United Nations: PSIR Optional PYQs (Topic-wise)

United Nations: Envisaged role and actual record; specialized UN agencies-aims and functioning; the need for UN reforms.

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1. Comment: International Court of Justice. (1991)
2. ‘The UN has done well but not well enough. Comment. (1991)
3. Comment: Compulsory Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. (1992)
4. The United Nations is not political system acting in a vacuum: nor does it operate above international system. Comment. (1992)
5. Comment: Case for a permanent UN peace keeping force. (1993)
6. Comment: UN’s peacekeeping role in domestic conflicts. (1994)
7. Comment: Role of international Law in international cooperation. (1995)
8. “From the start, the United Nations become a microcosm of world politics, with developments within the institution tending to mirror the atmosphere and happenings outside its walls.” Comment. (1995)
9. Judged from the past, UN does not hold much promise to free the Third World from the clutches of neo-imperialism. Elucidate. (1996)
10. Analyse the challenges and prospects of the UNO in becoming a world state. (1998)
11. Write a critical essay on the role of the Third World in international relations, especially in the United Nations. (1999)
12. Comment: The U.N. General Assembly Millennium Summit Sep-2000. (2000)
13. Comment: The compulsory jurisdiction clause under the statute of the International Court of Justice. (2001)
14. Comment: International Court of Justice. (2006)
15. “Few agencies of International co-operation have been more successful in tending to the welfare of humanity than the I.L.O.” Discuss the organisation and activities of the International Labour Organisation in the light of the above statement. (2006)
16. Analyse critically the major changes in the role of the United Nations (UN) since the onset of the new millennium. (2007)
17. “The UN today is more of a social service organisation than an exclusively security-oriented body.” Critically examine. (2010)
18. How far the efforts to maintain international order in the post-Cold War period by the UN have been successful? (2011)
19. What are the major impediments to UN Security Council reform? (2011)
20. Do you agree that the U.N. has failed to contain transnational terrorism? Elaborate your answer with examples. (2014)
21. Argue a case for U.N. reform in the context of changing global milieu. (2014)
22. How far are the world governance mechanisms, dominated by IMF and World Bank,  legitimate and relevant? What measures do you suggest to improve their effectiveness in global governance? (2015)
23. Has the reform of the economic and social arrangements of the United Nations been effective? (2015)
24. What are the real objectives of Millennium Development Goals (MDG)? Do you think that millennium development goals have been able to achieve the desired goals of poverty alleviation and sustainable development? (2015)
25. Do you endorse that the United Nations needs major changes in its structures and functioning? Suggest the changes for efficient improvements. (2016)
26. Do you agree with the view that despite the limitations in the functioning of the UN, it has distinguished and unique achievements to its credit? (2017)
27. Discuss the relevance of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on the security of women in conflict zones. (2018)
28. In what way does the predominance of the USA in the UN funding affect its decision-making? (2019)
29. Do you think that sustainable development goals are really attainable by 2030? (2019)
30. Evaluate the role of the International Court of Justice in inter-State disputes. (2019)
31. Discuss the significance and urgency of the UN Security Council reforms. Explain the relevance of the reform proposals made by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres for the developing countries. (2020)
32. What measures have been undertaken by the United Nations for its reforms? (150 words) (2021)
33. Describe the composition of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Discuss its voluntary jurisdiction. (2022)
34. Discuss the structure and functions of UN Security Council? (2023)
35. What is the structure and functions of International Court of Justice? (2023)
36. The withdrawal of the United States of America from the World Health Organization is set to have far-reaching impacts on global health. Reimagining the existing WHO is vital for the global health agenda. Discuss. (2025)
37. What is UNCLOS? Explain its salient features. (2026) [15 marks]

Syllabus unit: United Nations