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Important Dates to Remember (UNO)
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1UNO came into existence in ______________________?
- AOctober 1945
- BMarch 1945
2The Charter for the UNO was drawn up in ___________?
- ALos Angeles
- BSans Francisco
3Based on the proposals made at an earlier meeting between USSR, USA, China and Britain was held at ________________?
- ADumbarton Oaks (USSR) in 1945
- BDumbarton Oaks (USA) in 1944
4When were the non-permanent members increased to 10?
- AIn 1965
- BIn 1966
5Korean War took place from 1950 to...?
- A1953
- B1867
6When did the People's Republic of China apply for UN membership?
- AIn 1950
- BIn 1934
7In which order to these Secretary Generals come to position?
- AFirst to last: Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjold, U Thant
- BFirst to last: U Thant, Dag Hammarskjold, Trygve Lie
- CFirst to last: Dag Hammarskjold, U Thant, Trygve Lie
8When did Britain accuse Albania of laying mines near the Greek island of Corfu?
- AIn 1946
- BIn 1947
9When did Nicaragua sue USA for mining its harbors?
- AIn 1989
- BIn 1984
10By which year did most mandates gain their independence?
- ABy 1969
- BBy 1970
11When did the ICJ (International Court of Justice) ruled the South African occupation of Namibia as a breach of international law?
- AIn 1956
- BIn 1971
12When did South Africa finally give up Namibia?
- AIn 1909
- BIn 1990
13When was 90% of UN's expenditure used on ECOSOC?
- AIn 1980
- BIn 1978
14ICJ took care of atrocities in ___________ and __________ in ___________ and _____________ respectively.
- AICJ took care of atrocities in Rwanda and Bosnia in 1994 and 1995 respectively.
- BICJ took care of atrocities in Bosnia and Rwanda in 1994 and 1995 respectively.
15When did the trial of Slobodan Milosevic open?
- AIn July 2001
- BIn June 2002
16Rome Statute of 1988?
- AFalse, this took place in 1998.
- BTrue, this took place in 1988.
17ICC was formally inaugurated in ________?
- AIn 2003
- BIn 2004
18Clinton administration signed the 1998 agreement, but Bush withdrew. In May 2002, the USA did not recognize it. But in _____, they had signed separate agreements with 37 states promising no US personnel would be handed over to ICC for trial.
- AJune 2003
- BJune 2001
19How many members of the UNO today?
- A193
- B190
20West New Guinea Crisis took place in _________, Palestine in _______________, Suez Canal in ____________, Hungarian Rising in __________, and Civil War took place in Congo in __________
- AWest New Guinea Crisis took place in 1946, Palestine in 1947, Suez Canal in 1956, Hungarian Rising in 1965, and Civil War took place in Congo in 1961-5
- BWest New Guinea Crisis took place in 1946, Palestine in 1947, Suez Canal in 1956, Hungarian Rising in 1956, and Civil War took place in Congo in 1960-4
21Cyprus Crisis took place in _________, Kashmir in _________, Czechoslovakia in __________, and Civil War in Lebanon from ___ to ____.
- ACyprus Crisis took place in 1964, Kashmir in 1948, Czechoslovakia in 1968, and Civil War in Lebanon from 1971 to 1979.
- BCyprus Crisis took place in 1964, Kashmir in 1948, Czechoslovakia in 1968, and Civil War in Lebanon from 1975 to 1987.
22Iran-Iraq War took place in ____________?
- A1980-1988
- B1988-1990
23The Gulf War took place in ___________, and the Cambodia/Kampuchea incident took place in _____?
- A1991, 1975
- B1919, 1957
24The 30-point Universal Declamation of Human Rights was take up by the General Assembly in ___________?
- AIn 1967
- BIn 1948
25When did the International Labor Organization win the Nobel Peace Prize?
- AIn 1979
- BIn 1969
26When was there a cholera epidemic in Egypt?
- AIn 1978
- BIn 1990
- C1947
27When did a new strain of malaria develop?
- AIn 1970
- BIn 1965
28The UNO eliminated small pox during the
- A'90s
- B'80s
- C'60s
292 million/year people died as a result of __________ in __________
- Atuberculosis, March 1999
- Bsmall pox, Feb 1989
- Ctuberculosis, March 2000
30When was the UN Global AIDs Fund set up to raise $10 billion / year?
- AIn June 2001
- BIn July 2001
31In 1989, FAO statistics revealed that 29 million people died from hunger and 24 African states were heavily dependent on the UNO for emergency food supplies because of the drought.
- ATrue
- BFalse
32UNESCO's International Hydrological Decade took place from __________ to __________
- A1965 - 75
- B1976 - 83
33When did UNESCO come into criticism from Western powers on the basis that it was too politically motivated?
- A'70s
- B'80s
- C'90s
34UNICEF was founded in
- A1978
- B1946
3515 million people died under the age of give. Same year UNICEF launched it's: CHILD HEALTH REVOLUTION campaign. Which year did this take place?
- AIn 1983
- BIn 1988
36UNRWA was set up in
- A1947
- B1950
37Thanks to the IMF...
- Ain the mid-80s twenty third-world countries were in debt
- Bin the mid-70s 3rd world countries in debt
38When did the Czech and Poland withdraw from the IMF?
- AIn 1950 and 1954 respectively
- BIn 1954 and 1950 respectively
39GATT first signed in _________ and in ____ 1995 it became WTO
- A1947, March
- B1947, Jan
40UNCTAD conference first met in 19_ _
- A64
- B65
41UNCTAD conference first met in 19_ _
- A64
- B65
42OCHA was set up in
- A1992
- B1991
43OCHA's functions expanded in ____ to include co-ordination of responses to all humanitarian disaster and projects for human development
- A1997
- B1998
44In _____, 200 million victims of natural disasters and 45 million victims of 'complex emergencies' received aid
- A2003
- B2002
45Which event did two huge earthquakes occurred in the Indian Ocean?
- APunching Day 2004
- BBoxing Day 2004
46Halfway through _____________, aid worrkers reported that OCHA was extremely effective
- AJan 2004
- BJan 2005
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