Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: International Organisations

Question:

The non-permanent member of the Security Council is elected by:
(1) UNICEF
(2) Security Council
(3) General Assembly
(4) Collectively by different Organs of the UN

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

3

Explanation:

The ten non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected by a process of voting in the General assembly.

In the Security Council, there are five permanent members and ten non-permanent members. The Charter gave the permanent members a privileged position to bring about stability in the world after the Second World War. The main privileges of the five permanent members are permanency and the veto power. The non-permanent members serve for only two years at a time and give way after that period to newly elected members. A country cannot be re-elected immediately after completing a term of two years. The non-permanent members are elected in a manner so that they represent all continents of the world. Most importantly, the non-permanent members do not have veto power.