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ADMINISTRATION OF UNITED NATIONS
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Unit I : International Organisation- Meaning and Evolution till First World
War; League of Nations- Origin and Structure, Achievements and
Failures of the League of Nations
MCQ
International Organisation- Meaning and Evolution
1. The Amphictyonic League was an association of tribes in
a. Roman Empire
b. Ancient Greece *
c. Mesopotamia
2. Jus Gentium was an international law which was followed in the
a. Roman Empire *
b. Greek City States
c. Byzantine Empire
3. The first International Law in the 17
th
Century was framed by
a. Hugo Grotius*
b. Plato
c. Socrates
4. Who is known as the Father of International Law
a. Machiavelli
b. Hugo Grotius *
c. Lenin
5. De Jure Belli Ac Pacis Libri Tres (On the Law of War and Peace) is a book on international
law written by
a. Friedrich Engels
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b. Hugo Grotius*
c. Karl Marx
6. What came to be known as the first European Congress
a. The League of Nations
b. The Congress of Westphalia *
c. The United Nations
7. The Congress of Vienna was established in
a. 1813
b. 1814
c. 1815 *
8. Which country adopted an isolationist /non- intervention policy in European politics in the
18
th
century
a. France
b. USA *
c. Spain
9. The First Hague Convention was convened in
a. 1899*
b. 1907
c. 1914
10. How many states attended the Hague Convention of 1899
a. 25 states
b. 26 states *
c. 27 states
11. Who convened the First Hague Convention
a. Russian Tsar Nicholas II *
b. Archduke Ferdinand
c. Theodore Roosevelt
12. The Second Hague Convention was convened in
a. 1907 *
b. 1914
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c. 1915
13. How many states attended the Hague Convention of 1907
a. 45 states
b. 44 states *
c. 46 states
14. Who convened the Second Hague Convention
a. Russian Tsar Nicholas II
b. Napoleon Bonaparte
c. Theodore Roosevelt *
15. A third Hague Convention was proposed for the year
a. 1915 *
b. 1916
c. 1917
16. What event prevented the Third Hague Conference from taking place?
a. The Manchurian Crisis
b. The First World War *
c. The Abyssinian War
17. The conference which was the first to include disarmament, laws of war and war crimes in
the body of international law
a. The Hague Conventions *
b. The Rhine Commission
c. The Congress of Berlin
18. The First World War was fought in
a. 1918- 1920
b. 1914- 1918 *
c. 1919- 1923
19. The First World War was fought between
a. Rome- Berlin- Tokyo Axis vs Allies
b. Central Powers vs Allied Powers *
c. Serbia vs the rest of Europe
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20. ‘Fourteen Points’ is a statement of principles of peace propounded by
a. Theodore Roosevelt
b. Frank D. Roosevelt
c. Woodrow Wilson *
League of Nations
21. The League of Nations was formally established in accordance with decisions taken at the
a. Paris Peace Conference, 1919 *
b. The Hague Convention 1907
c. The Congress of Vienna 1815
22. The League of Nations came into existence on
a. January 10, 1920*
b. January 10, 1921
c. February 11, 1920
23. The League of Nations had its headquarters at
a. Geneva *
b. Rio
c. Munich
24. Who is regarded as ‘Godfather of the League’
a. Woodrow Wilson *
b. Benito Mussolini
c. Henry Cabot Lodge
25. Who coined the term ‘League of Nations’
a. Georges Clemenceau
b. Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson *
c. Lord Balfour
26. The first General Assembly of the League was convened by Woodrow Wilson on
a. November 15, 1920*
b. November 20, 1920
c. January 20, 1921
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27. The membership of the League of Nations were of
a. Two types *
b. Three types
c. Four types
28. The League of Nations had ___ principal organs
a. Two
b. Three *
c. Six
29. Which organ of the League performed elective functions
a. The Assembly *
b. The Council
c. Permanent Court of International Justice
30. The Assembly of the League of Nations functioned through various committees including
a. Four standing committees
b. Five standing committees
c. Six standing committees *
31. The first meeting of the Council of the League took place on
a. January 16, 1920*
b. February 17, 1920
c. February 28, 1920
32. Which organ of the League was entrusted to apply economic sanctions against any
aggressor
a. The Assembly
b. The Council *
c. The Secretariat

