Question

Which of the following is the executive organ of the United Nations?
A. General Assembly
B. Security Council
C. Secretariat
D. United Nations Economic and Social Council

Answer 1

Hint: The main organs of the United Nations (UN) are the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council. The other three are the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and the UN Secretariat. All six were established in 1945 when the UN was founded.

Complete answer:
The United Nations consists of six main organs. This includes the Secretariat which consists of the Secretary-General and his team of thousands of workers. They perform all the resolutions passed by the UN bodies and therefore they are termed as the 'Executive Arm' or the Executive Organ of the UNO.

Additional Information:
• Current president of the United Nations General Assembly is Volkan Bozkir.
• At present 193 countries are part of the United Nations. The two countries which are not members of the UN are Vatican City and Palestine.
• Vatican city is actually a special observer of the UN. This is because the Vatican does not require to join it, being a religious state, whose political system is very unique.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the UN. It is responsible for maintaining peace and security between nations all over the world. It has a 15-member council. It is by far the most powerful arm of this worldwide organisation.