UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — The legality of U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran

Question 1

Which United Nations body officially condemned the February 2026 missile strike on the girls' primary school in Minab as a grave violation of International Humanitarian Law, invoking Security Council Resolution 2601 (2021) on the protection of schools?

Accepted Answer

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Answer

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Answer

United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)

Answer

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Question 2

Under which Article of the Charter of the United Nations is the 'inherent right of individual or collective self-defence' — invoked by the U.S. and Israel to justify the 2026 strikes on Iran — explicitly preserved?

Accepted Answer

Article 51

Answer

Article 2(4)

Answer

Article 39

Answer

Article 42

Question 3

The Charter of the United Nations — the foundational instrument invoked in the legal debate over the U.S.–Israel strikes on Iran — comprises how many chapters in total?

Accepted Answer

19 chapters

Answer

15 chapters

Answer

17 chapters

Answer

21 chapters

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — The legality of U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran

Q1. Which United Nations body officially condemned the February 2026 missile strike on the girls' primary school in Minab as a grave violation of International Humanitarian Law, invoking Security Council Resolution 2601 (2021) on the protection of schools?

Q2. Under which Article of the Charter of the United Nations is the 'inherent right of individual or collective self-defence' — invoked by the U.S. and Israel to justify the 2026 strikes on Iran — explicitly preserved?

Q3. The Charter of the United Nations — the foundational instrument invoked in the legal debate over the U.S.–Israel strikes on Iran — comprises how many chapters in total?