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  • Question 1
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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: International organizations only solve the disputes among the countries.

    Reason: International organizations are helpful in another way. Nations can usually see that there are some things they must do together. There are issues that are so challenging that they can only be dealt with when everyone works together. Disease is an example.

    Solution

    International organizations, apart from resolving disputes, can play an important role to deal with the other issues like poverty, pandemic or any natural disaster which needs international attention.

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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: With the end of the Cold War, we can see that the UN may have a slightly different role.

    Reason: As the United States and its allies emerged victorious, there was concern amongst many governments and peoples that the Western countries led by the US would be so powerful that there would be no check against their wishes and desires.

    Solution

    After the Cold War ended, there was a rapid increase in the number of peacekeeping operations. With a new consensus and a common sense of purpose, the Security Council authorized a total of 20 new operations between 1989 and 1994, raising the number of peacekeepers from 11,000 to 75,000.

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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: Despite India’s wish to be a permanent veto-wielding member of the UN, some countries question its inclusion.

    Reason: Neighboring Pakistan, with which India has troubled relations, is not the only country that is reluctant to see India become a permanent veto member of the Security Council.

    Solution

    India desires to be a permanent member of the UN Security Council but many countries question the issue of India’s inclusion as a permanent member. It is not just Pakistan which is opposing India’s permanent membership, other countries are also questioning it on the basis of India’s nuclear weapons capability.

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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: Amnesty International is an NGO that campaigns for the protection of human rights all over the world.

    Reason: It promotes respect for all the human rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

    Solution

    Amnesty has grown from seeking the release of political prisoners to upholding the whole spectrum of human rights. Our work protects and empowers people - from abolishing the death penalty to protecting sexual and reproductive rights, and from combating discrimination to defending refugees and migrants’ rights.

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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: The UN is not a great balance to the US.

    Reason: The UN can and has served to bring the US and the rest of the world into discussions over various issues.

  • Question 6
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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: The fact that the UN is physically located within the US territory gives Washington additional sources of influence.

    Reason: Within the UN, the influence of the US is considerable.

    Solution

    The history of United States of America (USA) and the United Nations (UN) is long and complex. The United Nations owes a lot of what it is today to the US. It was the US that breathed life into the UN with its power and resources. ... Despite that, the UN does hold an important position in US foreign policy.

  • Question 7
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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: Indeed, even though this is rarely noticed, most conflicts and differences are resolved without going to war.

    Reason: The role of an international organization can be important in this context.

    Solution

    The role of international organizations is helping to set the international agenda, mediating political bargaining, providing a place for political initiatives and acting as catalysts for the coalition-formation.

    They facilitate cooperation and coordination among member nations.

  • Question 8
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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: The First World War encouraged the world to invest in an international organization to deal with conflict.

    Reason: Many believed that such an organization would help the world to avoid war.

    Solution

    After witnessing the devastating effects of the war, countries of the world were in favour of building an organization which can negotiate in the disputes and find alternative ways to resolve the issues. UN is the result of such efforts.

  • Question 9
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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: India supports an increase in the number of both permanent and non-permanent members of UN.

    Reason: India itself also wishes to be a permanent member in a restructured UN.

    Solution

    India joined the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member on January 4, beginning a tenure of two years. But New Delhi hopes that this time its presence in the UNSC will help move the organization towards the ultimate reform: a permanent seat on the UNSC for India.

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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: Within the UN, the influence of the US is considerable.

    Reason: UN often supports US in every decision, be it even to attack any nation without the consent of UN.

    Solution

    The United States of America is a charter member of the United Nations and one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council. On matters of international peace and security, the UN’s role has been central to several top U.S. foreign policy priorities. UN peacekeepers help prevent conflict and protect civilians around the globe, at a fraction of the cost of sending U.S. troops.

  • Question 11
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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: The UN is an imperfect body, but without it the world would be worse off.

    Reason: Given the growing connections and links between societies and issues—what we often call ‘interdependence’—it is hard to imagine how more than seven billion people would live together without an organization such as the UN.

    Solution

    The UN accomplishes this by working to prevent conflict, helping parties in conflict make peace, deploying peacekeepers, and creating the conditions to allow peace to hold and flourish. The UN Security Council has the primary responsibility for international peace and security.

  • Question 12
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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: US power cannot be easily checked.

    Reason: US can undermine UN legally if she has to attack any of the countries of the world.

    Solution

    There is no such clause in UN that allows US to undermine UN. But we have seen in the past that US has been dominating UN, e.g., US attack on Iraq, 2003.

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