Final examination: 

Principles and
Guidelines for UN Peacekeeping Operations
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Question 1
When did it become possible for UN peacekeeping to expand beyond "traditional
peacekeeping"?

 A. At the conclusion of World War II

 B. At the conclusion of the Korean War

 C. In 1960 with the establishment of the UN Operation in the Congo

 D. At the conclusion of the Cold War and the end of superpower rivalry

Question 2
Which of the following is one of the exceptional circumstances in which the Security Council
can authorize multidimensional United Nations peacekeeping operations to temporarily "run" a
State?
  A. In advance of the possibility of another outbreak of violence

 B. By request from the United Nations Development Programme

 C. During the transfer of authority from one sovereign entity to another

 D. By request from one of the parties in conflict

Question 3
In the short-term, a multidimensional United Nations peacekeeping operation may be obliged
to take on important state-like functions, such as the provision of security and the maintenance
of public order. However, the aim of such functions must be focused on:

 A. Restoring the ability of national actors and institutions to assume their responsibilities
and to exercise their full authority

 B. Sending national leaders to outside training centres to learn leadership skills

 C. Creating a long-term UN presence in the region

 D. Bringing in as many outside experts as possible to help solve a nation's problems

Question 4
Which of the following is the phase of the mission start-up process that includes sending a
small advance team to commence the establishment of mission premises and other
prerequisite infrastructure?
  A. Pre-deployment

 B. Rapid deployment

 C. Mission headquarters start-up

 D. Functional component and field office start-up

Question 5
In situations where there is little or no peace to keep, mission integration may create difficulties
for humanitarian and development partners, particularly if:

 A. The humanitarian and development objectives are not clearly stated in the Security
Council resolution that established the mission

 B. The integration with UN security personnel is incomplete

 C. The humanitarian and development partners are perceived to be too closely linked to
the political and security objectives of the peacekeeping mission

 D. The humanitarian and development partners are not integrated themselves

Question 6
The mission's public information activities should be geared towards helping establish an
environment that: 
  A. Minimizes disagreement

 B. Discourages criticism

 C. Casts the mission in a favourable light

 D. Promotes the development of free and independent media

Question 7
Which component of a UN peacekeeping mission harnesses all logistical resources of the
mission?

 A. The Joint Operations Centre (JOC)

 B. The Joint Logistics Operations Centre (JLOC)

 C. The Joint Mission Analysis Centre (JMAC)

 D. The Integrated Support Service (ISS)

Question 8
The senior United Nations representative in the country who is responsible for ensuring that all
the United Nations components in the country pursue a coordinated and coherent approach is
the: 
  A. Under-Secretary-General

 B. Special Representative of the Secretary-General

 C. Resident Coordinator

 D. Secretary-General

Question 9
The tasks that a United Nations peacekeeping operation will be required to perform are set out:

 A. In the rules and regulations of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations

 B. In the Security Council mandate

 C. By each Troop-Contributing Country's governing body

 D. In the United Nations Charter

Question 10
The following definition, "resistance to attempts by forceful means to prevent the peacekeeping
operation for discharging its duties under the mandate of the Security Council," defines which
UN peacekeeping operation-related principle?

 A. The use of "all means necessary"

  B. Peace enforcement

 C. Peacekeeping

 D. Self-defence

Question 11
The UNCT should be involved in the IMPP: 

 A. Only during transition/hand-over

 B. Only during the implementation phase

 C. Only when the mission is at full strength

 D. From the outset and thereafter

Question 12
Where was the Charter of the United Nations signed?

 A. London

 B. New York

  C. San Francisco

 D. Geneva

Question 13
The withdrawal of a United Nations peacekeeping operation should be planned and conducted
in such a way as to: 

 A. Keep costs as low as possible

 B. Minimize the impact on the host population and environment

 C. Conclude as quickly as possible

 D. Make reestablishment of the peacekeeping operation more difficult

Question 14
An integrated mission's structure should be derived from:

 A. An appreciation of the specific country setting

 B. The doctrine of the Troop-Contributing Countries as pertaining to the specific events on
the ground

 C. The standard mission organization plan as promulgated by DPKO

  D. The structure present in other similar integrated missions

Question 15
The perceived legitimacy of a United Nations peacekeeping operation is directly related to:

