Latest United Nations Organisations General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which of the following fields?

A)

Environment protection

B)

Protection of human rights

C)

Protection of Cruelty to animals

D)

Protection of historic monuments

Correct Answer : Protection of human rights

2 .

The headquarters of the UNESCO is at

A)

New York

B)

Geneva

C)

Rome

D)

Paris

Correct Answer : Paris

Paris, France

3 .

Which of the following countries is not a member of Group 15 developing countries?

A)

Bolivia

B)

Malaysia

C)

Mexico

D)

Brazil

Correct Answer : Bolivia

4 .

Which of the following countries is not a member of the G-8 group?

A)

France

B)

Germany

C)

Spain

D)

Italy

Correct Answer : Spain

5 .

Who was the first Indian to be President of UN General Assembly?

A)

Ramesh Bhandari

B)

Krishna Menon

C)

Natwar Singh

D)

Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

Correct Answer : Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

In 1953, India's Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, pictured at UN Headquarters alongside the then Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, was elected as the 8th and first woman President.

6 .

Which of the following is a cultural organisation?

A)

WHO

B)

UNESCO

C)

FAO

D)

ILO

Correct Answer : UNESCO

7 .

Vietnam joined the U.N.O in the year

A)

1970

B)

1975

C)

1977

D)

1982

Correct Answer : 1977

Since Vietnam became a UN member in 1977, the bilateral relationship has grown steadily.

8 .

Which of the following is Human Rights Organisation?

A)

Amnesty International

B)

The Arab League

C)

The French community

D)

The Organisation of African Unity

Correct Answer : Amnesty International

9 .

The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is located in

A)

London

B)

Washington

C)

Vienna

D)

Geneva

Correct Answer : Vienna

The IAEA Secretariat is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. Regional offices are located in Geneva, Switzerland; New York, United States; Tokyo, Japan; and Toronto, Canada.

10 .

Amnesty International has its headquarters at

A)

New York

B)

Berlin

C)

Washington

D)

London

Correct Answer : London

In the early 21st century the organization consisted of national sections, or offices, in more than 50 countries and some three million individual members, donors, and affiliated activists in more than 150 countries and territories. Its logo is a burning candle wrapped in barbed wire. Headquarters are in London.