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1
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what do olive leaves symbolise?

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world peace

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2
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when did lebanon crises take place

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june 2006

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3
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united nations was not created to take humanity to heaven but to save it from hell. whose line is this?

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Dag Hammarskjold

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4
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who was the second secretary general of UN

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Dag Hammarskjold

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5
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Jaw jaw is better than war war, whose line was this?

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churchill

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6
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bore each other instead of boring holes in the battlefield… whose line is this?

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shashi tharoor

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7
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who is UN under secretary general for communications and public information, from India?

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shashi tharoor

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8
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how many member countries does IMF have?

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189

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9
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Name all G7 members of IMF

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UK, Japan, Germany, USA, France, Italy, Canada

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10
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why was league of nations scrapped

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because it could not prevent WW2

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11
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when was UN formed

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1945

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12
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name the principal organs of UN

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  1. security council
  2. general assembly
  3. international court of justice
  4. secretariat
  5. economic and social council
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13
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how many members does security council have?

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15- 5 permanent and 10 non permanent

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14
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the elected members of security council are elected for ______ term by the ______

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two year term, general assembly

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15
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general assembly comprises of how many countries?

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193

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16
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when and why was trusteeship council suspended

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on 1st Nov 1994, due to independence of Palau

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17
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international court of justice has how many members?

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15

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18
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where is international court of justice based?

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Hague

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19
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what is the term for international court of justice members

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9 year long term

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20
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where and what kind of majority is required for electing judges of international court of justice?

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absolute majority, in general assembly and security council

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21
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who heads the secretariat?

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secretary general

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22
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how is secretary general appointed

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by the general assembly on the recommendation of the security council

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23
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secretary general term?

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5 year long renewable term

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24
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full form of IAEA

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international atomic energy agency

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25
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full form of WHO

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world health organisation

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26
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full form of unesco

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united nations educational, scientific, cultural organisation

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27
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full form of ILO?

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international labour organisation

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28
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full form of UNHCR

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united nations high commission for refugees

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29
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full form of UNHRC

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united nations human rights commission

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30
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full form of UNICEF

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united nations international children’s emergency fund

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31
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full form of UNDP

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united nations developmental programme

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32
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full form of UNEP

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united nations environmental programme

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33
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full form of FAO

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food and agriculture organisation

34
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UN was set up after signing up of a _____ by ____ countries

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charter, 51

35
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by 2011 it had ____ member states

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193

36
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how many vote(s) does each nation have in in general assembly

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1

37
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what is the objective of UN

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prevent conflict and facilitate cooperation

38
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name all permanent members of the UN

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UK, US, Russia, France, China

39
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who is the most visible public figure in the UN?

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secretary general

40
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who is current secretary general

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antonio guterres

41
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antonio guterres is the ___ secretary general of the UN, he took over on ______. he was the former _______ of _____ and worked in ____ branch of UN

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9th, 1st january 2017, PM, Portugal, UNHCR

42
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reforms demanded increased membership from _____, _____ and _____

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asia, south africa, south america

43
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____ complaints were taken up in the year ____

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3, 1992

44
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what were the 3 complaints

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  1. security council lacked equitable representation
  2. decision was dominated by the US
  3. security council was no longer representing the contemporary world politics
45
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why were questions against veto power raised?

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it defies the concept of democracy

46
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a country be re-elected after completing a term of 2 years in the security council? (true/false) what are such members called?

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false, non-permanent members

47
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how will removal of veto affect the greater powers?

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they will not be interested in remaining a part of the UN, and without their support the body will become ineffective

48
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when was UN’s 60th anniversary celebrated?

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2005

49
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agreement to wind up trusteeship council was decided in?

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2005

50
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members of security council increased from 11 to ___ in ____

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15, 1965

51
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WTO was set up in

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1995

52
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WTO was set up as a successor to?

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general agreement on trade and tariffs

53
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how many members does WTO have?

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164

54
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why should india be a permanent member of the security council

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  1. second most populous country
  2. largest democracy
  3. participated in all initiatives of the UN
  4. regular financial contributions
  5. phenomenal economic emergence
55
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which country is reluctant to see india as a permanent member of the UN

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pakistan

56
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which country stands as the only superpower of the UN

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USA

57
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what power does USA use to split the world

A

choosing the secretary general

58
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when was world bank created

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1944

59
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when was IAEA established

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1957

60
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IAEA implemented whose policy? what policy was that?

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US president Dwight Eisenhower’s “Atoms For Peace” policy

61
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which NGO promotes protection of human rights?

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amnesty international

62
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which NGO advocates human rights, campaigns to ban land mines and children as soldiers?

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human rights watch

63
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humanitarian crises of ___ in Sudan in ____

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darfur, 2003

64
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who launched UN’s 70th anniversary where and in which year?

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Ban ki Moon, New Delhi in 2015

65
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who was the first secretary general of the UN

A

trygve lie

66
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who was norway’s foreign minister, who was against india pakistan ceasefire, was blamed for korean war and resigned due to opposition from USSR

A

trygve lie

67
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who won nobel prize for congo crises?

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dag hammarskjold

68
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who was the first asian secretary general

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U thant

69
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who had a major role in ending congo crises and opposed US in vietnam war

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U thant

70
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which secretary general was from Australia, blocked for 3rd term by china and carried a relief operation in bangladesh?

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kurt waldheim

71
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who was responsible for peace in cyprus, afghanistan and el-salvador? the 4th secretary general?

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javier perez de cueller

72
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who was blocked for second term by US, blamed for failures in Somalia, Bosnia and Rwanda?

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Boutros Boutros Ghali

73
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who was promoting fight against AIDS, TB, and malaria, claimed that US-led invasion in iraq was illegal and received a noble prize in 2001?

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kofi A Annan

74
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who advocated climate change issues, focussed on development goals and nuclear disarmament?

A

Ban ki Moon

75
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orderwise name all secretary generals till 2016?

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Trygve Lie
U Thant
Kurt Wilheim
Javier Perez de Cueller
Boutros Boutros Ghali
Kofi A Annan
Ban ki Moon
76
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when was unesco formed

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4 nov 1946

77
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when was unicef formed

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1946

78
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when was ILO formed

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october 1919

79
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where is unicef’s headquarters?

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new york

80
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where is ILO headquarters?

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geneva, switzerland

81
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where is unesco’s headquarters

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paris, france

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