Class-8 Social Science civic Chapter-21 India and the United Nations

 EVENTS CONVENT H. SCHOOL

23/02/2021         Class-8                 SLOT-2
SOCIAL SCIENCE(civic)
Chapter-21
INDIA AND THE UNITED NATIONS

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 1.     Choose the correct option of the following questions

 Question 1.When UN was established?

(a) 24 October 1945 (√)

(b) 10 December 1945

(c) 1 May 1945

(d) 3 December 1950

 

Question 2.Which countries are permanent members of UN Security Council?

(a) US, Russia, France, Britain and China (√)

(b) Russia, France, India, China and Pakistan

(c) Saudi Arab, Bangladesh, Britain, US and Russia

(d) Britain, India, China, France and U.S

 

2.     Fill in the blanks:

1.The Headquarter of UN are in New York

2.At present total number of members in UN 191

 

3.     Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.Who elects the Non-Permanent members of UN Security Council?

Answer:The Security Council is the important organ of the United Nations. It after the Security and peace in the World. It 15 members, out of them 5 are permanent members and 10 are non-permanent. These N Permanent members are elected by the General Assembly for a duration of two years.

Question 2.What is the International Court Justice?

Answer:The International Court of Justice consists of 15 judges for a period of 9 years, retiring every 5 years. The court decided disappoint among its member nations. It gives advice the different organs of the United Nations.

 Question 3.By which name the administration officer UN is known?

Answer:Administrative head of UN is known as the Secretary General.

 

4.     Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.What are the works of UNICEF?

Answer:The main function of UNICEF, provide help to children in need regardless their race and religion. It works in the field health, nutrition and education.

 

Question 2.Write two objectives of UN?

Answer:Two objectives of UN are:

To maintain international peace security to do joint effort to clearly hurdles in the way of peace.

To co-operate in solving international problems of an economic social cultural or humanitarian character in promoting respect for human and fundamental freedom for all.

Question 3.Write the names of the major of UN?

Answer:There are six organs of the United Nations:

The General Assembly.

The Security Council.

The Economic and Social Council.

The Trusteeship Council.

The International Court of Justice, and

The Secretariat.

 

5.     Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1.What efforts have been taken up by UN for world peace?

Answer:The major objective of the United Nations is to maintain peace in the world. During its existence of more than sixty years the United Nations has been called upon to take action in several disputes. The United Nations was helpful in avoiding several wars.

 

It reduced tension in many critical situation. UN operated peacekeeping operations by sending peace keeping forces. By sending goodwill mission UN has been successful to reduce tension between tense countries It prevented large scale wars in Kashmir. Congo, West Asia, Cyprus, Yaman etc. ts peace-keeping efforts in Greece, Indonesia, Lebanon, Egypt, Gaza Strip, Congo, Korea, Iran, Iraq are some of its significant achievements.

 

Question 2.Mention India’s role in UN?

Answer:India is one of the founder members f the United Nations. It has made significant contribution in making the United Nations more meaningful. It is participated in peace-keeping mission whenever required. It has always committed to the principals and working of the United Nations.

India greatly participated in the administration of two most worst systems of partheid and colonialism with the United nations and got success. Apart from this, it undertook various peace-keeping mission in various countries in establishing peace, and maintaining human rights. It also advocated of inducing more and more countries to make it unable. It is India’s effort that made the inclusion