General Awareness ยท Civics Polity

International and Civil Society Organizations

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This topic addresses the roles of international organizations, civil society groups, and non-governmental organizations in global development and humanitarian efforts. It is highly relevant for UPSC, state PSC, and banking exams. Solve these questions to understand global diplomacy and institutional roles.

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International and Civil Society Organizations Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following was in news recently for its 'Report on International Religious Freedom' that has described Manmohan Singh government's policy on religious freedom as 'good'?

  1. Amnesty International

  2. Barack Obama Administration

  3. United Nations Human Rights Commission

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

Mexico is set to build the world's largest underwater museum in the Caribbean Sea near Cancun. Around 400 concrete figures will be submerged in the sea for the Subaquatic Sculpture Museum to be located at the West Coast National Park in Quintana Roo, on the Yucatan Peninsula.

Multiple choice

Human Rights Day is celebrated on

  1. 10th December

  2. 10th January

  3. 10th February

  4. 20th January
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Human Rights Day is observed globally on December 10 each year to commemorate the day in 1948 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Multiple choice

India has been a member of the UN since?

  1. 1947

  2. 1946

  3. 1945

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

India became a member of the United Nations on October 30, 1945, shortly after the organization was established. It is a founding member of the UN.

Multiple choice

North-South summit is a dialogue between

  1. non-aligned countries

  2. rich and poor countries

  3. Communist and Non-Communist countries

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The North-South dialogue refers to the socio-economic and political divide between the wealthy developed countries (North) and the developing countries (South).

Multiple choice

Which among the following ministers in the Manmohan Singh cabinet was conferred with the Stephen P. Duggan Award for Mutual Understanding in 2010?

  1. Jairam Ramesh

  2. P. Chidambaram

  3. M. Veerappa Moily

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

Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resource Development has been conferred the Stephen P. Duggan Award for Mutual Understanding by the New York based Institute of International Education (IIE). The award will be presented in September 2010 in New York City.

Multiple choice

Which former Pakistani diplomat was in news (2010) for his new book Quiet Diplomacy: Memoirs of an Ambassador of Pakistan?

  1. Sardar Shah Nawaz

  2. Ahmad Kamal

  3. Jamsheed Marker

  4. Ejaz Azim

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

Jamsheed Marker is a veteran Pakistani diplomat listed in the Guinness Book of Records as having been ambassador to more countries than any other person. He was Pakistan's top envoy to the United States and more than a dozen other countries for more than three decades and earned the distinction as the world's longest-serving ambassador.