 A. The number of supporting Security Council members

 B. The level of funding provided to it

 C. Its demonstrated ability to use force

 D. The quality and conduct of its military, police, and civilian personnel

Question 16
The fact that the main parties have given their consent to the deployment of a United Nations
peacekeeping operation does not necessarily imply or guarantee that:

 A. Peacekeepers will be deployed

 B. Other parties will not join the conflict

 C. There will also be consent at the local level

 D. The conflict will end

Question 17
Within the United Nations Secretariat, the department responsible for providing UN
peacekeeping operations with policy guidance and strategic direction is:

 A. DSS

 B. DFS

 C. DPKO

 D. OCHA

Question 18
Usually the senior-most UN official in a country, the ___________________ is the person on
the mission who is responsible for the security of United Nations staff.

 A. Designated Official (DO)

 B. Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security

 C. Chief Security Adviser (CSA)

 D. Security Officer

Question 19
Traditional peacekeeping operations were usually not deployed to play a direct role in the
political aspects of a conflict. Rather, they were deployed to:

 A. Observe, monitor, and supervise cease-fires, essentially acting as a buffer between the
parties in conflict

 B. Provide additional military support to the defending party in a conflict

 C. Provide relief and support to the party with the most civilian causalities

 D. Broker a cease-fire agreement between the parties in conflict

Question 20
The Minimum Operating Security Standards (MOSS) apply to: 

 A. International and national staff

 B. Uniformed personnel and national staff

 C. Uniformed personnel and international staff

 D. Uniformed personnel

Question 21
What is a TAM?
  A. Training Action for Mines

 B. Technical Assessment Mission

 C. Technical Assistance Mission

 D. Tactical Actions for Militaries

Question 22
The principle of impartiality means that United Nations peacekeeping operations: 

 A. Must reprimand both sides at the same time

 B. Must implement their mandate without favour or prejudice to any party

 C. Must be prepared to provide peace enforcement if needed

 D. Should not reprimand either side

Question 23
Which of the following is the phase of the mission start-up process that includes the negotiation
of a Status of Mission/Status of Forces Agreement (SOMA/SOFA) as one of its tasks?

 A. Pre-deployment
  B. Rapid deployment

 C. Mission headquarters start-up

 D. Functional component and field office start-up

Question 24
United Nations peacekeeping operations:

 A. May use force as may be decided by the SRSG

 B. May use force at the tactical level, with the authorization of the Security Council, to
defend themselves and to fill the void when the State is unable to support and supply security

 C. May use force as may be decided by the Force Commander

 D. Are not permitted to use force regardless of the circumstances

Question 25
Between 1998 and 2008, the number of peace operations mounted by non-UN actors:

 A. Decreased

 B. Remained constant

  C. Doubled

 D. Tripled

Question 26
The process of handover, withdrawal, and liquidation begins following a decision by:

 A. DPKO

 B. The General Assembly

 C. The Security Council

 D. The Secretary-General

Question 27
Which component of a UN peacekeeping mission collates situation reports and operational
information from all mission sources to provide current situational awareness for the mission
and also acts as a crisis coordination hub?

 A. The Joint Operations Centre (JOC)

 B. The Integrated Support Service (ISS)

 C. The Joint Logistics Operations Centre (JLOC)

  D. The Joint Mission Analysis Centre (JMAC)

Question 28
When a new UN peacekeeping mission is established:

 A. Member States are required to contribute military and police

 B. Member States are under no obligation to contribute military or police

 C. The Security Council will indicate which Member States should contribute military and
police

 D. Member States are required to contribute, at a minimum, military observers

Question 29
In some exceptional cases, what may be used as a last resort when there is a breakdown of
consent among the local parties regarding the presence of a United Nations peacekeeping
operation?

 A. The use of force

 B. The adoption of a new Security Council resolution

 C. An urgent meeting of all parties in conflict at UN Headquarters

  D. An appeal to the Troop-Contributing Countries for additional peacekeeping personnel

Question 30
Which of the following is NOT one of the possible tasks to be implemented in a DDR
programme?

