Which country has begun its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council?

Answer & Explanation

Correct answer: (C) India

• The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the [six principal organs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organs_of_the_United_Nations) of the [United Nations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations) (UN).
• The United Nations Security Council has five permanent members and ten non permanent members. Non-permanent members are elected for 2 years.
• India has served as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) eight times. These terms were: 1950-1951, 1967-1968, 1972-1973, 1977-1978, 1984-1985, 1991-1992, 2011-2012, and 2021-2022.

About United Nation

• The United Nations is an international organization founded on 24 October 1945 after the devastation of World War II.It replaced the League of Nations, which had failed to prevent World War II.
• The UN Charter was signed on 26 June 1945 at the San Francisco Conference by representatives of 50 countries.Today, the UN has 193 member states, with South Sudan being the newest member, admitted in 2011.
• The headquarters of the UN is in New York City, USA.
• The organization functions in six official languages — English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and Arabic — with English and French serving as the two working languages.
• The current Secretary-General is Antonio Guterres of Portugal, who has been serving since 2017.

The Six Principal Organs

• 1. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• 2. THE SECURITY COUNCIL
• 3. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC)
• 4. TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL
• 5. INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ)
• 6. THE SECRETARIAT