Functions of the United Nations General Assembly

Functions of the United Nations General Assembly Related Important Events ⚡

Date of Event	Event / Incident
23 October 1946	The United Nations General Assembly met for the first time in New York.
10 January 1946	Representatives of 51 nations attended the first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in London.
29 November 1947	The United Nations General Assembly voted for Palestine to resolve the Arab-Israeli struggle in the British mandate of Palestine for Palestine, to approve the plan to separate the Jews and Arab states.
03 November 1948	The then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru made his first speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
14 October 1952	The United Nations General Assembly met for the first time at its current headquarters in New York.
15 December 1953	India's S. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was elected the first woman president of the eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
23 September 1958	The United Nations General Assembly is expected to call for a vote today about China's entry and one seat in the United Nations.
25 October 1971	The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution on 2758, replacing China's Republic as Representative of China with the People's Republic of China in the United Nations.
05 June 1972	World Environment Day began at the World Environment Conference organized by the United Nations General Assembly.
15 October 1973	The Iceland Foreign Secretary has announced that Iceland is taking this case against Great Britain in the current cod war at the United Nations General Assembly in October in an attempt to settle the ongoing dispute.
04 October 1977	India's Foreign Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee addressed the United Nations General Assembly meeting in Hindi. This was the first address given in Hindi.
10 November 2001	Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee addressed the United Nations General Assembly.
19 September 2006	The Royal Thai Army overthrew the elected government of the Thayprime Minister Thacasin Shinavatra, when she was in New York City for the UN General Assembly election.
16 March 2006	The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly toestablish the UN Human Rights Council.
29 November 2012	The United Nations General Assembly gave Palestine the status of non-member observer state.
21 June 2015	On June 21, the United Nations General Assembly was declared as International Yoga Day on December 11, 2014. Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice or discipline that originated in India. On 21 June, which is the Summer Sankranti, as the International Day of Yoga, suggesting, Narendra Modi said that the date is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and has special significance in many parts of the world.

Functions of the United Nations General Assembly Questions and Answer ⚡

Question: What is the name of the first woman President of United Nations General Assembly in the world?

◉ Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit ( India )

✅ Correct

◉ Veronica Porsche Ali

❌ Incorrect

◉ Rashida Ali

❌ Incorrect

◉ maryum ali

❌ Incorrect

Question: Who was the first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly?

◉ Krishna Huthising

❌ Incorrect

◉ Sarojini Naidu

❌ Incorrect

◉ Vijayalakshmi Pandit

✅ Correct

◉ Michel Bachalett

❌ Incorrect

Question: Where was the first regular session of the United Nations General Assembly held?

◉ In Dhaka, Bangladesh

❌ Incorrect

◉ in London

✅ Correct

◉ In India of India

❌ Incorrect

◉ In USA, USA

❌ Incorrect

Question: Who was the first Indian to become the President of the United Nations General Assembly?

◉ VR Krishna Iyer

❌ Incorrect

◉ Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

❌ Incorrect

◉ Jawaharlal Nehru

❌ Incorrect

◉ V. K. Krishna Menon

✅ Correct

Question: When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly?

◉ 17877

✅ Correct

◉ 24 December, 1945

❌ Incorrect

◉ October 24, 1950

❌ Incorrect

◉ None of them

❌ Incorrect

Question: For how long is the President of the United Nations General Assembly elected?

◉ one year

✅ Correct

◉ Two years

❌ Incorrect

◉ 4 years

❌ Incorrect

◉ three year

❌ Incorrect

Question: Where was the first regular session of the United Nations General Assembly held?

◉ New York

❌ Incorrect

◉ Mumbai

❌ Incorrect

◉ Berlin

❌ Incorrect

◉ san francisco

✅ Correct

Question: In which year the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

◉ In 1950 AD

❌ Incorrect

◉ in 1948

✅ Correct

◉ In 1941 AD

❌ Incorrect

◉ In 1945 AD

❌ Incorrect

Question: When is the 'International Day of Peace' celebrated every year according to the resolution accepted by the United Nations General Assembly?