Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: International Organisations

Question:

Which among the following statements are correct about the UN Security Council?

(A) In the UN Security Council, there are five permanent members and ten non-permanent members.
(B) The permanent members in the UN Security Council have a right to veto only in certain matters like trade policy and environment issues.
(C) The non-permanent members in the UN Security Council serve for only one year at a time.
(D) The UN Charter gave the permanent members a privileged position to bring about stability in the post-World War II world.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A) and (B) only

(C) and (D) only

(A) and (D) only

(B) and (C) only

Correct Answer:

(A) and (D) only

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) and (D) only

(A) In the UN Security Council, there are five permanent members and ten non-permanent members. (Correct)
(B) The permanent members in the UN Security Council have a right to veto only in certain matters like trade policy and environment issues. (Incorrect).The permanent members have an absolute veto power on all substantive matters, not just on issues like trade or environment.
(C) The non-permanent members in the UN Security Council serve for only one year at a time. (Incorrect).Non-permanent members serve for a two-year term, not one year.
(D) The UN Charter gave the permanent members a privileged position to bring about stability in the post-World War II world. (Correct)