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1. Which organ of the United Nations has ceased to be operational?

Economic and Social Council

International Court of Justice
Trusteeship Council
Secretariat

2. The United Nations is considered as a universal organisation. Which organ of rhe united
nations fully represents the fact?

The Economic and Social Council

The Security Council
The Secretariat
The General Assembly

3. The member countries of NAFTA are

USA and Canada

USA, Canada and Mexico
Canada and Mexico
USA and Mexico

4. India was elected as a President of General Assembly of the United Nations in 1953. Who
occupied this office on behalf of India?

S. Radha Krishnan
Gopalswamy Iyyengar
V.K. Krishna Menon
Vijayalakshmi Pandit

5. United Nations adapted a Charter of Economic Rights in the year

1969
1974
1956
1964

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6. The Indian Red Cross Society was established in the year

1932
1920
1945
1890

7. SAARC was founded in

New Delhi
Geneva
Dhaka
Thimpu

8. Which organ of United Nations has ceased to be operational?

Trusteeship Council
Secretariat
International Court of Justice
Economic and Social Council

9. G-15 is a group of

developing countries
non-aligned countries
developed countries
companies

The G15, a group of 17 developing countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America, was set up to
foster cooperation and provide input for other international groups, such as the World Trade
Organization and the Group of Seven rich industrialized nations.

The G15 focuses on cooperation among developing countries in the areas of investment, trade,
and technology. The membership of the G15 has expanded to 18 countries, but the name has
remained unchanged.

10. Which of the following country is not a member of G-7?

Japan
Russia
France
Italy

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11. Which of the following is not an agency of U.N.?

World Health Organisation

Food and Agricultural Organisation
International Committee of the Red Cross
International Monetary Fund

12. The NAM summit which demanded expansion of the United Nations Security council
had met at

Tehran
Cairo
Harare
Jakarta

13. Which of the following countries is not a member of a SAARC

Sri Lanka
Myanmar
Maldives
Bhutan

14. Where was the first ever security Council Summit meeting held in early 1992?

New York
Paris
Geneva
London

15. The headquarters of International Labour Organisation is at

Paris
New York
Hague
Geneva

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16. The UNO was founded at

Moscow
London
Paris
San Francisco

17. The first General Secretary of UNO was

Dag Hamarskjoeld
U Thant
Trygve Lie
Kurt Waldheim

18. The SAARC movement was launched for

political alliances
regional cooperation
cultural exchanges
military strategy

19. The headquarters of UNHCR is located at

New York
Rome
Geneva
London

20. Which of the following is a military alliance?

NATO
NAFTA
EEC
ASEAN

21. G-7 includes

South Africa
Australia
India
Italy

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22. INTERPOL means

International Political Conference

International Criminal Police Organisation
None of these
International Association of Police Officers

23. The headquarters of U.N. is located in

Rome
Geneva
New York
Washington D.C.

24. Headquarters of the World Health Organisation is located at

Geneva
Washington DC
New York
Rome

25. The working language(s) of the UNESCO is/are

French only
English only
English and French
English, French and Russian

26. The number of principal organs of UNO is

3
4
5
6

27. When was SAARC founded?

1982
1984
1985
1983

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28. Which of the following is not a member of G-15?

Pakistan
Malaysia
Indonesia
India

29. Amnesty International has its headquarters at

Berlin
New York
Washington
London

30. The head quarters of the International Red Cross is situated in

Vienna
Paris
Hague
Geneva

31. Which was the first country to withdraw from CENTO?

Iraq
Afghanistan
Turkey
U.K.

32. First Indian to make a speech in Hindi before the UN General Assembly is

Moraji Desai
A.B. Vajpayee
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lal Krishna Advani

33. Which of the following is Human Rights Organisation?

The French community

The Organisation of African Unity
The Arab League
Amnesty International

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34. The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is located in

Vienna
London
Geneva
Washington

35. Which of the following pairs of country and the purpose for which U.N. Peace Keeping
Force is maintained is correctly is correctly matched?

Cyprus - to maintain peace between the two dominant ethnic groups in the country
Mozambique - To supervise a referendum
El Salvador - to deliver humanitarian aid
Lebanon - For supervising a 1992 accord

36. Vietnam joined the U.N.O in the year

1977
1970
1976
1974

37. The International Court of Justice is located at

Geneva
Hague
Amsterdam
Vienna

38. Which of the following international organisations has started the scheme 'Partnership
for Peace' for a group of nations?

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Organisations of African Unity (OAU)

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39. Which of the following countries is not a member of G-15?

