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International Organizations and World Affairs | Set 1
1. The total number of members represented in General assembly is………………
A. 191
B. 193
C. 195
D. 197
Correct : B. 193
2. The General Assembly president serves the office for…………………
A. 6 months
B. 1 year
C. 2 years
D. 3 years
Correct : B. 1 year
3. The number of permanent members of UN Security Council is…………………
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Correct : C. 5
4. The number of non-permanent members of UN Security Council is………………..
A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 14
Correct : B. 10
5. Which of the following is not permanent member of Security Council?
A. france
B. china
C. germany
D. united kingdom
Correct : C. germany
6. The Charter of OAS consist of ------------------- .
A. 50 articles
B. 112 articles
C. 24 articles
D. none of these.
Correct : B. 112 articles
7. Which of the following is not main organ of United Nations?
A. international court of justice
B. economic and social council
C. secretariat
D. international monetary fund
Correct : D. international monetary fund
8. The UN day is celebrated every year on………………………
A. 24th september
B. 28th september
C. 24th october
D. 28th october
Correct : C. 24th october
9. Which of the following is not function of United Nations Development Programme?
A. protect refugees worldwide
B. poverty reduction
C. crisis prevention and recovery
D. energy and environment
Correct : A. protect refugees worldwide
10. Which of the following UN agencies focuses on poverty reduction and the improvement of living standards worldwide?
A. world bank
B. imf
C. who
D. ilo
Correct : A. world bank
11. The headquarters of International Labour organization is situated at………………
A. paris
B. geneva
C. new york
D. the hague
Correct : B. geneva
12. Which of the following is world‟s centre for co-operation in the nuclear field?
A. ilo
B. ctbto
C. iaea
D. icao
Correct : C. iaea
13. The UN Charter was signed on …………………
A. 24th june, 1945
B. 26th june, 1945
C. 24th july, 1945
D. 26th july, 1945
Correct : B. 26th june, 1945
14. Which of the following is not an official language of United Nations?
A. arabic
B. spanish
C. french
D. portuguese
Correct : D. portuguese
15. The Bogota Pact is Closely related to ………………..
A. asean
B. oas
C. saarc
D. european union
Correct : B. oas
16. Who was the only Secretary General of the UNO to have died while in office?
A. u thant
B. dag hammarskjöld
C. trygve lie
D. kurt waldhiem
Correct : B. dag hammarskjöld
17. In which year was the UNO awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
A. 1975
B. 1999
C. 2001
D. 2006
Correct : C. 2001
18. How many member countries did the UNO have on its formation in 1945?
A. 45
B. 48
C. 51
D. 54
Correct : C. 51
19. Which organ of the United Nations has suspended its operations since 1994?
A. trusteeship council
B. economic and social council
C. secretariat
D. international court of justice
Correct : A. trusteeship council
20. How many official languages does the United Nations have?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 4
Correct : B. 6
21. What is the term of the President of the UN General Assembly?
A. 4 years
B. 2 years
C. 1 year
D. 5 years
Correct : C. 1 year
22. UN Secretary General heads which principal organ of the United Nations Organisation?
A. general assembly
B. security council
C. economic and social council
D. the secretariat
Correct : D. the secretariat
23. Which organ of the UNO functions from Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands?
A. security council
B. general assembly
C. economic and social council
D. international court of justice
Correct : D. international court of justice
24. Which one of the following is not one of the organs of OAS?
A. the trusteeship council
B. the inter-american conference
C. the pan american union
D. the meeting of foreign ministers
Correct : A. the trusteeship council
25. What is the term of a judge of the International Court of Justice?
A. 5 years
B. 7 years
C. 8 years
D. 9 years
Correct : D. 9 years
26. Which organ of the United Nations Organisation is responsible for coordinating the work of its specialised agencies?
A. general assembly
B. economic and social council
C. security council
D. secretariat
Correct : B. economic and social council
27. When was the United Nations Organisation founded?
A. august 9, 1945
B. october 24, 1944
C. october 24, 1945
D. december 10, 1945
Correct : C. october 24, 1945
28. Which of the following is not a specialized agency of the United Nations Organisation?
A. world trade organisation
B. world health organisation
C. world meteorological organisation
D. international monitory fund
Correct : D. international monitory fund
29. How many members does the Economic and Social Council have?
A. 15
B. 22
C. 36
D. 54
Correct : D. 54
30. How many countries are the members of the U. N. O. at present?
A. 196
B. 189
C. 193
D. 169
Correct : C. 193
31. The United Nations agency concerned with the improvement of standards of education and strengthening international co-operation in this field is :
A. unef
B. u n e s c o
C. unicef
D. unedo
Correct : B. u n e s c o
32. Which of the following is an inactive organ of the U. N. O.?
A. general assembly
B. security council
C. trusteeship council
D. secretariat
Correct : C. trusteeship council
33. Which one of the following is the specialised organization of OAS?
A. pan -american health organization
B. pan – american institute of geography and history
C. inter- american commission of woman
D. all of the above
Correct : D. all of the above
34. How many Judges are there in the International Court of Justice?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 15
