Reference no: EM13454840

(1). Which is not a correct description of the ITU's activities:

• It meets at intervals of five to eight years
• Non-political experts rather than conferences are assigned the task of resolving technical issues.
• The penalty for nonratification by its members of an amendment is loss of vote in ITU organs.
• Decisions are always reached through unanimous agreement.

(2). Which actor below sought to eliminate colonialism for reasons other than humanitarianism and nationalism?

• The Soviet Union
• Syria
• India's Mahatma Gandhi
• Brunei

(3). Which of the following is not how some states view disarmament?

• Disarmament would result in the loss of jobs.
• Disarmament is viewed by all states as the inappropriate involvement of the UN in state sovereignty.
• Disarmament is viewed as posing an economic threat to the well-being of the state.
• Disarmament is viewed as facilitating economic savings.

(4). What is the minimum population size for admission into the UN.

• There is no minimum: any independent territory with at least one person may join.
• 30,000 non-seasonal residents.
• It depends on the recognition of the state by its neighbors.
• It depends on the economic strength of the territory.

(5). Which of the following is false?

• ECOSOC has contributed to women's rights.
• The United Nations continued the League of Nations practice of centralizing bureaus.
• Lack of cooperation with ICAO is related to technical limitations and are not willfull.
• A convention proscribing torture entered into force in 1987.

(6). The Amphictyonic councils was not based on:

• Shared temples.
• Common foreign policy.
• Common culture.
• Established rules.

(7). What event signalled the end of U.S. Congressional support to United Nations funding?

• The chairmanship of UNESCO by Algeria.
• The end of the Cold War.
• The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
• The collapse of the Berlin Wall.

(8). Class C Mandates exclude which qualification:

• Small geographic extent.
• Territories requiring transitional administration to independence because of military occupation.
• Remoteness from human civilization.
• Small population.

(9). Which aspect of the UN's representation is not egalitarian?

• Equality exists within the seven main committees.
• The application of international law.
• The disbursement of project funding.
• Participation in international conferences.

(10). Si vis pacem para bellum has what effect on nuclear weapons?

• The legal principal implies responsibility for nuclear first use.
• It produces greater insecurity in arms races.
• Threats produce greater horizontal proliferation.
• Weapons producers are legally bound by the consequences of their exports.

(11). Which organization has not been associated in a regional cooperation with the United Nations?

• OAS
• OECD
• ASEAN
• PFPU

(12). Which African state did not possess UN membership in 1960?

• Ghana
• Guinea-Bissau
• Guinea
• Congo

(13). Which grouping was surpassed as having the largest number of UN members between 1998 and 1999?

• Asia and Pacific.
• Mediterranean.
• Latin America and Carribean.
• Africa.

(14). Which state refused to impose naval limits subsequent to the 1921 naval limitations conference?

• Japan
• France
• Germany
• Italy

(15). SORT committed the US to reduce its arsenals to what amount?

• 1,700
• 1,400
• 900
• 1,500

(16). When do regular sessions usually begin for the General Assembly?

• First Monday in October
• First Tuesday in September
• Third Tuesday in September.
• Last Monday in October

(17). The United States departed which organization in 1977?

• ILO
• APPA
• ITU
• UN-BRT

(18). Which state was denied independence by France in 1956?

• Morocco.
• Tunisia .
• Libya.
• Algeria.

(19). What theme was not discussed at the Millennium Summit?

• Conflict prevention.
• Poverty and development.
• Environmental problems.
• Weapons proliferation.

(20). The League Covenant did not establish which organ?

• The Assembly.
• The Secretariat.
• The Security Council.
• The Council.

(21). Which is not one of the reasons for the failure of the League of Nations?

• Procedural problems
• US domination of the process
• Close association with unjust treaties of WW1
• Idealistic concept of collective security

(22). Which is not a source of funding for the UN?

• Sales at gift shops
• Guided tours
• Investment income
• Non-Member contributions

(23). Which was not a legitimate UN conference?

• Millenium Summit
• Fighting Landmines
• Peaceful Uses of Inner Space
• Special Session on Children

(24). What was the UN's budget in 1992-1993?

• $2.39 billion
• $3.7 billion
• $4.35 billion
• $4.6 billion

(25). In what department of the UN was gender equality not achieved?

• Budget and Accounts
• Equity and Appointments
• Public Information
• Management

(26). Which set of sanctions did not received UN sanction?

• Sanctions against Libya
• Sanctions against South Africa
• Sanctions against Rhodesia
• Sanctions against Iran

(27). Who is in direct control of a given UN peacekeeping mission?

• Secretary General
• Secretariat for deployments
• Contributing Government
• Security Council Chair

(28). Why did Third World states avoid the UN court system after WW2?

• Domination of the court system by Europe
• Most of the court cases before 1976 were initiated by developing states with little success
• Most court cases took two or three decades to resolve
• Court cases undermined the alliance system

(29). What was the longest gap in the meetings of the Disarmament Commission?

• 3-4 years
• 13-14 years
• the commission's semi-annual meetings have never had an interruption
• the commission does not exist

(30). Class A mandates were not candidates for trusteeship because... ?

• ...were still bound by the League of Nations rendering proptocol
• ...had not relinquished their dependent status
• ...were under transfer to trusteeship status
• ...scheduled for early independence