(i) How many member states were there in the UN 2006?

Question

Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions: 

By 2006, the UN had 192 member states. These included almost all independent states. In the UN General Assembly, all members have one vote each. In the UN Security Council, there are five permanent members. These are: the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France and China. These States were selected as permanent members as they were most powerful immediately after the Second World War and because they constituted the victors in the war. 

(i) How many member states were there in the UN 2006? 

(ii) Name five permanent members of UN Security Council. 

(iii) Why were these states selected as permanent?

Answer 1

(i) There were 192.member states in the UN by 2006. 

(ii) The UK, US, China, Russia and France are the permanent members.

(iii) Because they were most powerful immediately after the Second World War and constituted the victors in the war.