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1
Which of the following is not associated with the UNO?
A
ILO
B
WHO
C
ASEAN
D
All of the above
2
The chairmanship/presidency of the UN Security Council rotates among the Council Members
A
every 6 months
B
every 3 months
C
every year
D
every month
3
Which of the following is not a chief organ of the United Nations Organisations?
A
International Labour Organisation
B
Security Council
C
International Court of Justice
D
General Assembly
4
Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme is located at
A
Dhaka
B
New Delhi
C
Colombo
D
Kathmandu
5
The Indian delegation to the first World Conference on Human Rights was led by
A
Dr. Manmohan Singh
B
Farooq Abdullah
C
Dinesh singh
D
Alam Khan
6
The year 1995 is the Golden Jubilee year of which of the following international organisations?
A
UNO
B
NAM
C
GATT (now WTO)
D
ASEAN
7
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at which of the following places?
A
Geneva
B
Rome
C
Paris
D
Vienna
8
Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which of the following fields?
A
Protection of Cruelty to animals
B
Environment protection
C
Protection of human rights
D
Protection of historic monuments
9
The Halifax summit was that of
A
G-7 countries
B
Leaders of the NAM
C
countries in favour of a common currency for Europe
D
Palestinian and Israeli leaders
10
The office of the UN General Assembly is in
A
Vienna
B
New York
C
Paris
D
Zurich
11
Which is principal organ of the United Nations that as virtually accomplished its object?
A
The Security Council
B
The General Assembly
C
The International Court of Justice
D
The Trusteeship Council
12
The headquarters of the UNESCO is at
A
Rome
B
Geneva
C
New York
D
Paris
13
Which UN body deals with population problem?
A
UNFPA
B
UNDP
C
UNICEF
D
UNESCO
14
Besides UK; USA; Germany and Japan the G-7 countries includes
A
Canada; France and Russia
B
Canada; Italy and Netherlands
C
France; Netherlands and Russia
D
Canada; France and Italy
15
The headquarters of World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is located in
A
Paris
B
Madrid
C
New York
D
Geneva
16
SAARC is observing a decade(1991-2000) of which of the following?
A
Girl child
B
Literacy
C
Health services to rural poor
D
Shelter for all
17
The headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organisation is in
A
Washington
B
Paris
C
Madrid
D
Rome
18
Which of the following countries is not a member of Group 15 developing countries?
A
Mexico
B
Malaysia
C
Brazil
D
Bolivia
19
Which one of the following is not related to disarmament?
A
SALT
B
NPT
C
CTBT
D
NATO
20
Which of the following describe correctly the Group of Seven Countries (G-7)?
A
They are developing countries
B
They are industrialised countries
C
They are holding Atomic Bomb technology
D
They are countries who can launch their own satellites
21
Which of the following is used as the logo of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)?
A
Deer
B
Panda
C
Camel
D
Lion
22
Which of the following countries is not a member of the G-8 group?
A
Germany
B
France
C
Italy
D
Spain
23
Pakistan which rejoined the Commonwealth; had pulled itself out of it in the year
A
1978
B
1975
C
1972
D
1982
24
Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?
A
Nepal
B
Bangladesh
C
Afghanistan
D
Myanmar
25
The main aim of SAARC is
A
Regional Cooperation
B
Internal affairs
C
Non-alignity
D
Peaceful Coexistence
26
The main aim of SAARC is
A
Regional Cooperation
B
Internal affairs
C
Non-alignity
D
Peaceful Coexistence
27
The International Human Rights Convention adopted by the United Nations in 1990 relates to
A
disabled
B
stateless persons
C
migrant workers
D
children
28
Who was the first Indian to be President of UN General Assembly?
A
Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
B
Ramesh Bhandari
C
Natwar Singh
D
Krishna Menon
29
How many former republics of USSR have become members of the Commonwealth of Independent States?
A
11
B
10
C
12
D
9
30
The five permanent members of UN security council are
A
Japan; West Germany; USSR; UK and USA
B
Canada; China; France; USSR and USA
C
Germany; China; USSR; UK and USA
D
Germany; China; USSR; UK and USA
31
Which of the following is the headquarters of World Trade Organisation (WTO)?
A
New York
B
Geneva
C
Madrid
D
Paris
32
The international township built near Pondicherry in India in coloration with UNESCO is called
A
Elbaville
B
Auroville
C
Gayaville
D
Broadway
33
Which of the following is a cultural organisation?
A
UNESCO
B
ILO
C
WHO
D
FAO
34
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)
A
Japan; India; Hungary; Venezuela
B
Morocco; Cape; Verde; Belgium; Russia
C
Zimbabwe; Venezuela; India; France
D
Colombia; Germany; India; Portugal; South Africa
35
Which of the following countries is not a member of G-15?
