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Answer in two or three lines:

(a) What is veto power?


(b) What are the functions of the International Court of Justice?


(c) What are the functions of the Security Council?

(a) Veto power is the right of a single member to reject any decision. In the Security Council, all the 5 permanent members have to agree to the decision. Even if one disagrees, the decision is rejected.


(b) The International Court of Justice handles disputes between two or more member countries. It interprets the international laws and norms for matters outside the jurisdiction of one country. It has 15 judges of various nationalities.


(c) Security Council performs functions of trying to maintain international peace by discussing issues that threaten the international community. It suggests solutions to international disputes and even takes action against aggressor countries in extreme cases if all the permanent members agree.


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Fill in the blanks:

(a) The United Nations was established on………………..


(24 October 1945, 14 October 1945, 4 October 1945)


(b) The representatives of all member countries of the United Nations are members of the…………...


(Security Council, General Assembly, trusteeship Council)

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Answer in one sentence each:

(a) What is binding on all member countries of the United Nations?


(b) Name the five permanent members of the Security Council?


(c) Why was the Economic and Social Council established?

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Answer in four or five lines:

(a) What are the objectives of the United Nations?


(b) What are the functions of the General Assembly?


(c) What are the functions of Economic and Social Council?

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Find out what important World Days have been declared by the United Nations. Organize the appropriate events in your school on those days.