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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 economic development & planning concept of development economics

The Ease of Doing Business Report, an international publication, is published every year by which of the following organisation(s)?
(A) World Bank
(B) WTO
(C) Reserve Bank of India.

  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (B)

  3. Only (C)

  4. Both (A) and (B)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Ease of Doing Business Report is a report that is published annually. It was developed in 2003. Its aim is to measure the costs to firms of business regulations in 190 countries. It is an international publication which is published by World Bank. World  Bank is an international financial institution.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

Multiple choice political science united nation organisation (u.n.o) organs of the united nations organs of united nations india and the world

The UN organ that is responsible for maintaining peace and security among countries is _________.

  1. General Assembly

  2. UN Security Council

  3. Secretary General

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

The Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It has 15 Members, and each Member has one vote. Under the Charter of the United Nations, all Member States are obligated to comply with Council decisions.

Multiple choice political science united nation organisation (u.n.o) organs of the united nations organs of united nations india and the world

Who maintains peace & security among nations?

  1. The UN security council

  2. General Assembly

  3. The World Bank

  4. The United Nation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Security Council has primary responsibility under the Charter for maintaining peace and security. It can be convened at any time, whenever peace is threatened. Member States are obligated to carry out its decisions. When a threat to peace is brought before the Council, it usually first asks the parties to reach agreement by peaceful means. If fighting breaks out, the Council tries to secure a ceasefire. It may then send peacekeeping missions to troubled areas or call for economic sanctions and embargoes to restore peace.

Multiple choice political science united nation organisation (u.n.o) organs of the united nations organs of united nations india and the world

The activities of the specialized agencies of the UNO are coordinated by _______.

  1. General Assembly

  2. Security Council

  3. Economic and Social Council

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

The activities of the specialized agencies of the UNO are coordinated by the United Nations General Assembly. The General Assembly consists of all the member nations of the United Nations.

Multiple choice political science united nation organisation (u.n.o) organs of the united nations organs of united nations india and the world

The organ of UN which is referred to as the Parliament is the __________.

  1. Security Council

  2. World Bank

  3. General Assembly

  4. International Monetary Fund
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The organ of UN which is referred to as the Parliament is the United Nations General Assembly. All member nations have equal representation in the General Assembly. It is the main deliberative, policy-making, and representative organ of the UN.

Multiple choice political science united nation organisation (u.n.o) organs of the united nations organs of united nations india and the world

Which is the most effective and powerful organ of United Nations?

  1. Security Council

  2. International Court of Justice

  3. Secretariat

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

The Security Council is considered the most powerful organ of the UN because it has the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security and can issue binding resolutions.

Multiple choice political science united nation organisation (u.n.o) organs of the united nations organs of united nations india and the world

A Universal Charter for the Welfare of Children was adopted by UNO's ___________.

  1. General Assembly

  2. Security Council

  3. International Court of Justice

  4. Secretariat
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Child was proclaimed by the U.N. General Assembly through Resolution 1386 (XIV) on 20th November 1959. This formed the basis of the Convention of the Rights of the Child adopted by the UN General Assembly 30 years later on 20th November 1989.
Multiple choice political science united nation organisation (u.n.o) organs of the united nations organs of united nations india and the world

Who are the current members of the Trusteeship Council?

  1. All members of the UN Security Council.

  2. All members of the UN General Assembly.

  3. The permanent members of the Security Council.

  4. All members of the UN Economic and Security Council
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Trusteeship Council, which completed its work in 1994 with Palau attaining independence, consists of the five permanent members of the Security Council.

Multiple choice political science facilitators of international business introduction, status, objectives, features, scope and functions of the wto world trade organisation (wto) world trade organisation

Which of the followings are called Brettonwoods Twins?

  1. IMF & International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

  2. IMF & World Trade Organisation

  3. IBRD & World Trade Organisation

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, part of the World Bank Group) were both established at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference and are commonly called the Bretton Woods Twins.

Multiple choice political science facilitators of international business introduction, status, objectives, features, scope and functions of the wto world trade organisation (wto) world trade organisation

Which of the following institution is associated with Dunkel Proposals?

  1. World Bank

  2. International Monetary Fund

  3. World Trade Organization

  4. United Nations Organization
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Dunkel Proposals, named after Arthur Dunkel, were the draft agreements that formed the basis for the final Marrakesh Agreement, which established the World Trade Organization.

Multiple choice commerce facilitators of international business introduction, status, objectives, features, scope and functions of the wto world trade organisation (wto) world trade organisation

_____ is a member driven rule-based organisation in the sense that all the decisions are taken by the member governments on the basis of a general consensus.

  1. IMF

  2. GATT

  3. World Bank

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

The WTO operates on the principle of consensus among its member governments, making it a member-driven, rule-based organization.

Multiple choice geography traffic education traffic and road safety natural hazards : understanding of disaster, management in practice man-made disasters

UNISDR full form is ____________.

  1. United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

  2. Universal Nations International Service for Disaster Reduction

  3. Unlimited National-International Source for Distraction Rules

  4. United National Intensive Strategy for Disease Reduction
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

UNISDR Stands for United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. It was created in the year December 1999. It was established with goals to implement Strategies for Disaster Reduction. It is a part of the United Nations Secretariat.