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Quiz about The United Nations Security Council

The United Nations Security Council Quiz

This quiz is about the United Nations Security Council, in particular the countries that served on it, discounting the Five Permanent Members. Hope you will find this enlightening.

A multiple-choice quiz by aerolancer_24. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
aerolancer_24

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
282,330

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

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5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What countries composed the first ever security council in 1946? Hint

Argentina, Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Ukraine and Nigeria

Brazil, Mexico, Australia, Poland, Egypt and the Netherlands

Panama, Canada, Italy, Yugoslavia, Iraq and South Africa

India, Lebanon, Colombia, Spain, Ireland and Tanzania

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Question 2 of 10

2. What year were the number of seats in the security council increased from 6 to 10? Hint

1963

1949

1957

1966

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Soviet states served in the security council even though it was not fully independent? Hint

Ukrainian S.S.R and Byelorussian S.S.R

Moldavian S.S.R and Georgian S.S.R

Lithuanian S.S.R and Latvian S.S.R

Estonian S.S.R and Kazakh S.S.R.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Normally, the elected members of the Security Council serve two-year terms, Which country is the exception to the rule? Hint

Burkina Faso

Liberia

Comoros

Morocco

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Question 5 of 10

5. 2007 saw one seat on the council being contested by Guatemala and Venezuela. They were forced to withdraw and endorse a new country. What country was it? Hint

Nicaragua

Costa Rica

Panama

Paraguay

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Question 6 of 10

6. What were the countries that served as the non-permanent members in the Security Council in 1965 before the number of seats was expanded to 10? Hint

Brazil, Venezuela, Ghana, Philippines, Morocco, Norway

Australia, Peru, Iceland, Ecuador, Sierra Leone and Canada

Egypt, Syria, Japan, Italy, Argentina and Angola

Bolivia, Uruguay, Cote D'Ivoire, Malaysia, Jordan and the Netherlands

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which countries will be serving on the Council for the first time in 2008? Hint

Switzerland and Montenegro

Puerto Rico and Latvia

East Timor and Liechtenstein

Croatia and Vietnam

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which countries hold the 5 permanent seats in the Security Council? Hint

Japan, Brazil, India, Nigeria and Italy

Ukraine, Philippines, Angola, Egypt and Japan

Ecuador, Argentina, Germany, South Korea and Canada

Russia, USA, France, People's Republic of China and UK

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which countries composed the Security Council for 2008? Hint

Denmark, Argentina, Greece, Japan, Tanzania, Ghana, Congo R, Slovakia, Qatar, Peru

Philippines, Romania, Benin, Brazil, Spain, Algeria, Pakistan, Angola, Chile, Germany

Burkina Faso, Croatia, Costa Rica, Vietnam, Libya, S.Africa, Indonesia, Panama, Belgium, Italy

Namibia, Tunisia, Mali, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Argentina, Jamaica, Netherlands, Canada, Ukraine

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Security Council makes the decision on who should be the United Nations Secretary General.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What countries composed the first ever security council in 1946?

Answer: Brazil, Mexico, Australia, Poland, Egypt and the Netherlands

The first security council started in 1946 where Brazil, Mexico, Australia, Poland and the Netherlands were the first members. In the following year only Brazil, Australia and Poland continued their terms.

2. What year were the number of seats in the security council increased from 6 to 10?

Answer: 1966

The countries that served on the council in 1966 were Mali, Nigeria, Uganda, Japan, Jordan, Argentina, Uruguay, Netherlands, New Zealand and Bulgaria. Uruguay, Jordan and the Netherlands served previously in 1965 with Bolivia, Ivory Coast and Malaysia.

3. Which Soviet states served in the security council even though it was not fully independent?

Answer: Ukrainian S.S.R and Byelorussian S.S.R

Ukraine was not independent until 1991. It was one of the 51 member nations who signed the UN Charter, but was one of the four who weren't fully independent at the time. India, the Philippines, and the Byelorussian S.S.R were the others. The Philippines were independent in 1946, India got its independence in 1947 and Belarus was independent in 1991.

4. Normally, the elected members of the Security Council serve two-year terms, Which country is the exception to the rule?

Answer: Liberia

Liberia served on the Security Council only once, and that was in 1961 when it took the place of a western European nation.

5. 2007 saw one seat on the council being contested by Guatemala and Venezuela. They were forced to withdraw and endorse a new country. What country was it?

Answer: Panama

The election began in 2006 where the representatives of Guatemala and Venezuela both stated their intentions of acquiring a seat in the Council. The process took a long time and time was running out because most of them were tied. In the end, they were forced to withdraw and both endorsed Panama to get the seat in the Council.

6. What were the countries that served as the non-permanent members in the Security Council in 1965 before the number of seats was expanded to 10?

Answer: Bolivia, Uruguay, Cote D'Ivoire, Malaysia, Jordan and the Netherlands

1965 was the last year that there were only 6 non-permanent members in the Council.In 1966 apart from Jordan, Uruguay and the Netherlands, Mali, Uganda, Nigeria, Japan, Argentina, New Zealand and Bulgaria joined the Council making 10 non-permanent members.

7. Which countries will be serving on the Council for the first time in 2008?

Answer: Croatia and Vietnam

Croatia and Vietnam were both elected this year. Switzerland, East Timor, Montenegro and Latvia have yet to be elected.

8. Which countries hold the 5 permanent seats in the Security Council?

Answer: Russia, USA, France, People's Republic of China and UK

The Soviet Union, the USA, France and the United Kingdom were original members. The Republic of China or Taiwan was once a member of the United Nations until it was expelled in 1971 to make room for the People's Republic of China, claiming that Taiwan is a province of Mainland China.

9. Which countries composed the Security Council for 2008?

Answer: Burkina Faso, Croatia, Costa Rica, Vietnam, Libya, S.Africa, Indonesia, Panama, Belgium, Italy

The other choices were other members who served in the Council in 2000, 2004 and 2006.

10. The Security Council makes the decision on who should be the United Nations Secretary General.

Answer: True

The former Secretary-Generals included Trygvie Lie of Norway who resigned. Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden who got killed in a plane crash. U Thant of Burma, Kurt Waldheim of Austria, Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru, Boutros Boutros Gahli of Egypt, Kofi Annan of Ghana and the current one Ban Ki-Moon of South Korea.

Source: Author aerolancer_24

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