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📝 The United Nations Population Commission

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Q1. In what year was the United Nations Population Commission established as part of the UN?

🔹 A. 1945
🔹 B. 1950
🔹 C. 1960
🔹 D. 1970

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: A

Q2. What was the primary reason the United Nations promoted birth‑control programmes in the 1950s?

🔹 A. To reduce urban overcrowding
🔹 B. To accelerate economic development by lowering dependency ratios
🔹 C. To increase agricultural production
🔹 D. To support religious institutions

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: B

Q3. How did the differing maximum‑children policies of African governments and China reflect the UN Population Commission’s influence on national policy?

🔹 A. Demonstrated uniform adoption of UN recommendations
🔹 B. Showed that UN only suggested, leaving countries to set their own limits
🔹 C. Indicated UN provided a framework that countries adapted to local contexts
🔹 D. Revealed UN mandated two‑child policy globally

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: C

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