Correct Answer : Atal Bihari Vajpayee
UNITED NATIONS: Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the first external affairs minister to deliver a speech in Hindi at the UN General Assembly, effectively raised India's stand on key issues like nuclear disarmament, state-sponsored terrorism and reforms at the world body.
Correct Answer : 8 December 1985
Correct Answer : regional cooperation
The SAARC was founded in Dhaka on 8 December 1985. Its secretariat is based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The organization promotes development of economic and regional integration. It launched the South Asian Free Trade Area in 2006.
Correct Answer : Trygve Lie
Correct Answer : International Committee of the Red Cross
Correct Answer : USA, Canada and Mexico
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was a three-country accord negotiated by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States that entered into force in January 1994.
Correct Answer : The General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. It is the only one in which all member nations have equal representation. It is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the UN.
Correct Answer : UNFPA
UNFPA is a subsidiary organ of the United Nations General Assembly. It plays a unique role within the United Nations system: to address population and development issues, with an emphasis on reproductive health and gender equality, within the context of the ICPD Programme of Action and international development goals.
Correct Answer : Peace keeping
When the United Nations was established in 1945, its major functions were planned as (i) the maintenance of international peace and security by establishing an international collective security system with compulsory sanctions by the Security Council as the axis and (ii) the promotion of the welfare of mankind and the laying of a foundation for lasting peace through promotion of international cooperation.
Correct Answer : World Trade Organization
