world organisations section 2 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (a)

The Convention deals with the child-specific needs and rights. However, marriage is a social institution. It has not been listed as one of the rights or needs of children in the convention.

Answer: (d)

There are 5 veto-wielding permanent members in the United Nations Security Council—China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States— based on the great powers that were the victors of World War II.

Answer: (d)

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and is a member of the United Nations Development Group. Its predecessor, the Health Organization, was an agency of the League of Nations.

Answer: (d)

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is the successor to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and is a subsidiary body of the United Nations General Assembly. The General Assembly established the UNHRC by adopting a resolution on 15 March 2006, in order to replace the previous CHR.

Answer: (b)

Special Drawing Rights (SDR) are supplementary foreign exchange reserve assets defined and maintained by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The SDR was created by the IMF in 1969 to support the Bretton Woods fixed exchange rate system.