Correct : D. 15
35. Trygve Lie was the first Secretary General of the United Nations from ……………
A. russia
B. norway
C. japan
D. usa
Correct : B. norway
36. Who was the first Indian to be the President of U. N. General Assembly?
A. natwar singh
B. v. k. krishna menon
C. smt. vijay laxmi pandit
D. ramesh bhandari
Correct : C. smt. vijay laxmi pandit
37. Who was the foremost champion of African Unity?
A. joseph stalin
B. george washington
C. lenin
D. kwame nkrumah
Correct : D. kwame nkrumah
38. The non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected for a period of …………………………..
A. two years
B. one year
C. three years
D. four years
Correct : A. two years
39. General Assembly of the United Nations meets in a regular session …………….
A. once a year
B. twice a year
C. once in two years
D. occasionally
Correct : A. once a year
40. Which of the following is not one of the official languages of the U.N.O.?
A. french
B. spanish
C. arabic
D. italian
Correct : D. italian
41. On what date did the U. N. O. adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
A. 20th october, 1945
B. 24th october, 1945
C. 26th june, 1945
D. 10th december, 1948
Correct : D. 10th december, 1948
42. Which specialized agency of UNO lists World Heritage Sites?
A. unesco
B. unicef
C. unwto
D. wwf
Correct : A. unesco
43. Who of the following was the U.N.O.'s first Secretary General from the African continent?
A. kofi anan
B. boutros boutros-ghali
C. javier perez de cuellar
D. ban ki-moon
Correct : B. boutros boutros-ghali
44. Who coined the term United Nations?
A. franklin d roosevelt
B. harry truman
C. winston churchill
D. joseph stalin
Correct : A. franklin d roosevelt
45. The term “Inner Six” is related to................................
A. g-24 organisation
B. asean
C. saarc
D. european community market (eec)
Correct : D. european community market (eec)
46. Currently how many members are in the European Union?
A. 27
B. 28
C. 53
D. 17
Correct : B. 28
47. Which of the following country is not the member of the EU?
A. estonia
B. denmark
C. switzerland
D. malta
Correct : C. switzerland
48. Which of the following statement is NOT correct about the EU?
A. germany is the founder member of the eu
B. croatia is the latest member of the eu.
C. among all the members of the eu, malta has smallest area
D. all the member countries of the eu use euro as the currency of their state.
Correct : D. all the member countries of the eu use euro as the currency of their state.
49. Which of the following two countries are not the participants of the euro zone?
A. luxembourg, malta
B. denmark and the united kingdom
C. austria, belgium
D. slovenia, spain
Correct : B. denmark and the united kingdom
50. Where is the headquarters of the European Union?
A. belgium
B. netherlands
C. luxembourg
D. greece
Correct : A. belgium
51. Which of the following was/were the objective of the European Union?
A. establishing an economic and a monetary union
B. implementing a common foreign and defence policy
C. developing relations in the spheres of‟ home affairs and justice
D. all of the above
Correct : D. all of the above
52. Who is the current President of the European Commission?
A. jean-claude juncker
B. herman van rompuy
C. donald tusk
D. none of these
Correct : A. jean-claude juncker
53. BRICS is the acronym coined for an association of…………… major emerging national economies.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
