UN Principal Organs & Reform Agenda — Practice MCQs

With reference to the UN80 Initiative, consider the following statements:

1. It was launched by the UN Secretary-General in March 2025 to mark the 80th anniversary of the United Nations.
2. It is built on three workstreams covering efficiency, mandate review and structural realignment.
3. The UN80 Task Force is chaired by the President of the UN General Assembly.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Regarding the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), consider the following statements:

1. The 10 non-permanent members are distributed as 3 from Africa, 2 from Asia, 2 from Latin America, 2 from Western Europe and Others, and 1 from Eastern Europe.
2. Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia were elected as non-permanent members in 2025.
3. Decisions of the UNSC are recommendatory in nature and not legally binding on UN member states.
4. India has so far been elected to a non-permanent seat of the UNSC eight times, the most recent being 2021-22.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Match List I (UN body) with List II (Year of establishment / origin):

Choose the correct match:

With reference to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), consider the following statements:

1. It is headquartered at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands.
2. Its 15 judges are jointly elected by the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council for nine-year terms.
3. The 2025 ICJ advisory opinion on climate change was triggered by a UN General Assembly resolution sponsored largely on behalf of Small Island Developing States.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements about the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC):

1. It has 54 members, all elected by the UN Security Council.
2. Membership is divided across five regional groups including Africa, Asia-Pacific, Eastern European, Latin American & Caribbean, and Western European & Others.
3. India has been elected to ECOSOC for the term 2026-28 under the Asia-Pacific group.
4. The UN Forum on Forests is one of its functional commissions.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC):

1. It was established in 2006, replacing the earlier Commission on Human Rights.
2. It has 47 members, elected annually by the UNGA for three-year terms with a maximum of two consecutive terms.
3. India was elected unopposed for a 2026-28 term, marking its seventh stint on the Council.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to UN Peacekeeping, consider the following statements:

1. The first UN peacekeeping operation was the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) established in 1948.
2. The Department of Peace Operations (DPO) was formally created in 1992 to provide political and executive direction to peacekeeping missions.
3. The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine was adopted in 2005.
4. UN Peacekeeping was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Match the following UN bodies / instruments with their primary mandate or character:

Choose the correct match:

Consider the following two statements:

Assertion (A):

Reason (R):