World Organizations General Knowledge Solved MCQs Current Affairs www.thecsspoint.com Note: The CSS Point is no responsible for any fact/information mentioned in this booklet. This is a complied work by The CSS Point. All MCQS have been taken from different internet sources. If you find any mistake in this document please feel free to write us at complaints@thecsspoint.com The CSS Point 1. Which organ of the United Nations has ceased to be operational? Economic and Social Council International Court of Justice Trusteeship Council Secretariat 2. The United Nations is considered as a universal organisation. Which organ of rhe united nations fully represents the fact? The Economic and Social Council The Security Council The Secretariat The General Assembly 3. The member countries of NAFTA are USA and Canada USA, Canada and Mexico Canada and Mexico USA and Mexico 4. India was elected as a President of General Assembly of the United Nations in 1953. Who occupied this office on behalf of India? S. Radha Krishnan Gopalswamy Iyyengar V.K. Krishna Menon Vijayalakshmi Pandit 5. United Nations adapted a Charter of Economic Rights in the year 1969 1974 1956 1964 wwww.facebook.com/thecsspointOfficial www.thecsspoint.com 2 The CSS Point 6. The Indian Red Cross Society was established in the year 1932 1920 1945 1890 7. SAARC was founded in New Delhi Geneva Dhaka Thimpu 8. Which organ of United Nations has ceased to be operational? Trusteeship Council Secretariat International Court of Justice Economic and Social Council 9. G-15 is a group of developing countries non-aligned countries developed countries companies The G15, a group of 17 developing countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America, was set up to foster cooperation and provide input for other international groups, such as the World Trade Organization and the Group of Seven rich industrialized nations. The G15 focuses on cooperation among developing countries in the areas of investment, trade, and technology. The membership of the G15 has expanded to 18 countries, but the name has remained unchanged. 10. Which of the following country is not a member of G-7? Japan Russia France Italy wwww.facebook.com/thecsspointOfficial www.thecsspoint.com 3 The CSS Point 11. Which of the following is not an agency of U.N.? World Health Organisation Food and Agricultural Organisation International Committee of the Red Cross International Monetary Fund 12. The NAM summit which demanded expansion of the United Nations Security council had met at Tehran Cairo Harare Jakarta 13. Which of the following countries is not a member of a SAARC Sri Lanka Myanmar Maldives Bhutan 14. Where was the first ever security Council Summit meeting held in early 1992? New York Paris Geneva London 15. The headquarters of International Labour Organisation is at Paris New York Hague Geneva wwww.facebook.com/thecsspointOfficial www.thecsspoint.com 4 The CSS Point 16. The UNO was founded at Moscow London Paris San Francisco 17. The first General Secretary of UNO was Dag Hamarskjoeld U Thant Trygve Lie Kurt Waldheim 18. The SAARC movement was launched for political alliances regional cooperation cultural exchanges military strategy 19. The headquarters of UNHCR is located at New York Rome Geneva London 20. Which of the following is a military alliance? NATO NAFTA EEC ASEAN 21. G-7 includes South Africa Australia India Italy wwww.facebook.com/thecsspointOfficial www.thecsspoint.com 5 The CSS Point 22. INTERPOL means International Political Conference International Criminal Police Organisation None of these International Association of Police Officers 23. The headquarters of U.N. is located in Rome Geneva New York Washington D.C. 24. Headquarters of the World Health Organisation is located at Geneva Washington DC New York Rome 25. The working language(s) of the UNESCO is/are French only English only English and French English, French and Russian 26. The number of principal organs of UNO is 3 4 5 6 27. When was SAARC founded? 1982 1984 1985 1983 wwww.facebook.com/thecsspointOfficial www.thecsspoint.com 6 The CSS Point 28. Which of the following is not a member of G-15? Pakistan Malaysia Indonesia India 29. Amnesty International has its headquarters at Berlin New York Washington London 30. The head quarters of the International Red Cross is situated in Vienna Paris Hague Geneva 31. Which was the first country to withdraw from CENTO? Iraq Afghanistan Turkey U.K. 32. First Indian to make a speech in Hindi before the UN General Assembly is Moraji Desai A.B. Vajpayee Lal Bahadur Shastri Lal Krishna Advani 33. Which of the following is Human Rights Organisation? The French community The Organisation of African Unity The Arab League Amnesty International wwww.facebook.com/thecsspointOfficial www.thecsspoint.com 7 The CSS Point 34. The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is located in Vienna London Geneva Washington 35. Which of the following pairs of country and the purpose for which U.N. Peace Keeping Force is maintained is correctly is correctly matched? Cyprus - to maintain peace between the two dominant ethnic groups in the country Mozambique - To supervise a referendum El Salvador - to deliver humanitarian aid Lebanon - For supervising a 1992 accord 36. Vietnam joined the U.N.O in the year 1977 1970 1976 1974 37. The International Court of Justice is located at Geneva Hague Amsterdam Vienna 38. Which of the following international organisations has started the scheme 'Partnership for Peace' for a group of nations? Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Organisations of African Unity (OAU) wwww.facebook.com/thecsspointOfficial www.thecsspoint.com 8 The CSS Point 39. Which of the following countries is not a member of G-15? Jamaica Indonesia Columbia Afghanistan 40. The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) is located at Manila Singapore Kuala lumpur Bangkok 41. Which of the following is a cultural organisation? UNESCO ILO WHO FAO 42. The non-permanent members of the Security Council of the UN elected by the General Assembly for two years term at present include (2-year term which begins on the January 1, 2011) Japan, India, Hungary, Venezuela Morocco, Cape, Verde, Belgium, Russia Zimbabwe, Venezuela, India, France Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal, South Africa For the 2-year term which begins on the January 1, 2011, the elected non-permanent members for this 2-year period will be Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal, and South Africa. 43. When was the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) formed? 1985 1982 1986 1987 wwww.facebook.com/thecsspointOfficial www.thecsspoint.com 9 The CSS Point 44. Which of the following is the headquarters of World Trade Organisation (WTO)? New York Geneva Madrid Paris 45. The international township built near Pondicherry in India in coloration with UNESCO is called Elbaville Auroville Gayaville Broadway 46. How many former republics of USSR have become members of the Commonwealth of Independent States? 11 10 12 9 47. The five permanent members of UN security council are Japan, West Germany, USSR, UK and USA Canada, China, France, USSR and USA Germany, China, USSR, UK and USA China, France, USSR, UK and USA 48. The main aim of SAARC is Regional Cooperation Internal affairs Non-alignity Peaceful Coexistence wwww.facebook.com/thecsspointOfficial www.thecsspoint.com 10 The CSS Point 49. The International Human Rights Convention adopted by the United Nations in 1990 relates to disabled stateless persons migrant workers children 50. Who was the first Indian to be President of UN General Assembly? Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit Ramesh Bhandari Natwar Singh Krishna Menon 51. Pakistan which rejoined the Commonwealth, had pulled itself out of it in the year 1978 1975 1972 1982 52. Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC? Nepal Bangladesh Afghanistan Myanmar 53. Which of the following is used as the logo of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)? Deer Panda Camel Lion wwww.facebook.com/thecsspointOfficial www.thecsspoint.com 11 The CSS Point 54. Which of the following countries is not a member of the G-8 group? Germany France Italy Spain 55. Which of the following countries is not a member of Group 15 developing countries? Mexico Malaysia Brazil Bolivia 56. Which one of the following is not related to disarmament? SALT NPT CTBT NATO 57. Which of the following describe correctly the Group of Seven Countries (G-7)? They are developing countries They are industrialised countries They are holding Atomic Bomb technology They are countries who can launch their own satellites 58. SAARC is observing a decade(1991-2000) of which of the following? Girl child Literacy Health services to rural poor Shelter for all 59. The headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organisation is in Washington Paris Madrid Rome wwww.facebook.com/thecsspointOfficial www.thecsspoint.com 12 The CSS Point 60. The headquarters of the UNESCO is at Rome Geneva New York Paris 61. Which UN body deals with population problem? UNFPA UNDP UNICEF UNESCO UNFPA = United Nations Fund for Population Activities. 62. Besides UK, USA, Germany and Japan the G-7 countries includes Canada, France and Russia Canada, Italy and Netherlands France, Netherlands and Russia Canada, France and Italy 63. The headquarters of World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is located in Paris Madrid New York Geneva 64. The office of the UN General Assembly is in Vienna New York Paris Zurich wwww.facebook.com/thecsspointOfficial www.thecsspoint.com 13 The CSS Point 65. Which is principal organ of the United Nations that as virtually accomplished its object? The Security Council The General Assembly The International Court of Justice The Trusteeship Council 66. Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which of the following fields? Protection of Cruelty to animals Environment protection Protection of human rights Protection of historic monuments 67. The Halifax summit was that of G-7 countries Leaders of the NAM countries in favour of a common currency for Europe Palestinian and Israeli leaders 68. The year 1995 is the Golden Jubilee year of which of the following international organisations? UNO NAM GATT (now WTO) ASEAN 69. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at which of the following places? Geneva Rome Paris Vienna wwww.facebook.com/thecsspointOfficial www.thecsspoint.com 14 The CSS Point 70. Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme is located at Dhaka New Delhi Colombo Kathmandu 71. The Indian delegation to the first World Conference on Human Rights was led by Dr. Manmohan Singh Farooq Abdullah Dinesh singh Alam Khan 72. The chairmanship/presidency of the UN Security Council rotates among the Council Members every 6 months every 3 months every year every month The presidency of the United Nations Security Council rotates on a monthly basis alphabetically among all of the members based on their English name. 73. Which of the following is not a chief organ of the United Nations Organisations? International Labour Organisation Security Council International Court of Justice General Assembly 74. Which of the following is not associated with the UNO? ILO WHO ASEAN All of the above UNO: United Nations Organization wwww.facebook.com/thecsspointOfficial www.thecsspoint.com 15 The CSS Point ILO: International Labor Organization WHO: World Health Organization ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations wwww.facebook.com/thecsspointOfficial www.thecsspoint.com 16