Correct : D. five
54. Which one of the following is not a member of BRICS?
A. brazil
B. russia
C. india,
D. canada
Correct : D. canada
55. Which country is the last joined member of BRICS in 1910?
A. brazil
B. russia
C. india
D. south africa
Correct : D. south africa
56. The formation of BRICS is in……………….
A. 2004
B. 2005
C. 2006
D. 2007
Correct : C. 2006
57. The interval between two BRICS summit is……………….
A. one year
B. two year
C. three year
D. four year
Correct : A. one year
58. Which of the following treaties marked the establishment of the European Union?
A. treaty of lisbon
B. berlin treaty
C. maastricht treaty
D. treaty of london
Correct : C. maastricht treaty
59. Which of the following is not a member of SAARC?
A. afghanistan
B. the maldives
C. mauritius
D. nepal
Correct : C. mauritius
60. Which of the regional organisation is closely related to the place Kathmandu?
A. saarc
B. brics
C. asean
D. european union
Correct : A. saarc
61. Currently how many members are in the SAARC organisation?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 10
Correct : C. 8
62. When was SAARC established?
A. 1967
B. 1995
C. 1953
D. 1985
Correct : D. 1985
63. Afghanistan joined in SAARC on…………………..
A. april 3, 2005
B. april 3, 2006
C. april 3, 2007
D. april 3, 2008
Correct : C. april 3, 2007
64. SAARC was founded in ……………………..
A. dhaka
B. delhi
C. islamabad
D. none of these
Correct : A. dhaka
65. The 19th SAARC summit to be held in……………… was cancelled.
A. pakistan
B. india
C. sri lanka
D. nepal
Correct : A. pakistan
66. Which of the following country is not the member of the SAARC?
A. myanmar
B. bhutan
C. nepal
D. maldives
Correct : A. myanmar
67. Which of the following SAARC member has the highest population?
A. bangladesh
B. pakistan
C. nepal
D. afghanistan
Correct : B. pakistan
68. Which of the following SAARC member has best HDI rank in the whole group?
A. india
B. pakistan
C. sri lanka
D. bhutan
Correct : C. sri lanka
69. What was the theme of the SAARC year 2016-17?
A. year for girls
B. year for environment
C. year of good governance
D. year of cultural heritage
Correct : D. year of cultural heritage
70. Who is the current Secretary General of the SAARC?
A. sheel kant sharma
B. amjad hussain
C. ahmed saleem
D. arjun bahadur thapa
Correct : C. ahmed saleem
71. Where is the headquarters of the SAARC?
A. manila
B. kathmandu
C. new delhi
D. jakarta
Correct : B. kathmandu
72. Which country is the largest, most advanced and populated among SAARC countries?
A. india
B. sri lanka
C. pakistan
D. bangladesh
Correct : A. india
73. Name of judicial branch of 'United Nations' is…………………….
A. international court of justice
B. world court
C. international criminal court
D. both a and b
Correct : D. both a and b
74. International Court of Justice' is located at ……………………
A. peace palace, berlin
B. peace palace, the hague
C. peace palace, rome
D. peace palace, france
Correct : B. peace palace, the hague
75. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded in………………………..
A. 1946
B. 1949
C. 1944
D. 1945
Correct : D. 1945
76. UN' stands for………………
A. union nationals
B. united nations
C. united nationals
D. union nations
Correct : B. united nations
77. Which one of the following not included in the organizational machinery of SAARC?
A. the international court of justice
B. the summit meeting
C. the council of ministers
D. the secretariat
Correct : A. the international court of justice
78. Motto of 'Food and Agriculture Organization' is…………………….
A. let\s there be nutrition
B. let\s there be bread
C. let\s there be food
D. let\s there be health
Correct : B. let\s there be bread
79. Principal organ of United Nations General Assembly which deals with trade, development and investment issues is……………………
A. unctad
B. european union
C. ibrd
D. icsid
Correct : B. european union
80. Secretary General of United Nations 'Bank Ki Moon' belongs to……………
A. japan
B. china
C. south korea
D. north korea
Correct : D. north korea
81. United Nations specialized agency whose main concern is international public health is known as………………..
A. icsid
B. ibrd
C. world food programme
D. world health organization
Correct : D. world health organization
82. Headquarter of United Nations (UN) is located in………………………
A. washington
B. nairobi
C. geneva
D. new york city
Correct : D. new york city
83. International Monetary Fund is headquartered in……………………..
A. washington, united states
B. new york city, united states
C. geneva, switzerland
D. avenue du mont blanc, switzerland
Correct : A. washington, united states
84. The Euro was launched as a partial alternative to which currency?
A. canadian dollar
B. chinese yuan
C. german mark
D. us dollar
Correct : D. us dollar
85. The African Standby Force acts under the direction of the ………………….
A. unsc
B. nato
C. african union
D. un mission for africa
Correct : C. african union
86. The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of ……………member states located on the continent of Africa.
A. 55
B. 60
C. 65
D. 70
Correct : A. 55
87. African Union founded in……………….
A. 9 july 2000
B. 9 july 2001
C. 9 july 2002
D. 9 july 2003
Correct : C. 9 july 2002
88. IMF was established in ……………….
A. dec. 27,1945
B. jan. 30, 1947
C. jan.1, 1946
D. sept. 24, 1947
Correct : D. sept. 24, 1947
89. Which of the following is not the objective of the IMF?
A. to promote international monetary cooperation
B. to ensure balanced international trade
C. to ensure exchange rate stability
D. to provide loan to private sectors
Correct : D. to provide loan to private sectors
90. The International Monetary Fund consists of …………… member states.
A. 188
B. 189
C. 190
D. 192
Correct : A. 188
91. Cambodia was joined in ASEAN in ……………………..
A. 1998
B. 1999
C. 2000
D. 2001
Correct : B. 1999
92. ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)was formed in………………..
A. november 2013
B. november 2014
C. november 2015
D. november 2016
Correct : C. november 2015
93. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization consists of………………….. Foundingmembers.
A. four
B. five
C. six
D. seven
Correct : B. five
94. Which one of the following country is not afounding member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization?
A. china
B. kazakhstan,
C. kyrgyzstan
D. india
Correct : D. india
95. The present member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization is ………………..
A. four
B. five
C. six
D. seven
Correct : C. six
96. Uzbekistan joined Shanghai Cooperation Organization in ………………….
A. 2000
B. 2001
C. 2002
D. 2003
Correct : B. 2001
97. ………………..is not a member of the SCO, on the grounds of its “permanent neutrality”, but attends Summits as a special guest of honour.
A. turkmenistan
B. china
C. kazakhstan,
D. kyrgyzstan
Correct : A. turkmenistan
98. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was founded in…………..
A. 1989
B. 1990
C. 1992
D. 1995
Correct : A. 1989
99. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was founded in 1989 on the initiative of ………………..
A. china
B. japan and australia
C. russia
D. usa
Correct : B. japan and australia
100. To strengthen economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region is the main aim of ……………………..
A. asean
B. saarc
C. european union
D. apec
Correct : D. apec