ICJ, Trusteeship Council and Secretariat

Q. The Trusteeship Council was dissolved in the year _________.

1. 1940
2. 1994
3. 1945
4. 1998

Q. What is the tenure of judges who serve in the International Court of Justice (ICJ)?

1. Three years
2. Nine years
3. Six years
4. Ten years

Q. Explain the functions of the UN Secretariat.

Q. Which of the following organs is responsible for carrying out the administrative tasks of the United Nations?

1. Security Council
2. Secretariat
3. General Assembly
4. Trusteeship Council

Q. Who among the following Indians was the President of the International Court of Justice at Hague ?

1. R. S. Pathak
2. P. N. Bhagwati
3. A. N. Mullah
4. Nagendra Singh

Q. Pick the odd one out from the following. Hint - UN Secretary Generals.

1. Dag Hammarskjold
2. Kurt Waldheim
3. George Washington
4. Trygve Lie

Q. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is comprised of how many judges?

1. 13
2. 15
3. 17
4. 20

Q. Which of the following organs of the UN has the responsibility to perform administrative tasks of the United Nations?

1. General Assembly
2. Security Council
3. The International Court of Justice
4. The Secretariat

Q. Who is presently an Indian Judge in the International Court of Justice?

1. Justice R.M. Lodha
2. Justice H.L. Dattu
3. Justice Dalveer Bhandari
4. Justice Nagendra Singh

Q. The International Court of Justice has its headquarters in _________.

1. Geneva
2. New York
3. Hague
4. Prague

Q. The first Secretary General of the United Nations was _______________.

1. Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
2. Trygve Lie
3. Kofi A. Annan
4. Ban-Ki-Moon

Q. To date, all Trust Territories under the United Nations have attained self-government or independence, either as separate States or by joining neighbouring independent countries.

1. True
2. False

Q. I was arrested by the Pakistan military in 2016 during an operation in Balochistan. Within a few weeks, the Pakistan government ordered for my execution. The Indian government tried its best to avoid my execution. Later in 2017, India appealed to the ICJ against Pakistan to suspend my execution. The ICJ asked Pakistan to provide the details that led to their decision to execute me. Due to insufficient information, Pakistan had to stop the execution. The ICJ asked the government of both India and Pakistan to provide the necessary details for the final verdict.

Who am I?

1. Kulbhushan Jadhav
2. Harish Salve
3. Kulbhushan Kharbanda
4. Sarabjit Singh

Q. The Secretariat was terminated in 1994 and since then, the Trusteeship Council is the administrative organ of the UN.

1. True
2. False

Q. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.

A1- The Secretary-General is the chief recommended by the General Assembly.

A2- The Secretary-General is the chief recommended by the Security Council.

B1- The Secretary-General is selected by two-thirds votes of the General Assembly.

B2- The Secretary-General is selected by two-thirds votes of the Security Council.

1. A1 & B1
2. A1 & B2
3. A2 & B1
4. A2 & B2

Q. The organ which looks after the day-to-day work of UN is ___________.

1. Economic and Social Council
2. Security Council
3. General Assembly
4. Secretariat

Q. The judges of the International Court are elected by __________.

1. General Assembly
2. Security Council
3. Trusteeship Council
4. General Assembly and Security Council

Q. The Judge of the International Court of Justice is elected by _____.

1. The Security Council
2. General Assembly
3. The Secretary General
4. Both the General Assembly and the Security Council independently of one another

Q. The term of a judge in the International Court of Justice is for ________.

1. Nine years
2. Four years
3. Eight years
4. Five years