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This section includes 183 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
101. |
India was elected as a President of General Assembly of the United Nations in 1953. Who occupied this office on behalf of India? |
A. | S. Radha Krishnan |
B. | Gopalswamy Iyyengar |
C. | V.K. Krishna Menon |
D. | Vijayalakshmi Pandit |
Answer» E. | |
102. |
The member countries of NAFTA are |
A. | USA and Canada |
B. | USA, Canada and Mexico |
C. | Canada and Mexico |
D. | USA and Mexico |
Answer» C. Canada and Mexico | |
103. |
Which organ of United Nations has ceased to be operational? |
A. | Trusteeship Council |
B. | Secretariat |
C. | International Court of Justice |
D. | Economic and Social Council |
Answer» B. Secretariat | |
104. |
SAARC was founded in |
A. | New Delhi |
B. | Geneva |
C. | Dhaka |
D. | Thimpu |
Answer» D. Thimpu | |
105. |
The Indian Red Cross Society was established in the year |
A. | 1932 |
B. | 1920 |
C. | 1945 |
D. | 1890 |
Answer» C. 1945 | |
106. |
G-15 is a group of |
A. | developing countries |
B. | non-aligned countries |
C. | developed countries |
D. | companies |
Answer» B. non-aligned countries | |
107. |
Which of the following is not an agency of U.N.? |
A. | World Health Organisation |
B. | Food and Agricultural Organisation |
C. | International Committee of the Red Cross |
D. | International Monetary Fund |
Answer» D. International Monetary Fund | |
108. |
Which of the following country is not a member of G-7? |
A. | Japan |
B. | Russia |
C. | France |
D. | taly |
Answer» C. France | |
109. |
Where was the first ever security Council Summit meeting held in early 1992? |
A. | New York |
B. | Paris |
C. | Geneva |
D. | London |
Answer» B. Paris | |
110. |
Which of the following countries is not a member of a SAARC |
A. | Sri Lanka |
B. | Myanmar |
C. | Maldives |
D. | Bhutan |
Answer» C. Maldives | |
111. |
The NAM summit which demanded expansion of the United Nations Security council had met at |
A. | Tehran |
B. | Cairo |
C. | Harare |
D. | Jakarta |
Answer» E. | |
112. |
The first General Secretary of UNO was |
A. | Dag Hamarskjoeld |
B. | U Thant |
C. | Trygve Lie |
D. | Kurt Waldheim |
Answer» D. Kurt Waldheim | |
113. |
The UNO was founded at |
A. | Moscow |
B. | London |
C. | Paris |
D. | San Francisco |
Answer» E. | |
114. |
The headquarters of International Labour Organisation is at |
A. | Paris |
B. | New York |
C. | Hague |
D. | Geneva |
Answer» E. | |
115. |
Which of the following is a military alliance? |
A. | NATO |
B. | NAFTA |
C. | EEC |
D. | ASEAN |
Answer» B. NAFTA | |
116. |
The headquarters of UNHCR is located at |
A. | New York |
B. | Rome |
C. | Geneva |
D. | London |
Answer» D. London | |
117. |
The SAARC movement was launched for |
A. | political alliances |
B. | regional cooperation |
C. | cultural exchanges |
D. | military strategy |
Answer» C. cultural exchanges | |
118. |
The headquarters of U.N. is located in |
A. | Rome |
B. | Geneva |
C. | New York |
D. | Washington D.C. |
Answer» D. Washington D.C. | |
119. |
INTERPOL means |
A. | International Political Conference |
B. | International Criminal Police Organisation |
C. | None of these |
D. | International Association of Police Officers |
Answer» C. None of these | |
120. |
G-7 includes |
A. | South Africa |
B. | Australia |
C. | India |
D. | Italy |
Answer» E. | |
121. |
The number of principal organs of UNO is |
A. | 3 |
B. | 4 |
C. | 5 |
D. | 6 |
Answer» E. | |
122. |
The working language(s) of the UNESCO is/are |
A. | French only |
B. | English only |
C. | English and French |
D. | English, French and Russian |
Answer» D. English, French and Russian | |
123. |
Headquarters of the World Health Organisation is located at |
A. | Geneva |
B. | Washington DC |
C. | New York |
D. | Rome |
Answer» B. Washington DC | |
124. |
. Amnesty International has its headquarters at |
A. | Berlin |
B. | New York |
C. | Washington |
D. | London |
Answer» E. | |
125. |
Which of the following is not a member of G-15? |
A. | Pakistan |
B. | Malaysia |
C. | Indonesia |
D. | India |
Answer» B. Malaysia | |
126. |
When was SAARC founded? |
A. | 1982 |
B. | 1984 |
C. | 1985 |
D. | 1983 |
Answer» D. 1983 | |
127. |
First Indian to make a speech in Hindi before the UN General Assembly is |
A. | Moraji Desai |
B. | A.B. Vajpayee |
C. | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
D. | Lal Krishna Advani |
Answer» C. Lal Bahadur Shastri | |
