EASY CATEGORY:

1. Which country is projected to be the most populous in 2050?

a) India

b) China

c) United States

d) Pakistan

Answer: (a) India

Explanation: In 2050, the five most populous countries are expected to be India (1.669 billion, or 1,669
million); China (1.367 billion, or 1,367 million); Nigeria (401 million), U.S. (388 million); Indonesia (331
million).

Reference: United Nations, World Population Prospects. www.population.un.org/wpp/ 2,3,4 Population

Reference Bureau, 2019 World Population Data Sheet.

2.) Who was the only Secretary General of the UN to have died while in office?

a.) U Thant

b.) Dag Hammarskjöld

c.) Trygve Lie

d.) Kurt Waldheim

Answer: (b.) Dag Hammarskjöld

Explanation: On the night of 17-18 September 1961, during a UN mediation mission in the Congo, Dag
Hammarskjöld's plane crashed in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). All of the 16 passengers and crew
perished.

Reference: https://www.un.org/depts/dhl/dag/bio.htm
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1.) As of February 2006, which country has suffered the most fatalities in UN peacekeeping missions?

a.) Africa

b.) Israel

c.) India

d.) Nigeria

answer: (c) India

Explanation: India lost 115 peacekeepers in UN operations, 39 alone in the United Nations mission in the
Congo (ONUC, 1960-1964). The total number of fatalities sustained by UN troops between 1948 and the
beginning of 2006 was 2,242. Most fatalities occurred in UNIFIL (Lebanon, 257), followed by ONUC with
250.

Reference: https://www.funtrivia.com/en/World/United-Nations/Answer1788289_B52F5D.html

2.) Which organ of the United Nations has suspended its operations since 1994?

a.) Trusteeship Council

b.) Economic and Social Council

c. ) Secretariat

d.) International Court of Justice

answer: (a) Trusteeship Council

explanation: The Trusteeship Council, played a significant role in the process of decolonization. The
Trusteeship Council suspended its operations in 1994 and is no longer active, but it cannot be formally
dissolved without amending the UN Charter.

Reference: https://www.un.org/en/about-us/trusteeship-council#:~:text=Status,remaining%20United
%20Nations%20trust%20territory.
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1.) Who was the first woman appointed to the post of Deputy-Secretary-General of the UN?

Answer: Louise Fréchette

Explanation: Louise Fréchette was the first Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. A
national of Canada, she assumed her duties on 2 March 1998, after having been appointed by
Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Reference: https://www.un.org/sg/en/dsg/dsgabout.shtml#:~:text=Louise%20Fr%C3%A9chette
%20was%20the%20first,by%20Secretary%2DGeneral%20Kofi%20Annan.