Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: International Organisations

Question:

Which of the following change has not occurred since the formation of the United Nations?

 

Options:

The Soviet Union has collapsed.

The US is the strongest power.

Suez Canal was constructed to facilitate trade.

Many new countries have joined the UN (as they became independent from the Soviet Union or former communist states in eastern Europe).

Correct Answer:

Suez Canal was constructed to facilitate trade.

Explanation:

Changes that have occurred since the formation of the United Nations:

The Soviet Union has collapsed.

The US is the strongest power.

The relationship between Russia, the successor to the Soviet Union, and the US is much more cooperative.

China is fast emerging as a great power, and India also is growing rapidly.

The economies of Asia are growing at an unprecedented rate.

Many new countries have joined the UN (as they became independent from the Soviet Union or former communist states in eastern Europe).

A whole new set of challenges confronts the world (genocide, civil war, ethnic conflict etc.)

Construction of the Suez canal lasted from 1859 to 1869. The canal officially opened on 17 November 1869.