Jamaica
Indonesia
Columbia
Afghanistan

40. The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) is located at

Manila
Singapore
Kuala lumpur
Bangkok

41. Which of the following is a cultural organisation?

UNESCO
ILO
WHO
FAO

42. The non-permanent members of the Security Council of the UN elected by the General
Assembly for two years term at present include (2-year term which begins on the January
1, 2011)

Japan, India, Hungary, Venezuela

Morocco, Cape, Verde, Belgium, Russia
Zimbabwe, Venezuela, India, France
Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal, South Africa

For the 2-year term which begins on the January 1, 2011, the elected non-permanent members
for this 2-year period will be Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal, and South Africa.

43. When was the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) formed?

1985
1982
1986
1987

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44. Which of the following is the headquarters of World Trade Organisation (WTO)?

New York
Geneva
Madrid
Paris

45. The international township built near Pondicherry in India in coloration with UNESCO
is called

Elbaville
Auroville
Gayaville
Broadway

46. How many former republics of USSR have become members of the Commonwealth of
Independent States?

11
10
12
9

47. The five permanent members of UN security council are

Japan, West Germany, USSR, UK and USA

Canada, China, France, USSR and USA
Germany, China, USSR, UK and USA
China, France, USSR, UK and USA

48. The main aim of SAARC is

Regional Cooperation
Internal affairs
Non-alignity
Peaceful Coexistence

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49. The International Human Rights Convention adopted by the United Nations in 1990
relates to

disabled
stateless persons
migrant workers
children

50. Who was the first Indian to be President of UN General Assembly?

Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

Ramesh Bhandari
Natwar Singh
Krishna Menon

51. Pakistan which rejoined the Commonwealth, had pulled itself out of it in the year

1978
1975
1972
1982

52. Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?

Nepal
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
Myanmar

53. Which of the following is used as the logo of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)?

Deer
Panda
Camel
Lion

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54. Which of the following countries is not a member of the G-8 group?

Germany
France
Italy
Spain

55. Which of the following countries is not a member of Group 15 developing countries?

Mexico
Malaysia
Brazil
Bolivia

56. Which one of the following is not related to disarmament?

SALT
NPT
CTBT
NATO

57. Which of the following describe correctly the Group of Seven Countries (G-7)?

They are developing countries

They are industrialised countries
They are holding Atomic Bomb technology
They are countries who can launch their own satellites

58. SAARC is observing a decade(1991-2000) of which of the following?

Girl child
Literacy
Health services to rural poor
Shelter for all

59. The headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organisation is in

Washington
Paris
Madrid
Rome

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60. The headquarters of the UNESCO is at

Rome
Geneva
New York
Paris

61. Which UN body deals with population problem?

UNFPA
UNDP
UNICEF
UNESCO

UNFPA = United Nations Fund for Population Activities.

62. Besides UK, USA, Germany and Japan the G-7 countries includes

Canada, France and Russia

Canada, Italy and Netherlands
France, Netherlands and Russia
Canada, France and Italy

63. The headquarters of World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is located in

Paris
Madrid
New York
Geneva

64. The office of the UN General Assembly is in

Vienna
New York
Paris
Zurich

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65. Which is principal organ of the United Nations that as virtually accomplished its
object?

The Security Council

The General Assembly
The International Court of Justice
The Trusteeship Council

66. Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which of the following fields?

Protection of Cruelty to animals

Environment protection
Protection of human rights
Protection of historic monuments

67. The Halifax summit was that of

G-7 countries
Leaders of the NAM
countries in favour of a common currency for Europe
Palestinian and Israeli leaders

68. The year 1995 is the Golden Jubilee year of which of the following international
organisations?

UNO
NAM
GATT (now WTO)
ASEAN

69. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at
which of the following places?

Geneva
Rome
Paris
Vienna

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70. Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme is

located at

Dhaka
New Delhi
Colombo
Kathmandu

71. The Indian delegation to the first World Conference on Human Rights was led by

Dr. Manmohan Singh

Farooq Abdullah
Dinesh singh
Alam Khan

72. The chairmanship/presidency of the UN Security Council rotates among the Council
Members

every 6 months
every 3 months
every year
every month

The presidency of the United Nations Security Council rotates on a monthly basis alphabetically
among all of the members based on their English name.

73. Which of the following is not a chief organ of the United Nations Organisations?

International Labour Organisation

Security Council
International Court of Justice
General Assembly

74. Which of the following is not associated with the UNO?

ILO
WHO
ASEAN
All of the above

UNO: United Nations Organization

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ILO: International Labor Organization

WHO: World Health Organization

ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations

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