The United Nations - Multiple Choice Test

The United Nations were created
1. after World War II
2. at the end of the Cold War
3. in 1939
4. before World War I
The UN set up its headquarters in
1. New York
2. Geneva
3. San Francisco
4. Vienna
Switzerland was one of the last countries to join the UN because
1. it wanted to be neutral
2. it was not a member of the European Union
3. it wanted Geneva to be the headquarters
4. it didn't want to send peacekeepers
The most powerful organ of the UN is
1. the Security Council
2. the General Assembly
3. the Secretariat
4. the International Court of Justice
The five permanent members of the Security Council
1. have a right to veto decisions
2. can elect other nations into the council
3. can meet alone
4. change all the time
The United Nations organization to help children in poor countries is called
1. UNICEF
2. IAEA
3. FAO
4. WHO
______ makes the largest contribution to the UN's budget
1. The United States
2. Japan
3. Russia
4. France
In most cases UN peacekeeping forces
1. are observers who try to keep conflict parties apart
2. are soldiers who fight for one side
3. get money from the state they are in
4. collect weapons from all the parties involved
The 1992 summit in Rio de Janeiro was about
1. climate control and environment
2. health problems
3. political issues
4. global economic issues
The IAEA
1. tries to stop countries from making nuclear weapons
2. builds nuclear reactors for many countries
3. helps countries create more solar power
4. controls the amount of global energy used