world organisations section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

The 10 non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) were elected on a regional basis to serve two-year terms.

Besides, UNSC has five permanent members:

1. Russia,
2. The United Kingdom,
3. France,
4. Republic of China and
5. The United States.

Answer: (b)

When India became independent in 1947, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan represented India at UNESCO (1946– 52) and was later Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union, from 1949 to 1952. He was also elected to the Constituent Assembly of India.

Answer: (a)

The International Court of Justice, which is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations, is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Its main functions are to settle legal disputes submitted to it by states and to provide advisory opinions on legal questions submitted to it by duly authorized international organs, agencies, and the UN General Assembly.

Answer: (b)

The International Day of Peace, sometimes unofficially known as World Peace Day, is observed annually on 21 September. It is dedicated to peace, and specifically the absence of war and violence, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone for humanitarian aid access.

3The day was first celebrated in 1982, and is kept by many nations, political groups, military groups, and peoples. To inaugurate the day, the “Peace Bell” is rung at UN Headquarters (in New York City).

The bell is cast from coins donated by children from all continents except Africa, and was a gift from the United Nations Association of Japan.

Answer: (c)

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is a human rights treaty setting out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children.

The UN General Assembly adopted the Convention and opened it for signature on 20 November 1989 (the 30th anniversary of its Declaration of the Rights of the Child). It came into force on 2 September 1990.

The Convention deals with child-specific needs and rights. It requires that states act in the best interests of the child. Among the several rights given by this convention, safe drinking water is not included.

As a matter of fact, safe drinking water is a necessity for proper upbringing and health; it cannot be treated as a right.

Answer: (b)

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2002 was the seventeenth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Coolum, Australia, between 2 and 5 March 2002, and hosted by Prime Minister John Howard.

The meeting was attended by representatives of 51 countries out of the Commonwealth’s 54 members (suspended member Pakistan was not invited, whilst Antigua and Barbuda and Grenada sent representatives). Of those, 35 were represented by their head of state or head of government.

Note: The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018, also known as CHOGM 2018 is the next and 25th meeting of the heads of government of the Commonwealth of Nations.

It will be held in the United Kingdom. The 24th meeting of the heads of government of the Commonwealth of Nations was held in Malta from 27 to 29 November 2015 in Sri Lanka.