History & Civics
Answer
The given picture shows the logo of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
UNICEF was established in 1946 after World War II to meet the emergency needs of children in war-torn Europe. It arranges for nutritious diet for the younger generations of the world. It also provides medical aid and medicines for the benefit of the children, especially of underdeveloped and developing countries of the world. It provides help to the children of the member-states at the time of national calamities like floods, eruptions of volcanoes, earthquakes, etc.
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Assertion (A): The United Nations came into existence on October 24, 1945.
Reason (R): The consequences of the Second World War was very destructive.
- Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
- Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Assertion (A): All peace loving nations of the world can become members of the UNO.
Reason (R): The UNO is financed by the contributions made by its members states.
- Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
- Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Assertion (A): The UNO has its official headquarters in New York (USA).
Reason (R): Ghana was the last to achieve independence with the help of the Trusteeship Council.
- Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
- Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
'India should be given the status of the permanent member in the Security Council'. Justify this statement.