and Chapter VII?

What does protection of mandate mean in peacekeeping?

The UN Emergency Force created after the Suez Crisis showed which possible role of the General Assembly?

Why was Soviet absence decisive for Security Council action in the Korean War?

What was the most complex challenge for the UN in the Congo Crisis?

The examples of Rwanda and Bosnia raised the strongest questions about which UN limitation?

What is the most correct relation between the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and later treaties?

What was the shared post-war context of the human rights declaration and the Genocide Convention?

The principle of non-refoulement in refugee protection is connected with what?

How did the principle of self-determination change the international order in decolonization?

The 1960 decolonization declaration shows which strength of the General Assembly?

What unusual feature of the UN structure is shown by completion of the Trusteeship Council's work?

What is the most precise basis for linking ECOSOC with the wider idea of peace?

Why is the difference between a specialized agency and a programme important?

Which representation makes the ILO's tripartite structure unique in the UN system?

Which statement is most accurate while linking the World Bank and IMF with the UN system?

What is the correct reason for not treating WTO as a UN specialized agency?

In comparing ICJ and ICC what is the clearest difference of jurisdiction?

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United Nations History

Quiz this set

Which comparison between Security Council binding power and General Assembly representative power is correct?

In collective security aggression is not treated only as a bilateral dispute but as what?

Why is UN peacekeeping sometimes called a practical arrangement between Chapter VI and Chapter VII?

What does protection of mandate mean in peacekeeping?

The UN Emergency Force created after the Suez Crisis showed which possible role of the General Assembly?

Why was Soviet absence decisive for Security Council action in the Korean War?

What was the most complex challenge for the UN in the Congo Crisis?

The examples of Rwanda and Bosnia raised the strongest questions about which UN limitation?

What is the most correct relation between the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and later treaties?

What was the shared post-war context of the human rights declaration and the Genocide Convention?

The principle of non-refoulement in refugee protection is connected with what?

How did the principle of self-determination change the international order in decolonization?

The 1960 decolonization declaration shows which strength of the General Assembly?

What unusual feature of the UN structure is shown by completion of the Trusteeship Council's work?

What is the most precise basis for linking ECOSOC with the wider idea of peace?

Why is the difference between a specialized agency and a programme important?

Which representation makes the ILO's tripartite structure unique in the UN system?

Which statement is most accurate while linking the World Bank and IMF with the UN system?

What is the correct reason for not treating WTO as a UN specialized agency?

In comparing ICJ and ICC what is the clearest difference of jurisdiction?

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