General Knowledge - Organisations
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Fourth BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi in March,2012, deliberated on the challenges faced by India for sustainable Growth.Which one among the following is not a part of the formulated challenges?
- (a)
Improvements required in public sector management
- (b)
Inclusive growth
- (c)
Improvement required in Physical infrastructure
- (d)
Developement in the agriculture sector
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
- (a)
Organisation Headquarters UPC Bern, Switzerland - (b)
Organisation Headquarters UNHCR Geneva, Switzerland - (c)
Organisation Headquarters WMO Basel, Switzerland - (d)
Both (a) and (b)
Among the SAARC countries the most densely populated country is
- (a)
Bangladesh
- (b)
India
- (c)
pakistan
- (d)
Maldives
Vikram Sarabhai Space Center(VSSC)is at
- (a)
Thiruvananthapuram
- (b)
Mumbai
- (c)
Hyderabad
- (d)
Bengaluru
Consider the following statements
1. United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) came into being in 1946.
2. The headquarters of UNESCO is in vienna, Austria.
3. Irina Bokova, Bulgaria's former foreign minister becomes the first woman to head UNESCO.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)
1,2 and 3
- (b)
1 and 3
- (c)
2 and 3
- (d)
Only 3
With Reference to United Nations, consider the following statements
1.The Economic and social Council (ECOSOC) of UN consists of 24 member states
2.It is elected by a 2/3 majority of The General Assembly a 3 year term.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
The Africa Fund is for
- (a)
helping the African states to control famine
- (b)
helping African Sportsmen
- (c)
helping the Frontline states in their fight against apartheid
- (d)
Controlling population growth in Africa
Which of the following Asian languages are UN official language?
- (a)
Chinese and Japanese
- (b)
Chinese and Hindi
- (c)
Japanese and Arabic
- (d)
Chinese and Arabic
Consider the following statements about United Nations Framework Convention on climate change(UNFCCC)
1.Its secretariat is at Bonn.
2.It is one of the 3 'Rio Conventions' adopeted at Rio Summit in year 1992.
3.UNFCCC entered into force on 21 march 1994
4.India is the member of UNIFCCC.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)
1,2 and 3
- (b)
1,2,3 and 4
- (c)
2,3 and 4
- (d)
1,3 and 4
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
- (a)
First : Singapore
- (b)
Third : Seattle,the USA
- (c)
Fourth : Geneva,Switzerland
- (d)
Fifth : Canun,Mexico
Consider the following statements
1.UNESCO's world heritage mission is to take over the management, maintanence and preservation of world heritage sites.
2.Encourage state parties to the convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage to nominate sites within their national territory List.
3.Provide emergency assistance for world heritage sites in immediate danger
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)
1,2 and 3
- (b)
1 and 3
- (c)
1 and 2
- (d)
2 and 3
Consider the following statements
1.East Asia Summit(EAS)formed in 2005 with ASEAN in a leadership position.
2.The First EAS summit was held in kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct
- (a)
only 1
- (b)
only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Departments | Ministries of the Government of India |
1.Department of Child Development | Ministry of Health and family welfare |
2.Department of official language | Ministry of Human Resource Development |
3.Department of Drinking Water | Ministry of water resources |
Select the correct answer using code given below
- (a)
only 1
- (b)
only 2
- (c)
only 3
- (d)
None of these
Which of the following is true regarding Arab League?
1. There are 221 members of the league.
2. Syria is suspended from the league.
3. The Arab league headquarters is in Riyadh.
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
1 and 2
- (d)
1 and 3
Which of the following countries is not a part of G20?
- (a)
India
- (b)
Italy
- (c)
Republic of Korea
- (d)
New Zealand
International Monetary Fund or IMF began operations in which of the following years?
- (a)
1945
- (b)
1947
- (c)
1951
- (d)
1963
The chairmanship/presidency of the UN security rotates among the Council Members
- (a)
every 6 months
- (b)
every 3 months
- (c)
every year
- (d)
every month
Consider the following statements.
1.India is member of the asia pacific economic co-operation (APEC) forum.
2.Russia is a member of North atlantic treaty organisation(NATO).
which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)
only 1
- (b)
only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following is not chief organ of the United Nations Organisations?
- (a)
International Labour Organisation
- (b)
Security Council
- (c)
International Council of Justice
- (d)
General Assembly
The working language(s) of the UNESCO is/are
- (a)
French only
- (b)
English only
- (c)
English and French
- (d)
English, French and Russian
Besides UK, USA, Germany and Japan the G-7 countries includes
- (a)
Canada, France and Russia
- (b)
Canada, Italy and Netherlands
- (c)
France, Netherlands and Russia
- (d)
Canada, France and Italy
Where was the first non-aligned movement(NAM) meet held?
- (a)
New Delhi
- (b)
Cairo
- (c)
Belgrade
- (d)
Havana
Which of the following describe correctly the Group of Seven Countries (G-7)?
- (a)
They are developing countries
- (b)
They are industrialised countries
- (c)
They are holding Atomic Bomb technology
- (d)
They are countries who can launch their own satellites
India is a party to the Ramsar Convention and has declared many areas as Ramsar Sites.Which of the following statements are best describes as to how we should describe as to how we should maintain these sites in the context of this convention?
- (a)
Keep all the sites completely inaccessible to man so that they will not be exploited
- (b)
Conserve all the sites through ecosystem approach and permit tourism and recreation only.
- (c)
conserve all the sites through ecosystem approach for a period without any exploitation, with specific criteria and specific period for each site and then allow sustainable use of them by future generations.
- (d)
conserve all the sites through ecosystem approach and allow their ecosystem approach and allow their simultaneous sustainable use
Consider the following statements.
1.MMTC Limited is India's Largest international trading organisation.
2.Neelanchall spat Nigam Limited has been set-up by MMTC jointly within the Government of Odisha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)
only 1
- (b)
only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following is wrong about the convention on international Trade in Endangered Species.
- (a)
It is an international agreement by members of the International union for conservation of Nature(IUCN)
- (b)
Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals.
- (c)
It accords varying degrees of protection to more than 33000 species of animals and plants.
- (d)
None of the above.
Consider the following statements
1. Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is an inter government organisation of twelve oil-producing countries.
2. Ecuador and Venezuela are the members of the OPEC outside the Arab Countries.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following countries
1. Egypt
2. Iraq
3. Lebanon
4. Syria
Which of the countries given above are the founder members of the Arab League/
- (a)
1, 2 and 3
- (b)
1, 2 and 4
- (c)
2, 3 and 4
- (d)
All the above
Consider the following statements
1. African Union was established in 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity.
2. Morocco is the only African country which not the member of the African Union.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following statements.
1.GUAM organisation for democracy and economic development of four post soviet states.
2.The members are Georgia,Ukraine,Azerbaijan and Maldova
3.Its charter was signed on june 6 to 7,2001.It is headquartered at kiev,ukraine
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
only 2
- (c)
1,2 and 3
- (d)
2 and 3