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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. The UN has ___________ main organs.
   2. The General Assembly decides by ___________ majority vote.
   3. There are ___________ members in Security Council.
   4. The ___________  was set up to supervise administration of 11 dependent territories.
   5. Nearly ___________ colonial territories attained independent with the help of UN.
   6. The ___________ sets up labour standards used by countries worldwide.
   7. ___________ works to improve agricultural productivity.
   8. ___________ is the poorest continent in the world.
2. 2.

   Write True or False against the following.

   1. The International Court of Justice has 18 presiding judges.
   2. The Trusteeship Council is responsible for preparing studies on human rights.
   3. All agencies like UNICEF, WHO, etc are coordinated by ECOSOC.
   4. The WHO advocates for the protection of children's rights.
   5. The General Assembly meets once a year.
3. 3.

   Match the following.

   A	B
   (a) Locust control	(i) Heritage sites
   (b) General	(ii) Secretary General UN
   (c) International Court of Justice	(iii) 54 member States
   (d) Kurt Waldheim	(iv) Financial issues
   (e) UNESCO	(v) FAO
   (f) IMF	(vi) The Hague
   (g) ECOSOC	(vii) World Parliament
   (h) UNIDO	(viii) Industrial development

4. 4.

   What is UN? When was it founded?

5. 5.

   State the reasons behind creating UN.

6. 6.

   How are issues decided in the Security Council?