International Organizations 2

1. Of the six languages recognized by the UN, which two are the working languages

of the UN?

a) English and Spanish b) English and French c) Chinese and Arabic d) Spanish

and French

2. How many members were in the UN when it came into existence in 1945?

a) 45 b) 50 c) 51 d) 60s

3. Which of the following leaders suggested the name United Nations?

a) Joseph Stalin b) FD Roosevelt c) Winston Churchill d) Jawaharlal Nehru

4. Where is the headquarters of UNESCO?

a) Paris b) New York c) Geneva d) San Francisco

5. In which of the following cities was the first meeting of UN General Assembly

held?

a) London b) New York c) San Francisco d) Teheran

6. Which of the following UN organizations is concerned with human rights and

freedoms without distinction of race, sex, language or religion?

a) UNICEF b) WHO c) UNESCO d) WTO

7. When was the International Monetary Fund established?

a) 1945 b) 1946 c) 1947 d) 1950

8. Where is the head quarters of the International Court of Justice?

a) Hague b) Lyon c) Paris d) Vienna

9. Where is the head quarters of the International Criminal Police association?

a) Geneva b) Vienna c) Lyon (Paris) d) New York

10. All of the following organizations have their headquarters at Geneva except

a) Food and Agricultural Organization b) International Labour Organization c)

World Health Organization d) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trades

11. All of the following organizations have their headquarters at Washington DC,

except

a) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development b) International

Monetary Fund c) United Nation’s Children’s Fund d) International Finance

Corporation

12. Which of the following agencies related to the UN was the first to come into

existence?

a) ILO b) FAO c) UNICEF d) UNESCO

13. Where is the headquarters of the International Committee of Red Cross?

a) Geneva b) Paris c) Rome d) Stockholm

14. What is the term of office of the Vice President and President of the International

Court of Justice?

a) Two years b) Three years c) Five years d) Six years

15. The headquarters of a few agencies related to UN are located in Vienna which is

in

a) Austria b) Switzerland c) France d) Belgium

16. In which of the following years was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

(NATO) created?

a) 1945 b) 1947 c) 1949 d) 1951

17. Where is the head quarters of NATO?

a) Hague b) Vienna c) Brussels d) Paris

18. Who among the following is the founder of Red Cross?

a) JH Dunant b) Helen Keller c) Mother Teresa d) Florence Nightingale

19. The treaty which ushered in NATO was signed by the member nations at

a) Geneva b) London c) Paris d) Washington

20. Which of the following countries is a member of both NATO and CENTO?

a) France b) UK c) Pakistan d) Spain

21. Where is the headquarters of the Warsaw Treaty Organization?

a) Berlin b) Prague c) Moscow d) Warsaw

22. Which UN agency won the Nobel peace prize in 1954 and 1981?

a) UNICEF b) WHO c) UNESCO d) United Nations High Commissioner for

Refugees (UNHCR)

23. Where is the headquarters of Common Wealth?

a) Paris b) London c) New Delhi d) Beijing

24. Where was the first summit meeting of NAM held?

a) New Delhi b) Dhaka c) Belgrade d) Moscow

25. Which day is observed as the Common Wealth day by member countries?

a) 24th May b) 24th October c) 14th November d) 27th December

Answers

1. English and French

2. 51
3. Franklin D Roosevelt
4. Paris
5. London
6. UNESCO
7. 1945
8. Hague
9. Lyon
10. Food and Agricultural Organization
11. United Nations Children’s Fund
12. ILO
13. Geneva
14. three years
15. Austria
16. 1949
17. Brussels
18. JH Dunant
19. Washington
20. UK
21. Moscow
22. UNHCR
23. London
24. Belgrade
25. 24th May