World Organisations

1.	Which of the following pair is not correct :
a.	IAEA – New Delhi
b.	WTO – Geneva
c.	UPU – Bern
d.	IMF – Washington Option “A” is correct. The IAEA has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

2.	Which one among the following is the first UN agency to accept Palestine as its full member in October 2011?
a.	UNESCO
b.	WTO
c.	WHO
d.	IMF Option “A” is correct. On 31 October 2011, following the admission of Palestine to UNESCO, the Minister of Health Fathi Abu Moghli announced that the PLO would also seek membership at the World Health Organization.

3.	The headquarters of which one of the following organizations is not in Geneva?
a.	Food and Agriculture Organisation
b.	World Meteorological Organisation
c.	World Health Organisation
d.	World Trade Organisation Option “A” is correct. The headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organisation is in Rome, Italy.

4.	15^th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas in January 2019 will be held in which city?
a.	Varanasi
b.	Vadodara
c.	Jaipur
d.	Pune Option “A” is correct. 15^th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas in January 2019 was held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

5.	‘Doha Development Agenda’ sometimes appears :
a.	Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
b.	United Conference on Trade and Development
c.	United Nations Development Programme
d.	World Trade Organisation Option “D” is correct. The Doha Development Round or Doha Development Agenda (DDA) is the trade negotiation round of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

6.	In October 2014, India has been re-elected for three years as a member to –
a.	The UN Security Council
b.	The UN General Assembly
c.	The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
d.	The World Bank Option “C” is correct. In October 2014, India was re-elected for three years as a member to UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

7.	Which one among the following statements about United Nations organs is correct?
a.	Decisions of the General Assembly are blinding on all members.
b.	The term of the non-permanent members of the Security Council is for three years.
c.	International Court of Justice has 20 Judges elected for a period of five years.
d.	The Trusteeship Council has been suspended since 1 November 1994. Option “D” is correct. The Trusteeship Council suspended its operations on 1 November 1994, a month after the independence of Palau, the last remaining United Nations trust territory.

8.	Which institute has been awarded the 2018 National Intellectual Property Award in the category Top R & D Institution/Organization for Patents and Commercialization?
a.	The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
b.	The Indian Space Research Organization
c.	The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
d.	The Defence Research and Development Organisation Option “A” is correct. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was awarded the National Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2018 in the category ‘Top R&D Institution/Organisation for Patents and Commercialisation’.

9.	The headquarter of the International Court of Justice is at :
a.	Geneva
b.	Hague
c.	Rome
d.	Vienna Option “B” is correct. The headquarter of the International Court of Justice is at Hague.

10.	Which of the following is not true for SAFTA (South Asian Free Trade Area)?
a.	It is a step towards a South Asian customs union and common market.
b.	The agreement came into effect in 2006.
c.	The SAFTA is a trade liberalisation regime.
d.	The SAFTA agreement takes precedence over any other agreement a member country may have with states outside SAFTA. Option “D” is correct. “The SAFTA agreement takes precedence over any other agreement a member country may have with states outside SAFTA” is an incorrect statement.

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