History & Civics
(A) The United Nations has six official languages.
(B) All organs of the United Nations are based in New York, USA.
- (B) contradicts (A)
- (B) is the reason for (A)
- (A) is true but (B) is false
- (A) and (B) are independent of each other.
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(A) is true but (B) is false
Explanation — While the United Nations (UN) is headquartered in New York City, USA, and five of its six principal organs are based there, the sixth organ, the International Court of Justice, is located in The Hague, Netherlands.
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