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📝 West New Guinea (1946) UN peacekeeping efforts

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🔄 Last updated: 2026-07-21

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Q1. In which year did the United Nations help arrange the independence of the Dutch East Indies, later Indonesia?

🔹 A. \(1945\)

🔹 B. \(1946\)

🔹 C. \(1947\)

🔹 D. \(1948\)

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: B

Q2. Why did the United Nations not itself decide the final status of West Irian, despite mediating the dispute?

🔹 A. It lacked a legal mandate to determine sovereignty

🔹 B. It preferred to respect the principle of self‑determination

🔹 C. Both A and B

🔹 D. It was undecided due to internal divisions

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: C

Q3. Calculate the number of years between Indonesia’s independence in \(1945\) and the UN‑administered transfer of West New Guinea in \(1962\).

🔹 A. \(15\) years

🔹 B. \(16\) years

🔹 C. \(17\) years

🔹 D. \(18\) years

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: C

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