{"id":89006,"date":"2025-06-01T07:26:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89006"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:26:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:26:50","slug":"which-among-the-following-statements-regarding-the-election-of-non-per","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-among-the-following-statements-regarding-the-election-of-non-per\/","title":{"rendered":"Which among the following statements regarding the election of non-per"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which among the following statements regarding the election of non-permanent members to the United Nations Security Council is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Five members coming from Africa and Asia, one from Eastern Europe, two from Latin America and two from Western Europe and other states<\/li>\n<li>2. Six members are elected each year by the General Assembly for two year term<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-2 &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is A, meaning only statement 1 is correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 correctly describes the regional distribution of the 10 non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council: 3 from Africa, 2 from Asia-Pacific (total 5 from Africa and Asia), 1 from Eastern Europe, 2 from Latin America and Caribbean, and 2 from Western Europe and Others.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is incorrect. The 10 non-permanent members are elected for two-year terms, with five members retiring each year and five new members being elected each year by the General Assembly. Therefore, five, not six, members are elected each year.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe United Nations Security Council is composed of 15 members: five permanent members (China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, and United States) and ten non-permanent members. The non-permanent members are elected by the UN General Assembly by a two-thirds majority.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which among the following statements regarding the election of non-per\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-among-the-following-statements-regarding-the-election-of-non-per\/#more-89006\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which among the following statements regarding the election of non-per<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1094],"tags":[1105,1099,1115],"class_list":["post-89006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-nda-2","tag-1105","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-miscellaneous","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which among the following statements regarding the election of non-per<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is A, meaning only statement 1 is correct. 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