NDA 2023
- Exam
- NDA
- Year
- 2023
- Subject
- General Ability
- Chapter
- General Studies
NDA 2023 · General Ability · General Studies
Which among the following statements regarding the election of...
Which among the following statements regarding the election of non-permanent members to the United Nations Security Council is/are correct?
1. Five members coming from Africa and Asia, one from Eastern Europe, two from Latin America and two from Western Europe and other states
2. Six members are elected each year by the General Assembly for two year term
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Options
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Correct answer
A. 1 only
Step-by-step solution
The council has 15 members: the five permanent members and 10 non-permanent members elected for 2 year terms.
• The five permanent members are the United States, the Russia, France, China and the United Kingdom.
• India, for the eighth time, has entered the UNSC as a non-permanent member in 2021 and stayed on the council for two years i.e 2021-22.
Each year, the General Assembly elects five nonpermanent
members for a two-year term. The ten non-permanent seats are distributed on a regional basis.
The council’s presidency is a capacity that rotates every month among it’s 15 members.