 A. Collection and destruction of weapons

 B. Securement of disarmament and cantonment sites

 C. Reintegration of former combatants into the post-conflict society

 D. Landmine clearance

Question 31
The holding of free and fair elections represents a major milestone towards the establishment
of a legitimate state. To this end, the electoral component of multidimensional United Nations
peacekeeping operations is normally staffed by:

 A. Experts recommended by the UN Electoral Assistance Division (EAD)

 B. Representatives of the host nation's government

 C. A combination of UN peacekeepers, UN Police, and International Staff

  D. Available United Nations International Staff

Question 32
The term _________________ is used to describe the earliest phase of establishing a mission
in the field.

 A. Force generation

 B. Pre-deployment development

 C. Mission start-up

 D. Initial planning

Question 33
It is the prerogative of the _____________________, acting in its capacity as the organ with
primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, to determine
when and where a United Nations peacekeeping operation should be deployed.

 A. UN Security Council

 B. UN Secretariat

 C. UN General Assembly

  D. UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations

Question 34
Peacekeeping is:

 A. The only intervention taken by the United Nations and other international actors to
maintain international peace and security throughout the world

 B. One among a range of activities undertaken by the United Nations and other
international actors to maintain international peace and security throughout the world

 C. Established to address the root causes of a conflict

 D. Defined in detail in Chapter VI of the UN Charter

Question 35
Which of the following is NOT one of the aims of an Integrated Mission Planning Process
(IMPP)?

 A. To ensure that the integrated mission will not grossly overuse its allocated budget from
the United Nations

 B. To ensure that the right issues are being discussed during the planning process

 C. To ensure that the appropriate authorities and accountabilities are present in order to
motivate integrated planning
  D. To ensure that all the necessary people are involving in the planning process

Question 36
During the implementation phase of a mission, efforts are primarily focused on:

 A. Drafting initial planning documents for DPKO approval

 B. Surveying the local population regarding proposed interventions

 C. Carrying out mandated tasks and achieving the objectives set out in the mission plan

 D. Recruiting needed personnel and reaching staffing objectives

Question 37
The consolidation and integration function of integrated support services on a mission is
focused in a: 

 A. Mission Leadership Team (MLT)

 B. Joint Logistics Operations Centre (JLOC)

 C. Training Focal Point (TFP)

 D. UN Country Team (UNCT)

Question 38
Who is international humanitarian law designed to protect?

 A. UN mission personnel only

 B. Persons who do not participate, or are no longer participating, in the hostilities

 C. Child soldiers

 D. Active combatants

Question 39
Which sector of UN activities is vital in re-strengthening the rule of law and training the national
police and/or armed forces in a post-conflict country?

 A. Security sector reform

 B. Electoral assistance

 C. Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration

 D. Mine action services

Question 40
Which of the following documents set the standards of international humanitarian law?
  A. The Charter of the International Criminal Court

 B. The Hague Convention

 C. The four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their two Additional Protocols of 1977

 D. The Charter of the United Nations

Question 41
Upon withdrawal of a UN peacekeeping operation, and as a final contribution to the institutional
learning process, it is important that an effort be made to capture any remaining lessons
learned at the end of the mission by conducting: 

 A. Logistical Termination Inventories

 B. Close-out Reports

 C. After Action Reviews (AARs) and/or End of Assignment Reports (EoARs)

 D. Lessons Learned Reviews

Question 42
Which chapter of the UN Charter is typically invoked by the Security Council when authorizing
the deployment of UN peacekeeping operations into volatile and unstable post-conflict
settings?
  A. Chapter V

 B. Chapter VI

 C. Chapter VII

 D. Chapter VIII

Question 43
What are two other names by which international humanitarian law is known?

 A. "The law of war" and "the United Nations Charter"

 B. "The law of armed conflict" and "the United Nations Charter"

 C. "The law of war" and "the law of armed conflict"

 D. "The Charter of the International Convention of the Red Cross" and "the law of armed
conflict"

Question 44
Peacekeeping is:

 A. The only intervention taken by the United Nations and other international actors to
maintain international peace and security throughout the world.
  B. Established to address the root causes of a conflict

 C. Applied regardless of the consent of the parties to the conflict

 D. A technique designed to preserve the peace where fighting has been halted, and to
assist in implementing agreements achieved by the peacemakers

Question 45
In addition to regulating the means and methods of combat, international humanitarian law
also:

