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International Organisations Languages
1,400 Questions
International organisations languages cover the official and working languages of global bodies like the World Bank, IMF, and WTO. This general awareness topic frequently appears in banking, civil services, and SSC examinations to test international current affairs knowledge. Practice these questions to learn about linguistic protocols in global diplomacy and trade.
World Bank official languagesWTO working languagesIMF operational languagesPolitical treaty languagesADB presentation languagesCultural diplomacy languages
International Organisations Languages Questions
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<div lang="en" xml:lang="en">Hello World!
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<div xml:language="en">Hello World!
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<div language="en">Hello World!
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For XHTML documents that serve as XML (application/xhtml+xml), the xml:lang attribute is required for language declaration. For compatibility with HTML user agents, both lang (HTML) and xml:lang (XML) should be specified. Option B uses xml:language which doesn't exist, and option C uses 'language' which isn't a valid attribute.
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Cantonese
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Japanese
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Mandarin
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English
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English
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Porteguese
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French
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Spanish
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English
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French
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Spanish
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Chinese
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German
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Portugese
A,B,C,E
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FIFA's official languages are English, French, Spanish, and German. These were chosen based on FIFA's founding members and historical influence in football. English is widely used internationally, French reflects FIFA's Swiss location, Spanish and German represent major football traditions. Chinese is not an official FIFA language, and Portuguese, while important in football, is not officially designated by FIFA.
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French
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German
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Spanish
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English
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Portugese
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Italian
A
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FIFA stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association, which is French. Despite English being the common language of international football, the organization's name originates from its founding in Paris in 1904 where French was the diplomatic language.
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English
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French
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Japanese
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German
A,C
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webMethods Integration Server has historically been localized for English and Japanese, among other languages. This multiple-choice question correctly identifies English and Japanese as the correct options in its multi-select format.
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English
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French
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Spanish
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English/Spanish
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English/French
E
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Ropers CIM supports English and French languages, reflecting Canada's bilingual requirements. Spanish is not an official language in Canada and would not be a supported language option for a Canadian cable provider's customer interaction management system.
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English
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French
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Spanish
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English/Spanish
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English/French
E
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Rogers is a Canadian telecommunications company operating in English- and French-speaking regions. CIM for Rogers therefore supports both English and French languages to serve their bilingual customer base, as required by Canadian regulations and business needs.
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English and Spanish
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English and French
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German and French
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English and German
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English
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French
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Both (1) and (2)
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None of these
C
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The official languages of the Court are French and English. If the parties agree that the case shall be conducted in French, the judgment shall be delivered in French. If the parties agree that the case shall be conducted in English, the judgment shall be delivered in English.
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Spanish
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Arabic
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German
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Korean
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Dutch
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English
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French
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(1) and (2)
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None of the above
C
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The African Development Bank uses both English and French as its official working languages. This reflects the colonial linguistic heritage of many African member countries and facilitates communication across the continent.
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English
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Hindi
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German
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French
D
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The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) uses French as its official language because all member states (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Gabon, and later Equatorial Guinea) are Francophone countries that were former French colonies. The bank conducts all official operations, publishes reports, and communicates in French. Option D is correct - French is the official language. Options A (English), B (Hindi), and C (German) are incorrect languages not used by the bank.
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German
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English
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French
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Portuguese
B
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The East African Development Bank (EADB) uses English as its official language because all three founding members (Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) are Anglophone countries that were former British colonies. English is the primary language of communication, documentation, and operations for the bank. Option B is correct - English is the official language. Options A (German), C (French), and D (Portuguese) are incorrect languages not used by the bank.
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Arabic
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French
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Portuguese
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English
B
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The West African Development Bank (BOAD) uses French as its official language because it primarily serves French-speaking West African countries that are members of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA).