10th Standard, Social Science (Political Science) – Chapter – 22
WORLD ORGANIZATIONS
EXERCISES
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
1. UN has been established in __________.
Answer: 24th October 1945
2. The Headquarters of UN is situated in the city of __________.
Answer: New York
3. The organ of the UN resembling the Cabinet is __________.
Answer: General Assembly.
4. Tenure of Judges of International Court of Justice is __________ years.
Answer: 9 Years.
5. The head office of FAO is at ______________.
Answer: Rome of Italy.
6. International Court of Justice is at __________.
Answer: Hague of Netherland.
7. The present Secretary General of UN is __________.
Answer: Antonio Guterres
8. World Health Organisation has been started in the year __________.
Answer: 1948
9. SAARC has been established in the year __________.
Answer: 1985
II. Discuss in group and answer in two or three sentences.
10. Who are responsible for the formation of UN?
Answer: When the time of Second World War, leaders like Winston Churchill of England, Joseph Stalin of Russia, and Franklin D. Roosevelt of America decided to have a new global organization is called United Nations (UN). So they are responsible for the formation of UN.
11. Which are the main organs of UN?
Answer: The main Organs of UN are,
1) General Assembly
2) The Security Council
3) The Economic and Social Council
4) Trusteeship Council
5) International Court of Justice
6) The Secretariat
12. Who are the permanent members of Security Council?
Answer: U.S.A., Russia, Britain, France and China are the permanent members of Security Council.
13. What are the objectives of WHO?
Answer: The objectives of WHO are,
- W.H.O. strives to eradicate epidemics like Cholera, plague, malaria, small pox and COVID-19 etc. It fights against AIDS, Cancer and similar global level health hazards.
- To eradicating small pox from the world.
- In its agenda there are issues like population explosion, environment protection, hunger and malnutrition.
14. Prepare the list of activities of International Labour Organization?
Answer: The activities of International Labour Organization are,
- The welfare of the working class.
- Solving the issues like social security, protection from health hazards, standard of living etc. of working classes comes under the purview of I.L.O.
- Providing the maternity benefits of women labour, minimum wage, housing benefits etc.
15. Expand the word SAARC.
Answer: SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
III. Discuss in group and answer in 6 to 10 sentences.
16. List out the objectives of UN.
Answer: The objectives of UN are,
1) To maintain international peace and security
2) To develop friendly relations among nations.
3) To establish faith in fundamental human rights.
4) To achieve international cooperation in solving international problems of economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character.
5) To establish justice and respect for international obligation and
6) To function as a center for harmonizing the actions of nations.
17. Explain the formation of General Assembly.
Answer:
- General Assembly is the general body consisting of all the members of the U.N.
- Each member country can send 5 members but have only single vote.
- The Assembly at its first session elects a President for a term of one year.
- It also elects 17 vice Presidents and 7 Chairmen for the 7 standing Committees.
- The ordinary session normally commences in September and lasts until mid December.
- A two third majority of members present and voting is required on all important questions.
- It is playing a prominent role in almost all global issues as ‘a World Parliament’.
18. What are the activities of Economics and social Council?
Answer: The activities of Economics and social Council are,
- To study and report about international economic, social, cultural, educational, health and related matters. Accordingly issues like that of refugees, status of women, housing etc come under its purview (functional area).
- It makes recommendations for the observance of human rights and fundamental freedom.
- A number of issues such as the status of refugees, women and housing issues come under the purview of this board.
- The Council coordinates the wok of specialized agencies like International Labour Organization (I.L.O.) Food and Agricultural Organization (F.A.O.) World Health Organization (W.H.O.) etc.
- It can conduct (convene) international conference pertaining to human resources, culture, education etc.
19. Explain the role of UN in maintaining world peace.
Answer: Security Council of UN is primarily aiming at solving international disputes through peaceful means. If there is a necessity, it may direct the UN peace keeping force (IPKF) for international peace and security. It elects the judges of the International Court of Justice and recommends the name for the post of the Secretary General. UN is working to maintain international peace and security and to develop friendly relations among nations. UN is also establishing justice and respect for international obligation and working to function as a center for harmonizing the actions of nations.
20. What are the functions of UNESCO.
Answer: The functions of UNESCO are,
- UNESCO is a prominent specialized organ mainly dealing with the promotion of science, education, and culture throughout the globe.
- It aims at the development of technical education, information technology, creative thinking, cultural and environment studies.
- In the development of knowledge and its dissemination UNESCO assists state and non-state institutions all over the World.
21. Explain the role of IMF in solving the economic problems of the World.
Answer: IMF aims at solving international economic problems. It strives to promote world trade, economic stability and sound balance of payment situations. This Institution consists of Board of Governors, Executive Directors and Managing Directors. The functioning of IMF has been widely appreciated for its efficiency and transparency. It may be described as Central Bank of central banks of different countries. It strives to harmonize the economic relations of advanced and poor nations.
22. List out the objectives of Commonwealth of Nations.
Answer: The objectives of Commonwealth of Nations are,
- Upholding of democracy, liberties,
- ‘Commonwealth of Nations’ assists to eradicate poverty.
- Promotion of world peace, sports, science, and cultural ties
- This Organization helps to promote friendly ties among the member states.
23. Explain the European Union.
Answer: The European Union or EU is a Union of 27 European countries. It was established in 1992 by the Treaty of European Union in Maastricht (A city in the Netherland). It implements a common single market, a single currency, common agricultural and trade policy etc.
The most important EU institutions are
- The Council
- The Commission
- The European Parliament
- The European Court of Justice
- European Central Bank.
As such EU may resemble a federation or Confederation. Supporters of the European Union agree that it is a force for peace and democracy. Its head office is at Brussels of Belgium.
