SwedenSverige och omvärlden 12 · Sweden and the wider world
The UN Security Council has five permanent members. What is special about them?
In the exam (Swedish)
FN:s säkerhetsråd har fem permanenta medlemmar. Vad är speciellt med dem?
- aThey are the only countries allowed to take part in UN peace operations.De är de enda länder som får vara med i FN:s fredsinsatser.
- bThey are re-elected every year by the UN General Assembly.De väljs om varje år av FN:s generalförsamling.
- cThey can stop a decision in the Security Council with their veto.De kan stoppa ett beslut i säkerhetsrådet med sitt veto.Correct answer
- dThey pay the UN's entire budget.De betalar hela FN:s budget.
Why?
The five permanent members have the right of veto. If one of them votes no, the Security Council cannot make the decision.
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The Swede Dag Hammarskjöld is well known in the history of the UN. What role did he have?Correct answer:He was Secretary-General of the UN.
Svensken Dag Hammarskjöld är känd i FN:s historia. Vilken roll hade han? — Han var FN:s generalsekreterare.
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What is the basic idea of NATO's Article 5?Correct answer:An armed attack on one member state is seen as an attack on all member states.
Vad är grundtanken i Natos artikel 5? — Ett väpnat angrepp mot ett medlemsland ses som ett angrepp mot alla medlemsländer.
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Sweden's total defence (totalförsvaret) is divided into two parts. Which ones?Correct answer:Military defence and civil defence
Sveriges totalförsvar delas in i två delar. Vilka? — Militärt försvar och civilt försvar
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Who has a total defence duty (totalförsvarsplikt) in Sweden?Correct answer:Everyone who lives in Sweden, from the year they turn 16 to the year they turn 70
Vilka har totalförsvarsplikt i Sverige? — Alla som bor i Sverige, från året de fyller 16 till året de fyller 70
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Our own practice questions, written from the facts in UHR’s study material “Sverige i fokus” and the subjects of the ordinance (2026:451) on the citizenship test. They are not the real test questions, which are not published, and no text from the material is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Swedish. We are not affiliated with the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) or the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket).
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