128. |
Which was the first country to withdraw from CENTO? |
A. | Iraq |
B. | Afghanistan |
C. | Turkey |
D. | U.K.1 |
Answer» B. Afghanistan | |
129. |
The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is located in |
A. | Vienna |
B. | London |
C. | Geneva |
D. | Washington |
Answer» B. London | |
130. |
Which of the following is Human Rights Organisation? |
A. | The French community |
B. | The Organisation of African Unity |
C. | The Arab League |
D. | Amnesty International |
Answer» E. | |
131. |
Which of the following pairs of country and the purpose for which U.N. Peace Keeping Force is maintained is correctly is correctly matched? |
A. | Cyprus - to maintain peace between the two dominant ethnic groups in the country |
B. | Mozambique - To supervise a referendum |
C. | El Salvador - to deliver humanitarian aid |
D. | Lebanon - For supervising a 1992 accord |
Answer» B. Mozambique - To supervise a referendum | |
132. |
Which of the following international organisations has started the scheme 'Partnership for Peace' for a group of nations? |
A. | Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) |
B. | Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) |
C. | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) |
D. | Organisations of African Unity (OAU) |
Answer» D. Organisations of African Unity (OAU) | |
133. |
The International Court of Justice is located at |
A. | Geneva |
B. | Hague |
C. | Amsterdam |
D. | Vienna |
Answer» C. Amsterdam | |
134. |
Vietnam joined the U.N.O in the year |
A. | 1977 |
B. | 1970 |
C. | 1976 |
D. | 1974 |
Answer» B. 1970 | |
135. |
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) is located at |
A. | Manila |
B. | Singapore |
C. | Kuala lumpur |
D. | Bangkok |
Answer» E. | |
136. |
Which of the following countries is not a member of G-15? |
A. | Jamaica |
B. | Indonesia |
C. | Colombia |
D. | Peru |
Answer» D. Peru | |
137. |
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) |
A. | Japan, India, Hungary, Venezuela |
B. | Morocco, Cape, Verde, Belgium, Russia |
C. | Zimbabwe, Venezuela, India, France |
D. | Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal, South Africa |
Answer» E. | |
138. |
Which of the following is a cultural organisation? |
A. | UNESCO |
B. | ILO |
C. | WHO |
D. | FAO |
Answer» B. ILO | |
139. |
The international township built near Pondicherry in India in coloration with UNESCO is called |
A. | Elbaville |
B. | Auroville |
C. | Gayaville |
D. | Broadway |
Answer» C. Gayaville | |
140. |
Which of the following is the headquarters of World Trade Organisation (WTO)? |
A. | New York |
B. | Geneva |
C. | Madrid |
D. | Paris |
Answer» C. Madrid | |
141. |
When was the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) formed? |
A. | 1985 |
B. | 1982 |
C. | 1986 |
D. | 1987 |
Answer» B. 1982 | |
142. |
The five permanent members of UN security council are |
A. | Japan, West Germany, USSR, UK and USA |
B. | Canada, China, France, USSR and USA |
C. | Germany, China, USSR, UK and USA |
D. | China, France, USSR, UK and USA |
Answer» E. | |
143. |
How many former republics of USSR have become members of the Commonwealth of Independent States? |
A. | 11 |
B. | 10 |
C. | 12 |
D. | 9 |
Answer» B. 10 | |
144. |
Who was the first Indian to be President of UN General Assembly? |
A. | Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit |
B. | Ramesh Bhandari |
C. | Natwar Singh |
D. | Krishna Menon |
Answer» B. Ramesh Bhandari | |
145. |
The International Human Rights Convention adopted by the United Nations in 1990 relates to |
A. | disabled |
B. | stateless persons |
C. | migrant workers |
D. | children |
Answer» E. | |
146. |
The main aim of SAARC is |
A. | Regional Cooperation |
B. | Internal affairs |
C. | Non-alignity |
D. | Peaceful Coexistence |
Answer» B. Internal affairs | |
147. |
Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC? |
A. | Nepal |
B. | Bangladesh |
C. | Afghanistan |
D. | Myanmar |
Answer» E. | |
148. |
Pakistan which rejoined the Commonwealth, had pulled itself out of it in the year |
A. | 1978 |
B. | 1975 |
C. | 1972 |
D. | 1982 |
Answer» D. 1982 | |
149. |
Which of the following countries is not a member of the G-8 group? |
A. | Germany |
B. | France |
C. | Italy |
D. | Spain |
Answer» E. | |
150. |
Which of the following is used as the logo of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)? |
A. | Deer |
B. | Panda |
C. | Camel |
D. | Lion |
Answer» C. Camel | |