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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

The IMF and the World Bank were conceived as institutions to

  1. strengthen international economic cooperation and to help create a more stable and prosperous global economy

  2. promote international monetary cooperation

  3. ensure global economic development and poverty reduction

  4. All of the above

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The IMF and World Bank were established at the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944 with multiple objectives: promoting international monetary cooperation, ensuring global economic development and poverty reduction, and strengthening international economic cooperation. Option D 'All of the above' correctly encompasses all these purposes.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements about election of new non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is/are correct? I. Nigeria, Brazil, Bosnia, Lebanon and Gabon will join as new members of UNSC in January 2010 II. Non-permanent members of UNSC are elected to serve two-year terms III. The UNSC comprises five permanent members and eight non-permanent members

  1. I only

  2. I and II only

  3. I and III only

  4. II and III only
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Security Council has five permanent members — the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France. The 10 non-permanent members serve two-year terms. The five newly elected members will replace Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Croatia, Libya and Vietnam on Jan. 1, 2010. The five countries elected last year — Austria, Mexico, Japan, Turkey and Uganda — will remain on the council until January 1, 2011.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not one of the principal organs of the United Nations?

  1. Economic and Social Council

  2. Trusteeship Council

  3. International Labour Organisation

  4. International Court of Justice
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: Economic and Social Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations. Option (2) is incorrect: Trusteeship Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations. Option (3) is correct: International Labour Organisation is not one of the principal organs of the United Nations. Option (4) is incorrect: International Court of Justice is one of the principal organs of the United Nations.

Multiple choice

The Secretary General of the U.N. is appointed

  1. by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council

  2. by the Security Council on the recommendation of the General Assembly

  3. in a joint session of the Security Council and General Assembly

  4. by the permanent members of the Security Council
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

(1) The Secretary General of the U.N. is appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not the basic category of health organization?

  1. Local bodies

  2. National organization

  3. Municipal corporation

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

Municipal Corporation is the sub category of local bodies. The three major categories of health organization are (a) Local bodies (b) National organization  (c) International organization

Multiple choice

Which of the following has the headquarter in Geneva?

  1. World Health Organisation

  2. Red Cross Society

  3. Institute of Communicable disease

  4. Institute of Malaria
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

WHO (World Health Organisation) has six regional offices in the world and its head quarter is located in Geneva.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect about the IMF?

a. International Monetary Fund (IMF) is one of the biggest moneylenders for any country in the world. b. IMF has 188 member states as on 1st September, 2012. c. All member states in IMF have equal voting rights.

  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. a and b

  5. b and c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer option as this statement is incorrect. All members do not have equal voting rights. The vote of each country is weighed by how much money it has contributed to the IMF.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not the goal adopted by UNDP under the UN Millenium Declaration?

  1. Eradication of extreme poverty and hunger

  2. Universal primary education

  3. Combating HIV/AIDS

  4. Global trade authority

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

Millenium Development goals include reduction of child mortality and improvement of maternal health. Woman empowerment, environmental sustainability as well as global partnership is included for the development of a global public policy.

Multiple choice

Consider the following facts about IAEA -

  1. It submits its reports to UN General Assembly and Security Council.
  2. It was established in 1957 as an autonomous agency, independent of the United Nations.
  3. The organization won the Nobel Peace Prize under its Director Yukio Amano.

Which of the above are true?

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. All three
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The IAEA serves as an intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology and nuclear power worldwide. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957. Though established independently of the United Nations, through its own international treaty - the IAEA Statute - the IAEA reports to both the UN General Assembly and Security Council. The IAEA and its former Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize that was on October 7, 2005.

Multiple choice

Which of the following agencies/organisations is not related to UNO?

  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

WMO, UPU, and IFC are all UN specialized agencies or related organizations. ICFTU (International Confederation of Free Trade Unions) was an international trade union organization but never part of the UN system.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is an international agency of the UN that coordinates United Nations environmental activities.
  2. It is headquartered at Vienna.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both of these

  4. Neither of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is wrong: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is an international institution (a programme, rather than an agency of the UN) that coordinates United Nations environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. Statement 2 is also wrong: It was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its headquarters in the Gigiri neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya. UNEP also has six regional offices and various country offices.