Sectional Test · GK & Current Affairs
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The United Nations General Assembly elected five new non-permanent members to the UN Security Council in 2026 — Kyrgyzstan, Zimbabwe, Trinidad & Tobago, Colombia, and Latvia — set to begin two-year terms from January 2027. The election requires a two-thirds majority of UNGA members present and voting, by secret ballot. The five span four of the five UN regional groups: Kyrgyzstan (Asia-Pacific), Zimbabwe (Africa), Trinidad & Tobago and Colombia (GRULAC), and Latvia (Eastern Europe). The UNSC, established under the UN Charter in 1945, has fifteen members — five permanent (USA, UK, France, Russia, China) holding veto power, and ten non-permanent serving staggered two-year terms. Non-permanent seats are distributed: Africa 3, Asia-Pacific 2, Latin America & Caribbean 2, Western Europe & Others 2, Eastern Europe 1. India has served eight times as a non-permanent member, most recently in 2021–22, and is part of the G4 grouping (with Japan, Germany, Brazil) campaigning for permanent membership and Security Council reform.
Q1.Which of the following correctly identifies all five nations elected to the UNSC as non-permanent members for the 2027–28 term?
Q2.Latvia will represent which regional group in the UN Security Council for the 2027–28 term?
Q3.What is the composition of the UN Security Council and the term length for non-permanent members?
Q4.How are the 10 non-permanent seats distributed across UN regional groups, and which group receives the highest number?
Q5.India's most recent term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council was during which period?
Q6.Under which Article of the UN Charter is the election of non-permanent UNSC members governed?
Q7.The UN Charter came into force on which date — observed globally as United Nations Day?
Q8.Which of the following statements about the UNSC veto is INCORRECT?
Q9.Kyrgyzstan is a member of which multilateral organisation that also includes India, China, Russia, and Pakistan as full members?
Q10.India is part of the G4 grouping that campaigns for permanent seats on an expanded UNSC. Who are the other three G4 members?