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Practice MCQ Questions and answers on World Organisations-GK

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Each section contains 100 MCQs on World Organisations .
11
Consider the following statements :
The India - Africa Summit
1. Held in 2015 was the third such Summit.
2. Was actually initiated by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The first India - Africa Summit was held from 4 April to 8 April 2008 in New Delhi, India.
12
With reference to a grouping of countries known as BRICS, consider the following statements :
1. The First Summit of BRICS was held in Rio de Janeiro in 2009.
2. South Africa was the last to join the BRICS grouping.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The First Summit of BRICS was held in Russia. So, statement 1 is false.
13
With reference to 'Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (APMCHUD)' consider the following statements :
1. The first APMCHUD was held in India in 2006 on the theme 'Emerging Urban Forms - Policy Responses and Governance Structure'.
2. India hosts all the Annual Ministerial Conferences in partnership with ADB, APEC and ASEAN.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (APMCHUD) was established in 2006 to promote sustainable housing and urban development for human settlements in the Asia - Pacific Region.
14
With reference to the 'Trans - Pacific Partnership', consider the following statements:
1. It is an agreement among all the Pacific Rim countries except China and Russia.
2. It is a strategic alliance for the purpose of maritime security only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Trans - Pacific Partnership (TPP), or Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, was a proposed trade agreement between Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, and the United States signed on 4 February 2016.
15
With reference to 'Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)', consider the following statements :
1. It is an organization of European Union in working relation with NATO and WHO.
2. It monitors chemical industry to prevent new weapons from emerging.
3. It provides assistance and protection to States (Parties) against chemical weapons threats.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
As the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, with its 193 Member States, oversees the global endeavour to permanently and verifiably eliminate chemical weapons.
16
The WTO came into being on -
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The WTO began life on 1st January 1995, but its trading system is half a century older.
17
Which of the following are UNESCO recognized world heritage sites?
1. Caves of Ajanta
2. Temples and caves at Ellora
3. Mandapas of Mahabalipuram
4. Caves of Kanheri
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Caves of Kanheri is not in the list of UNESCO recognized world heritage sites.
18
Consider the following statements about IAEA -
1. It was set up as the world's Atoms for Peace organization in 1957.
2. The IAEA Secretariat is headquartered at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna, Austria.
3. In terms of its Statue, the IAEA reports annually to the UN General Assembly.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organisation on 29 July 1957.
19
The 3rd meeting of the SAARC Culture Ministers, convened in New Delhi on 25 September 2014, unanimously resolved.
1. To declare 2015 - 16 as the SAARC year of Cultural Heritage.
2. That Bamiyan will be the SAARC cultural capital for 2015 - 16.
3. To promote SAARC culture online by launching a dedicated SAARC website on culture, with emphasis on digitization of rare manuscripts, rare books and other articles of intangible cultural value.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The SAARC Culture Ministers appraised the meeting on national initiatives on conservation, preservation and promotion of cultural heritage, commended the work done by the SAARC Cultural Centre in Colombo in implementation of the SAARC agenda for culture and recognising the financing requirements of cultural development programs, proposed a joint meeting of SAARC Culture Ministers with SAARC Ministers of Finance.
20
Which of the following nations were recently suspended with regard to the voting rights by the UNESCO for not paying their dues to it?
1. United States of America
2. Israel
3. Iran
4. Iraq
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Two years after they stopped paying their dues to UNESCO, the United States and Israel lost UNESCO voting rights.