CSS - PMS - General Knowledge (G.K)
Organization - UNGA
The UN General Assembly is one of how many principal organs established by the UN Charter?
A. Six
B. Ten
C. Three
D. Twelve
Correct Answer: A
The UN Charter established six principal organs.
CSS - PMS - General Knowledge (G.K)
Organization - UNGA
Who presides over a regular session of the General Assembly?
A. Chief Justice of the ICJ
B. President of the Security Council permanently
C. President of the General Assembly
D. UN Secretary-General automatically
Correct Answer: C
Each regular session elects a President of the General Assembly.
CSS - PMS - General Knowledge (G.K)
Organization - UNGA
Which UN organ elects the non-permanent members of the Security Council?
A. International Court of Justice
B. UNESCO
C. UN General Assembly
D. UN Secretariat alone
Correct Answer: C
The General Assembly elects the ten non-permanent Security Council members.
CSS - PMS - General Knowledge (G.K)
Organization - UNGA
Are most UNGA resolutions legally binding on member states?
A. Only if adopted in September
B. No, most are recommendations
C. Yes, all override national constitutions
D. Yes, all are treaties
Correct Answer: B
Most General Assembly resolutions are recommendatory, though some internal or budgetary decisions have operative effects within the UN system.
CSS - PMS - General Knowledge (G.K)
Organization - UNGA
Which type of issues generally require a two-thirds majority of members present and voting in UNGA?
A. No questions
B. Important questions such as peace and security or admission of new members
C. All procedural questions
D. Every budget line only
Correct Answer: B
Important questions specified in the UN Charter require a two-thirds majority of members present and voting.
CSS - PMS - General Knowledge (G.K)
Organization - UNGA
How many votes does each UN member state have in the General Assembly?
A. One
B. Votes depend on population
C. Votes depend on GDP
D. Two
Correct Answer: A
The principle of sovereign equality gives each member state one vote in UNGA.
CSS - PMS - General Knowledge (G.K)
Organization - UNGA
Where does the UN General Assembly normally meet?
A. The Hague only
B. United Nations Headquarters in New York
C. Geneva only
D. Paris only
Correct Answer: B
Regular UNGA sessions are held at UN Headquarters in New York.
CSS - PMS - General Knowledge (G.K)
Organization - UNGA
What does UNGA stand for?
A. United Nations Global Agency
B. United Nations Governance Alliance
C. Universal Nations General Authority
D. United Nations General Assembly
Correct Answer: D
UNGA is the United Nations General Assembly.