WORLD HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which statement about the United Nations is a fact rather than an opinion?
A
The United Nations has too many committees to be effective.
B
The United Nations would be more efficient if its headquarters moved to Europe.
C
The membership of the United Nations has increased since its formation.
D
The United Nations has successfully met most of its goals.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter. The UN has evolved over the years to keep pace with a rapidly changing world.

Detailed explanation-2: -After the second world war, all the people of the world felt, if there would be another such war who will survive. So each and every country of the world felt the requirement of an institution that could maintain peace in the world. So encouraged by the desire of establishing peace, the UN was established in 1945.

Detailed explanation-3: -As we all know, our primary mandate, as prescribed in Article 1 of the Charter, is to “maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace”.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are 193 sovereign countries that are member states of the United Nations. The UN is the world’s largest intergovernmental organization and all members have equal representation in the UN General Assembly.

Detailed explanation-5: -The status of all the member nations of the United Nations is equal. They are not discriminated against on the grounds of economy, geographical location, etc. Answer 3: The statement is false. For resolution to pass there must be assent of all the permanent members.

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