Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: International Organisations

Question:

Arrange the following in chronological order.

A. Membership of the UN Security Council expanded from 11 to 15

B. Creation of the World Bank

C. Establishment of a Human Rights Council

D. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan initiated an inquiry into how the UN should be reformed

Choose the correct answer from the options given below;

Options:

A, C, B, D

D, B, A, C

A, B, D, C

B, A, D, C

Correct Answer:

B, A, D, C

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4 - B, A, D, C

B. Creation of the World Bank - 1944
A. Membership of the UN Security Council expanded from 11 to 15 - 1965
D. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan initiated an inquiry into how the UN should be reformed - 1997
C. Establishment of a Human Rights Council - 2006

The World Bank was created during the Second World War in 1944.

We should keep in mind that the membership of the UN Security Council was expanded from 11 to 15 in 1965.

In view of these growing demands for the restructuring of the UN, on 1 January 1997, the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan initiated an inquiry into how the UN should be reformed.

Kofi A. Annan (1997-2006) Ghana; UN official; created the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; declared the US-led invasion of Iraq as an illegal act; established the Peacebuilding Commission and the Human Rights Council in 2005; awarded the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. Human Rights Council became operational since 19 June 2006.