A
Jamaica
B
Indonesia
C
Colombia
D
Peru
36
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) is located at
A
Manila
B
Singapore
C
Kuala lumpur
D
Bangkok
37
Vietnam joined the U.N.O in the year
A
1977
B
1970
C
1976
D
1974
38
The International Court of Justice is located at
A
Geneva
B
Hague
C
Amsterdam
D
Vienna
39
Which of the following international organisations has started the scheme 'Partnership for Peace' for a group of nations?
A
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
B
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP)
C
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
D
Organisations of African Unity (OAU)
40
Which of the following pairs of country and the purpose for which U.N. Peace Keeping Force is maintained is correctly is correctly matched?
A
Cyprus - to maintain peace between the two dominant ethnic groups in the country
B
Mozambique - To supervise a referendum
C
El Salvador - to deliver humanitarian aid
D
Lebanon - For supervising a 1992 accord
41
Which of the following is Human Rights Organisation?
A
The French community
B
The Organisation of African Unity
C
The Arab League
D
Amnesty International
42
The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is located in
A
Vienna
B
London
C
Geneva
D
Washington
43
The head quarters of the International Red Cross is situated in
A
Vienna
B
Paris
C
Hague
D
Geneva
44
Which was the first country to withdraw from CENTO?
A
Iraq
B
Afghanistan
C
Turkey
D
U.K.
45
First Indian to make a speech in Hindi before the UN General Assembly is
A
Moraji Desai
B
A.B. Vajpayee
C
. Lal Bahadur Shastri
D
Lal Krishna Advani
46
When was SAARC founded?
A
1982
B
1984
C
1985
D
1983
47
Which of the following is not a member of G-15?
A
Pakistan
B
Malaysia
C
Indonesia
D
India
48
Amnesty International has its headquarters at
A
Berlin
B
New York
C
Washington
D
London
49
Headquarters of the World Health Organisation is located at
A
Geneva
B
Washington DC
C
New York
D
Rome
50
The working language(s) of the UNESCO is/are
A
French only
B
English only
C
English and French
D
English; French and Russian
51
The number of principal organs of UNO is
A
3
B
4
C
5
D
6
52
G-7 includes
A
South Africa
B
Australia
C
India
D
Italy
53
INTERPOL means
A
International Political Conference
B
International Criminal Police Organisation
C
None of these
D
International Association of Police Officers
54
The headquarters of UN is located in
A
Rome
B
Geneva
C
New York
D
Washington D.C.
55
The SAARC movement was launched for
A
political alliances
B
regional cooperation
C
cultural exchanges
D
military strategy
56
The headquarters of UNHCR is located at
A
New York
B
Rome
C
Geneva
D
London
57
Which of the following is a military alliance?
A
NATO
B
NAFTA
C
EEC
D
ASEAN
58
The headquarters of International Labour Organisation is at
A
Paris
B
New York
C
Hague
D
Geneva
59
The UNO was founded at
A
Moscow
B
London
C
Paris
D
San Francisco
60
The first General Secretary of UNO was
A
Dag Hamarskjoeld
B
U Thant
C
Trygve Lie
D
Kurt Waldheim
61
The NAM summit which demanded expansion of the United Nations Security council had met at
A
Tehran
B
Cairo
C
Harare
D
Jakarta
62
Which of the following countries is not a member of a SAARC
A
Sri Lanka
B
Myanmar
C
Maldives
D
Bhutan
63
Where was the first ever security Council Summit meeting held in early 1992?
A
New York
B
Paris
C
Geneva
D
London
64
Which of the following country is not a member of G-7?
A
Japan
B
Russia
C
France
D
Italy
65
Which of the following is not an agency of U.N.?
A
World Health Organisation
B
Food and Agricultural Organisation
C
International Committee of the Red Cross
D
International Monetary Fund
66
G-15 is a group of
A
developing countries
B
non-aligned countries
C
developed countries
D
companies
67
The Indian Red Cross Society was established in the year
A
1932
B
1920
C
1945
D
1890
68
SAARC was founded in
A
New Delhi
B
Geneva
C
Dhaka
D
Thimpu
69
Which organ of United Nations has ceased to be operational?
A
Trusteeship Council
B
Secretariat
C
International Court of Justice
D
Economic and Social Council
70
The member countries of NAFTA are
A
USA and Canada
B
USA; Canada and Mexico
C
Canada and Mexico
D
USA and Mexico
71
ndia was elected as a President of General Assembly of the United Nations in 1953. Who occupied this office on behalf of India?
A
S. Radha Krishnan
B
Gopalswamy Iyyengar
C
V.K. Krishna Menon
D
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
72
United Nations adapted a Charter of Economic Rights in the year
A
1969
B
1974
C
1956
D
1964
73
Which organ of the United Nations has ceased to be operational?
A
Economic and Social Council
B
International Court of Justice
C
Trusteeship Council
D
Secretariat
74
The United Nations is considered as a universal organisation. Which organ of rhe united nations fully represents the fact?
A
The Economic and Social Council
B
The Security Council
C
The Secretariat
D
The General Assembly
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