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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
THE UN SYMBOL IS THE MAP OF THE WORLD VIEWED FROM ____
A
NORTH POLE
B
SOUTH POLE
C
EASTERN SIDE
D
WESTERN SIDE
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Design is “a map of the world representing an angular equidistant projection centred on the North Pole, inscribed in a garland consisting of crossed stylised olive tree branches, in gold on a field of smoke-blue with all water areas in white".

Detailed explanation-2: -The map was created for a 1945 UN conference in San Francisco by a team including the American architect Donal McLaughlin (who also designed the interior of Tiffany’s jewellery store in New York City). It is a circular world map centred on the North Pole and surrounded by olive branches.

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