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UPSC Prelims 2022 · GS Paper I

Question 76: International Relations and Current Affairs

With reference to the “United Nations Credentials Committee”, consider the following statements :

  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.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

a3 only
b1 and 3
c2 and 3
d1 and 2

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (a).

The UN Credentials Committee is a committee of the General Assembly, not of the Security Council: it has nine members appointed by the Assembly at the start of each session. It typically meets once a year, in the autumn, not in March, June and September. Its job is to examine the credentials of the representatives of all UN member States and report to the General Assembly, which approves the report. So only statement 3 is correct.

  • 1. It is appointed by and reports to the General Assembly, not the Security Council.
  • 2. It typically meets once a year in the autumn, not in March, June and September.
  • 3. It assesses all members' credentials and reports to the General Assembly for approval.

How you could have got this

  1. If you were sure statement 1 is not correct, (b) and (d) go: each of them includes 1.

    What you needed to know: It is appointed by and reports to the General Assembly, not the Security Council.

  2. Then, if you were sure statement 2 is not correct, (c) goes: it includes 2.

    What you needed to know: It typically meets once a year in the autumn, not in March, June and September.

Only (a) is left. You didn’t need statement 3.

Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Correct. It examines credentials and reports to the General Assembly.
  • (b) Wrong. Statement 1 is false: it is an Assembly committee.
  • (c) Wrong. Statement 2 is false: it meets once a year, not quarterly.
  • (d) Wrong. Statements 1 and 2 are both false.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2022, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.