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International Organizations

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International organizations play crucial roles in global governance, economics, and social development. This hub offers practice questions on the United Nations, the World Bank, and various regional bodies. These topics frequently appear in UPSC, SSC, and state PSC general awareness sections.

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International Organizations Questions

Multiple choice

Which one of the following is a human rights organisation?

  1. Red Cross

  2. COMECON

  3. Amnesty International

  4. Trusteeship Council
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Amnesty International is a global non-governmental organization focused on human rights. The Red Cross is primarily humanitarian, while the Trusteeship Council is a UN organ.

Multiple choice

The Secretariat of the UN is headed by�

  1. Security Council

  2. Secretary General

  3. Chairman

  4. President of General Assembly
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The UN Secretariat is the executive arm of the United Nations, led by the Secretary-General.

Multiple choice

Who elects the temporary members of the UN?

  1. The Security Council

  2. The Executive Council

  3. The permanent members

  4. The General Assembly
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The ten non-permanent members of the UN Security Council are elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms.

Multiple choice

Who appoints the non-permanent members of Security Council?

  1. General Assembly

  2. Secretary General

  3. International Court of Justice

  4. Member States
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council are elected by the United Nations General Assembly for two-year terms.

Multiple choice

Which agency/organisation is not related to U.N.O.?

  1. World Meterological Organisation (WMO)

  2. Universal Postal Union (UPU)

  3. International Finance Corporation (IFC)

  4. International Confederation of Free Trade Union (ICFTU)

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

International Confederation of Free Trade Union (ICFTU) is not related to U.N.O. The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) was an international trade union. It came into being on 7 December 1949 following a split within the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), and was dissolved on 31 October 2006 when it merged with the World Confederation of Labour (WCL) to form the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). 

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the full form of the 'WMF'?

  1. Web Mutual Fund

  2. World Mutual Fund

  3. World Monuments Fund

  4. World Music Fund
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The World Monuments Fund (WMF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving historic architecture and cultural heritage sites around the world.

Multiple choice

Human Rights Commission has been discarded in 2006 and its successor k

  1. Human Rights Committee

  2. Human Rights Council

  3. International Committee of Red Cross

  4. Amnesty International
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was replaced by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2006 to improve the effectiveness of human rights protection.

Multiple choice

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is an international financial institution that offers investment, advisory and asset management services to encourage private sector development in developing countries. When was this arm of World Bank set up?

  1. 1945

  2. 1947

  3. 1953

  4. 1956
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) was established in 1956 as a member of the World Bank Group to promote private sector investment in developing nations.