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

1 .

Who was the only Secretary General of the UNO to have died while in office?

A)

Kurt Waldhiem

B)

Trygve Lie

C)

U Thant

D)

Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl HammarskjÃ¶ld

Correct Answer : Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl HammarskjÃ¶ld

Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld was Secretary-General of the United Nations from 10 April 1953 until 18 September 1961 when he died in a plane crash while on a peace mission in the Congo.

2 .

Who of the following was the U.N.O.'s first Secretary General from the African continent?

A)

Javier Perez de Cuellar

B)

Boutros Boutros-Ghali

C)

Ban Ki-moon

D)

Kofi Anan

Correct Answer : Boutros Boutros-Ghali

3 .

Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme is located at

A)

Dhaka

B)

Colombo

C)

Kathmandu

D)

New Delhi

Correct Answer : Kathmandu

4 .

The Halifax summit was that of

A)

Leaders of the NAM

B)

G-7 countries

C)

Palestinian and Israeli leaders

D)

countries in favour of a common currency for Europe

Correct Answer : G-7 countries

The 21st G-7 summit was held on June 15–17, 1995 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

5 .

Besides UK, USA, Germany and Japan the G-7 countries includes

A)

Canada, France and Italy

B)

Canada, France and Russia

C)

Canada, Italy and Netherlands

D)

France, Netherlands and Russia

Correct Answer : Canada, France and Italy

6 .

Which one of the following is not related to disarmament?

A)

CTBT

B)

SALT

C)

NPT

D)

NATO

Correct Answer : NATO

7 .

Pakistan which rejoined the Commonwealth, had pulled itself out of it in the year

A)

1972

B)

1975

C)

1981

D)

1986

Correct Answer : 1972

8 .

How many former republics of USSR have become members of the Commonwealth of Independent States?

A)

9

B)

10

C)

11

D)

12

Correct Answer : 11

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Russian Sodruzhestvo Nezavisimykh Gosudarstv, free association of sovereign states that was formed in 1991 by Russia and 11 other republics that were formerly part of the Soviet Union.

9 .

The non-permanent members of the Security Council of the UN elected by the General Assembly for two years term at present include (2-year term which begins on the January 1, 2011)

A)

Morocco, Cape, Verde, Belgium, Russia

B)

Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal, South Africa

C)

Zimbabwe, Venezuela, India, France

D)

Japan, India, Hungary, Venezuela

Correct Answer : Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal, South Africa

For the 2-year term which begins on the January 1, 2011, the elected non-permanent members for this 2-year period will be Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal, and South Africa.

10 .

Which of the following international organisations has started the scheme 'Partnership for Peace' for a group of nations?

A)

Organisations of African Unity (OAU)

B)

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

C)

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

D)

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP)

Correct Answer : North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

NATO constitutes 28 member states across North America and Europe. The Partnership for Peace (PfP) is a programme of practical bilateral cooperation between individual Euro-Atlantic partner countries and NATO.