The United Nations Security Council has Permanent members

Question

The United Nations Security Council has Permanent members

1. A. 3
2. B. 5 (Correct answer)
3. C. 7
4. D. 15

Correct Answer

Option B — 5

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is 5.

Key Points

• The UN Security Council has five permanent members — China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, together known as the P5.
• Each holds the power of veto over substantive resolutions.
• The Council has 15 members in total: the 5 permanent plus 10 non-permanent elected for two-year terms.

Additional Information

• India has served as a non-permanent member eight times, most recently in 2021-22, and has long sought permanent membership through the G4 grouping with Brazil, Germany and Japan.
• The six principal UN organs: General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice and the Secretariat.
• The UN was founded on 24 October 1945; its headquarters are in New York, and the ICJ sits at The Hague.