International Organizations

International Bank of Reconstruction and Development is also called World Bank, and prepares world development report, annually.

Correct answer is (2). 

Amnesty International is a non-governmental organisation focused on human rights.

New UN members are admitted on recommendation of the Security Council, then approved by the General Assembly. The Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice, and Secretariat do not have authority to recommend new member admissions.

The UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) publishes the annual Human Development Index Report, which ranks countries based on health, education, and income indicators. UNO is the general organization, WHO handles health, ILO deals with labor standards.

The Bretton Woods Conference held in New Hampshire, USA in 1944 established the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (later part of the World Bank Group). These institutions were created to stabilize the global economy and prevent economic crises like the Great Depression. The UNO formation conference was in San Francisco (1945), WTO came much later (1995), and WHO was established in 1948 but at a different conference.

World Bank is made up of two development institutions owned by 187 member countries - International Development Association (IDA) and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). IBRD aims to reduce poverty in middle-income and creditworthy poor countries, while IDA focuses on world’s poorest countries. Their work is complemented by International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). IFC and MIGA are another two institutions which are a part of the World Bank Group.

The UN Security Council is the primary body responsible for maintaining international peace and security and has the authority to make binding decisions on member states. While the General Assembly is the main deliberative organ representing all members, the Security Council holds unique policy-making and enforcement power, including authorizing peacekeeping missions and imposing sanctions.

The UN Security Council has exactly 5 permanent members: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These permanent members have veto power over substantive resolutions. The Security Council also has 10 non-permanent members elected for two-year terms, making a total of 15 members. This structure was established in the UN Charter and has remained unchanged since 1945.

UNISIST (Universal System for Information in Science and Technology) was established in 1971 as a collaborative effort between UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and ICSU (International Council of Scientific Unions). The program aimed to improve international cooperation in scientific and technical information exchange. FID (A) and IFLA (B) are other library/information organizations, and IMF (C) is a financial organization - none were UNISIST partners.

Only ISRO is Indian organisation.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is the managing director of  International Monetary Fund.

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is the chairman of the Awami Action Committee and the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, a grassroots coalition of pro-freedom parties in the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir.

This is the correct answer as the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations aim to reduce the number of people living below poverty line to half by 2015.

The Members Participation Agreement (MPA) was a contentious issue between BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) and ICC (International Cricket Council). It related to revenue sharing and participation rights in international tournaments.