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Which current UN mission is based in the Golan area?
A. UNFICYP
B. UNDOF
C. UNMISS
D. UNMIK
Correct Answer: B
UNDOF is the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in the Golan.
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Which current UN mission operates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
A. MONUSCO
B. UNISFA
C. UNMOGIP
D. UNDOF
Correct Answer: A
MONUSCO is the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Which current UN mission operates in the Central African Republic?
A. MINURSO
B. UNMIK
C. UNTSO
D. MINUSCA
Correct Answer: D
MINUSCA is the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic.
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Which current UN mission operates in Western Sahara?
A. MONUSCO
B. UNMISS
C. MINURSO
D. UNFICYP
Correct Answer: C
MINURSO is the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara.
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Which current UN mission operates in Lebanon?
A. UNMIK
B. UNIFIL
C. MINUSCA
D. UNDOF
Correct Answer: B
UNIFIL is the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
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Which current UN mission operates in Cyprus?
A. UNFICYP
B. UNIFIL
C. UNISFA
D. MINURSO
Correct Answer: A
UNFICYP is the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus.
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Which of the following is a current UN peacekeeping mission in 2026?
A. UNPROFOR
B. UNTAC
C. UNAMIR
D. UNMISS
Correct Answer: D
UNMISS in South Sudan remains an active UN peacekeeping operation.
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As of 2026, how many current UN peacekeeping operations are listed by UN Peacekeeping?
A. 7
B. 15
C. 11
D. 21
Correct Answer: C
UN Peacekeeping lists 11 current operations in 2026.
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Current UN peacekeeping operations are deployed under mandates authorized by the:
A. World Health Assembly
B. Security Council
C. UNESCO General Conference
D. World Trade Organization
Correct Answer: B
The Security Council establishes and mandates UN peacekeeping operations.
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Which UN department leads peacekeeping operations at UN Headquarters?
A. Department of Peace Operations
B. Department of Economic and Social Affairs
C. Office of Legal Affairs
D. Department of Global Communications
Correct Answer: A
The Department of Peace Operations provides political and executive direction to UN peacekeeping.
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UN Peacekeeping received the Nobel Peace Prize in:
A. 1961
B. 2001
C. 2015
D. 1988
Correct Answer: D
United Nations Peacekeeping Forces were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988.
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Which statement about a permanent UN standing army is correct?
A. It is based in Geneva
B. It is commanded by the ICJ
C. The UN has no permanent standing army
D. It consists only of P5 troops
Correct Answer: C
Peacekeeping personnel are contributed by Member States rather than a standing UN army.
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UN peacekeeping personnel are provided mainly by:
A. A permanent standing UN army
B. Member States
C. Private companies only
D. The ICJ
Correct Answer: B
Troops and police are seconded by UN member states; the UN has no permanent standing army.
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UN peacekeeping permits use of force mainly in:
A. Self-defence and defence of the mandate
B. Any political dispute
C. Election campaigns
D. Trade negotiations
Correct Answer: A
One core principle is non-use of force except in self-defence and defence of the mandate.
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Which is another basic principle of UN peacekeeping?
A. Secrecy
B. Collective punishment
C. Pre-emptive warfare
D. Impartiality
Correct Answer: D
Impartiality is a core principle of peacekeeping.
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Which of the following is one of the three basic principles of UN peacekeeping?
A. Automatic use of force
B. Permanent neutrality in all legal questions
C. Consent of the parties
D. Mandatory regime change
Correct Answer: C
Consent of the parties is one of the three core peacekeeping principles.
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Which UN organ normally establishes peacekeeping operations?
A. UNESCO
B. Security Council
C. ECOSOC
D. International Court of Justice
Correct Answer: B
Peacekeeping missions are generally established by the Security Council.
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UN peacekeepers are commonly known as:
A. Blue Helmets
B. White Guards
C. Green Berets
D. Peace Marshals
Correct Answer: A
The distinctive blue helmet or beret is a symbol of UN peacekeeping.
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Which mission launched in 1960 was the first large-scale UN peacekeeping operation?
A. UNTSO
B. UNFICYP
C. UNMIK
D. ONUC
Correct Answer: D
The UN Operation in the Congo (ONUC) became the first large-scale peacekeeping mission.
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UNEF I was created in response to which crisis?
A. Cuban Missile Crisis
B. Berlin Blockade
C. Suez Crisis
D. Korean War
Correct Answer: C
UNEF I was deployed in 1956 following the Suez Crisis.