World Organizations : General knowledge questions and answers

World Organizations : General knowledge questions and answers

1. Who is the 8th and current Secretary General of United Nations?

a. Yukiya Amano
b. Raymond Benjamin
c. Ban Ki Moon
d. Guy Ryder

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2. Anthony Lake, best known as Tony Lake is the executive director of ________________ for 2013.

a. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
b. International Labour Organisation
c. International Atomic Energy Agency
d. Food and Agriculture Organisation

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3. Who is the current Director General of UNESCO?

a. Ertharin Cousin
b. Irina Bokova
c. Michel Jarraud
d. None of the above

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4. Who was elected as Director General of World Health Organisation in 2006?

a. Margaret Chan
b. Taleb Rifai
c. Yayi Boni
d. Muhamad Noor

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5. Ahmed Saleem is __________________ South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

a. Director General
b. Executive Director
c. Chairperson
d. Secretary General

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6. Pascal Lamy, director general of World Trade Organisation is from which country?

a. Maldives
b. Egypt
c. France
d. Jordan

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7. In 2013 who is heading International Monetary Fund as Managing director?

a. Ahmad Mohamed Ali
b. Takehiko Nakao
c. Christine Lagarde
d. Donald Kaberuka

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8. Which council is made up of 5 permanent members?

a. Trusteeship Council
b. Security Council
c. General Assembly
d. Economic and Social Council

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9. Which country is not a member of Trusteeship Council?

a. China
b. France
c. United Kingdom
d. India

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10. What is the number of members in Economic and Social Council?

a. 54
b. 55
c. 53
d. 52

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11. What is term period of members elected for Economic and Social Council?

a. 2 Years
b. 3 Years
c. 4 Years
d. 5 Years

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12. International Court of Justice has ____ Judges

a. 10
b. 12
c. 14
d. 15

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13. Judges of International Court of Justice is elected by __________ and ___________.

a. General Assembly and the Security Council
b. General Assembly and Trusteeship Council
c. Security Council and Trusteeship Council
d. Economic and Social Council and Trusteeship Council

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14. The term period of judges of International Court of Justice is _____.

a. 5 Years
b. 7 Years
c. 8 Years
d. 9 Years

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15. When was World Bank set up?

a. 1944
b. 1945
c. 1947
d. 1948

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16. Where is the head quarter of World Bank?

a. Rome, Italy
b. Vienna, Austria
c. Washington, U.S
d. Geneva, Switzerland

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17. In _____ International Monetary Fund was set up

a. 1944
b. 1946
c. 1977
d. 1988

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18. International Labour Organisation is in _________

a. London, UK
b. Rome, Italy
c. Geneva, Switzerland
d. None of the above

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19. What is the term period of members elected by General Assembly

a. 2 years
b. 3 Years
c. 4 Years
d. 5 Years

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20. General Assembly elects ___ members for Security Council members?

a. 5
b. 7
c. 10
d. 11

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21. Security Council has ____ members.

a. 15
b. 14
c. 13
d. 12

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22. What is the number of member stated in the General Assembly?

a. 193
b. 192
c. 191
d. 190

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23. Who heads the United Nations Secretariat?

a. Executive Secretary
b. Executive Directive
c. Director General
d. Secretary-General

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24. Originally _______ and _________ were established as working languages at the UN.

a. French, Spanish
b. English, French
c. English, Spanish
d. Spanish, Russian

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26. How many countries founded United Nations?

a. 51
b. 50
c. 61
d. 60

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27. When was United Nations found?

a. 1935
b. 1945
c. 1946
d. 1955

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28. The United Nations is an international organisation of how many members?

a. 192
b. 193
c. 194
d. 195

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29. Which of the following is not a UN Organisation?

a. UNESCO
b. Food and Agriculture Organisation
c. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
d. World Food Programme

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30. For 2013 _____________ from United States is __________ of World Bank.

a. Jim Yong Kim, President
b. Jim Yong Kim, Chairman
c. Jim Yong Kim, Managing Director
d. Jim Yong Kim, General Secretary

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