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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

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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


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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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


General Assembly

74. Which of the following is not associated with the UNO?

ILO

WHO

ASEAN

All of the above

UNO: United Nations Organization

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ILO: International Labor Organization

WHO: World Health Organization

ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations

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