33. The first Secretary General of the League of Nations was
a. Dag Hammarskjold
b. Eric Drummond *
c. Trygve Lie
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34. The Secretary General of the League was assisted by
a. Two Deputy- Secretaries General*
b. Three Deputy- Secretaries General
c. One Deputy Secretary General
35. The Secretariat of the League had its headquarters at
a. Geneva *
b. Vienna
c. Versailles
36. The League of Nations created a court of law which was known as
a. Court of Arbitration
b. Permanent Court of International Justice *
c. International Court of Justice
37. What was the first ever world organisation set up for maintenance of peace
a. The League of Nations *
b. The United Nations
c. The Rhine Commission
38. When was the League of Nations dissolved?
a. 1945
b. 1946 *
c. 1947
Achievements and Failures of the League of Nations
39. Any member could withdraw from the membership of the League after giving
a. Six months notice
b. One year notice
c. Two year’s notice*
40. Which country never became a member of the League of Nations
a. Italy
b. Germany
c. USA *
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41. Who among the permanent members of the Council never became a member of the League
a. Italy
b. Germany
c. USA *
42. The reason USA never became a member of the League
a. The US Senate refused to ratify the treaties *
b. Tension between Theodore Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
c. Declining health of Woodrow Wilson
43. Article 1 Para 3 of the Covenant of the League gave provision for
a. Recruitment of members to the Assembly
b. Withdrawal of members after giving two years notice *
c. Disarmament and Collective Security
44. Which article of the Covenant of the League provided that, if a country did not accept a
League’s decision it could go to war three months after the cooling off period.
a. Article 11
b. Article 12*
c. Article 19
45. The Kellogg- Briand Pact was signed in
a.1926
b. 1927
c. 1928

Fill in the blanks
46. The Congress of Vienna was established in the year _____.
1815
47. _____ is known as the Father of International Law. Hugo Grotius
48. The First Hague Convention was convened in the year______. 1899
49. _____ states attended the First Hague Convention.
26
50. The Second Hague Convention was convened in the year _____. 1907
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51. A third Hague Convention was proposed for the year _____. 1915
52. _____ prevented the Third Hague Conference from taking place. The First World War
53. The First World War began in ____ and ended in _____. 1914- 1918
54. The First World War was fought between _____ and _____.
Central Powers and Allied Powers
55. ‘Fourteen Points’ is a statement of principles of peace propounded by _____. Woodrow Wilson
56. The League of Nations was formally established in accordance with decisions taken at the
_____.
Paris Peace Conference, 1919
57. Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson coined the term _____.
League of Nations
58. The League of Nations had its headquarters at _____. Geneva
59. There were ____ principal organs in the League of Nations. Three
60. ____ was the organ of the League that performed elective functions.
The Assembly
61._____ was the organ of the League which was entrusted to apply economic sanctions against
any aggressor.
The Council
62. The League of Nations created a court of law which was known as _____. Permanent Court of
International Justice
63. _____ was the first Secretary General of the League of Nations. Eric Drummond
64. Although a permanent member of the Council, ____ never became a member of the League.
USA
65. The League of Nations was dissolved in the year _____. 1946

Unit II: United Nations- Evolution and Development; Purposes and
Principles; United Nations Charter
MCQ
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Evolution and Development of the UN; Purposes and Principles
66. The ‘Four Freedoms’ was declared in 1941 by
a. Joseph Stalin
b. Franklin D. Roosevelt *
c. Winston Churchill
67. The text of ‘Declaration of the United Nations’ was signed in
a. 1941*
b. 1943
c. 1944
68. The Charter of the United Nations was signed by the representatives on
a. June 26, 1945 *
b. July 4, 1945
c. August 15, 1945
69. The Charter of the United Nations was signed originally by the representatives of
a. 39 nations
b. 50 nations *
c. 190 nations
70. ____ was absent at the signing of the UN Charter due to political instability
a. Poland *
b. France
c. Italy
71. The United Nations Charter was signed at
a. Geneva
b. San Francisco *
c. Yalta

72. ____ coined the term ‘United Nations’?
a. Theodore Roosevelt
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b. Frank D. Roosevelt *
c. Winston Churchill
73. The headquarters of the United Nations is located in
a. San Francisco
b. New York *
c. Washington D.C
74. The United Nation’s Day is observed on
a. October 24*
b. November 24
c. October 25
75. Number of principal organs of the United Nations
a. Five
b. Three
c. Six *
76. The current total number of members of the United Nations is
a. 193 *
b. 194
c. 195
77. The fourth purpose of the United Nations is
a. To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of different nations. *
b. To maintain international peace and security.
c. To develop friendly relations among nations.
78. The purposes and principles of the United Nations is laid down in
a. Article VI of the UN Charter
b. Article III of the UN Charter
c. Article I of the UN Charter *

United Nations Charter
79. Number of articles in the United Nations Charter
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