UN QUIZ BOWL 2021- DIFFICULT ROUND

UNIFIL is a UN interim force deployed in which country?

• A. Lebanon

• B. Liberia

• C. Libya

• D. Laos

 In which country did the UN began an intervention (led by the USA, 1993-1995) and fought with the armies of Mohammed Farrah Aidid?

• A. Bosnia and Herzegovina

• B. Rwanda

• C. Somalia

• D. Liberia

Which Secretary-General of the UN was, according to the UN War Crimes Commission, later labeled as a suspected war criminal?

• A. Trygve Lie

• B. U Thant

• C. Dag Hammarskjold

• D. Kurt Waldheim

Which Secretary-general of the UN died in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), while on a peacekeeping mission?

• A. U Thant

• B. Dag Hammarskjold

• C. Javier Perez de Cuellar

• D. Trygve Lie

In the first judgment handed down by the International Court of Justice, what nation won the case?

• A. United States

• B. India

• C. Albania

• D. United Kingdom

The General Assembly of the United Nations have designated 1992 as:

• A. International Child Year

• B. International Space Year

• C. International year of the Family

• D. International year of Literacy

Which five nations have argued that they deserve a greater say in the operation of the Security Council?

• A. Argentina, Brazil, Germany, India and Japan

   

• B. Brazil, Germany, Japan, South Africa and Nigeria

   

• C. Brazil, Germany, India, Japan and Nigeria

   

• D. Argentina, Germany, India, Japan and Nigeria

Which was the last United Nations trust territory to gain independence in 1994?

• A. Palau

• B. Indonesia

• C. Australia

• D. Papua New Guinea

Answer explanation

Note: The last Trust Territory to become independent was Palau in 1994, and, as a result, the Council decided formally to suspend its operation and to meet as and when occasion might require.

The Security Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations. How many non-permanent members does the Security Council have?

• A. 8

• B. 10

• C. 15

• D. 5

Answer explanation

Note: It has 15 Members ( 5 permanent and 10 non-permanent members ).

UNPROFOR was a United Nations peacekeeping force in which countries from 1992 -  1995?

• A. Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

• B. Ethiopia and Eritrea

• C. Syria and Lebanon

• D. Rwanda and Burundi