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Select the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write the correct answer only.)
The Security Council consists of __________ non-permanent members.
Topic: Non-permanent members of the Security Council
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Answer
Exam answer
(b) Ten.
Explanation
The Security Council has 15 members in all: 5 permanent and 10 non-permanent. The non-permanent members are elected by the General Assembly for a term of two years, five retiring each year, and a retiring member cannot be immediately re-elected. Option (a) is the trap — 15 is the TOTAL membership, not the number of non-permanent members. Read such questions for which figure is being asked.
In words
Ten.
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