 A. Provides a comprehensive set of guidelines for the conduct of humanitarian relief
operations

 B. Sets a series of standards that are used to determine which side is the legal victor
following an armed conflict

 C. Articulates the Universal Rules of Engagement

 D. Includes conventions and treaties on the protection of cultural property and the
environment during armed conflict, as well as protection of victims of conflict

Question 46
Multidimensional United Nations peacekeeping operations are typically deployed:

 A. In the dangerous aftermath of a violent internal conflict

  B. In advance of the possibility of violent conflict

 C. As determined by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations

 D. To support the transfer of authority between sovereign entities

Question 47
Peace-making:

 A. Is defined in detail in Chapter VI of the UN Charter

 B. Involves the application of structural or diplomatic measures to keep intrastate or

interstate tensions and disputes from escalating into violent conflict

 C. Requires the consent of the parties in a conflict in order to conduct a peace
enforcement operation

 D. Generally attempts to address ongoing conflicts by using diplomatic means to bring
hostile parties to a negotiated agreement

Question 48
Which component of a UN peacekeeping mission provides an integrated analysis of all
sources of information to assess medium- and long-term threats to the mandate and to support
MLT decision-making?

 A. The Joint Mission Analysis Centre (JMAC)

  B. The Integrated Support Service (ISS)

 C. The Joint Operations Centre (JOC)

 D. The Joint Logistics Operations Centre (JLOC)

Question 49
What are the three basic principles that have traditionally served and continue to set United
Nations peacekeeping operations apart as a tool for maintaining international peace and
security?

 A. Consent of the parties, regional stability, and the exclusive non-use of force

 B. Consent of the parties, impartiality, and collective security

 C. The common benefit of mankind, impartiality, and the non-use of force except in self-
defence or defence of the mandate

 D. Consent of the parties, impartiality, and the non-use of force except in self-defence or
defence of the mandate

Question 50
The transition from a United Nations peacekeeping operation to subsequent phases of United
Nations engagement should be: 

 A. Decided by the host nation

  B. Made based on ad hoc criteria

 C. Factored into the planning process from the outset

 D. Decided as realities on the ground unfold

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Question 8
The senior United Nations representative in the country who is responsible for ensuring that all the
United Nations components in the country pursue a coordinated and coherent approach is the:

A. Under-Secretary-General

B. Special Representative of the Secretary-General

C. Resident Coordinator

D. Secretary-General (incorrect)

Question 28
When a new UN peacekeeping mission is established:

A. Member States are required to contribute military and police

B. Member States are under no obligation to contribute military or police

C. The Security Council will indicate which Member States should contribute military and police

D. Member States are required to contribute, at a minimum, military observers (incorrect)

Question 42
Which chapter of the UN Charter is typically invoked by the Security Council when authorizing the
deployment of UN peacekeeping operations into volatile and unstable post-conflict settings?

A. Chapter V

B. Chapter VI (incorrect)

C. Chapter VII

D. Chapter VIII

Question 44
Peacekeeping is:

A. The only intervention taken by the United Nations and other international actors to maintain
international peace and security throughout the world. (incorrect)

B. Established to address the root causes of a conflict

C. Applied regardless of the consent of the parties to the conflict

D. A technique designed to preserve the peace where fighting has been halted, and to assist in
implementing agreements achieved by the peacemakers

Question 47
Peace-making:

A. Is defined in detail in Chapter VI of the UN Charter

B. Involves the application of structural or diplomatic measures to keep intrastate or interstate

tensions and disputes from escalating into violent conflict (incorrect)

C. Requires the consent of the parties in a conflict in order to conduct a peace enforcement operation

D. Generally attempts to address ongoing conflicts by using diplomatic means to bring hostile parties to
a negotiated agreement

Question 49
What are the three basic principles that have traditionally served and continue to set United Nations
peacekeeping operations apart as a tool for maintaining international peace and security?

A. Consent of the parties, regional stability, and the exclusive non-use of force (incorrect)

B. Consent of the parties, impartiality, and collective security

C. The common benefit of mankind, impartiality, and the non-use of force except in self-defence or
defence of the mandate

D. Consent of the parties, impartiality, and the non-use of force except in self-defence or defence of the
mandate