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Q76·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2025

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Question

With reference to the "United Nations Credentials Committee", consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1.

    It is a committee set up by the UN Security Council and works under its supervision.

  2. 2.

    It traditionally meets in March, June and September every year.

  3. 3.

    It assesses the credentials of all UN members before submitting a report to the General Assembly for approval.

Options

a

3 only

Answer
b

1 and 3

c

2 and 3

d

1 and 2

Explanation

Statement 3 is correct. Statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.

The UN Credentials Committee is appointed at the beginning of each regular session of the General Assembly, not the Security Council. It meets specifically to examine the credentials of representatives, reporting back to the General Assembly. It does not traditionally hold scheduled meetings three times a year.

The Credentials Committee serves the General Assembly's need to verify the legitimacy of its own delegates.

Answer: (a).

Question details

Year

2025

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q76

Subject

Geography

Sub-topic

Locational & Map-based

Type

How-many counting

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Static

Source hint

UN General Assembly Rules of Procedure

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