PYQ ON INTERNATIONAL & REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Q. The headquarters of the World Trade Organization is located at:

a) Bonn
b) Geneva
c) Dubai
d) Paris

Organization with ‘Geneva’ Headquarter

• WTO (World Trade Organization)
• IOM ( International Organization for Migration)
• ITC (International Trade Centre)
• UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)
• UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
• UNAIDS (The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS)
• UNIDIR (United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research)
• UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research)

Q. When did the World Trade Organization come into existence?

a) 1990
b) 2000
c) 1995
d) 2005

WTO- World Trade Organisation

• Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• Formation: 1 January 1995
• Head: Director-General - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (first woman & first
African to hold this post)
• A forum for governments to negotiate trade agreements

Q. What does UNDP stand for in the context of Economics?

a) United Nations Disinflation Programme
b) United Nations Development Programme
c) United Nations Defaulting Programme
d) United Nations Deregulation Programme

UNDP-United Nations Development Programme

• Headquarters: New York City, USA
• Formation: 22 Nov 1965
• Head: Administrator - Achim Steiner
• To eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities
• UNDP plays a critical role in helping countries achieve the
Sustainable Development Goals.

Q. Which organization publishes a Human Development Report?

a) WTO
b) ILO
c) World Bank
d) UNDP
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Q. UNDP's ‘Human Development Report’ (HDR) measures development by combining which of the following three
indicators?
a) Health, education and standard of living
b) Health, education and average salary
c) Health, industrial growth and standard of living
d) Health, education and agricultural growth

Q. In which year was UNICEF founded?

a) 1949
b) 1948
c) 1945
d) 1946

UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund)

• Headquarters: New York City, USA
• Formation: 11 Dec 1946
• Head: Executive Director - Catherine M.
Russell
• UNICEF works to save children’s lives, to
defend their rights, and to help them fulfill their potential, from early
childhood through adolescence.

Q. The World Food Program (WFP) is the food assistance branch of the United Nations. Where is it headquartered?
a) Rome
b) New York
c) Paris
d) Brussels

Q. Who is the only Indian to have won the United Nations Award in the field of human rights?
a) Ela Bhatt
b) Baba Amte
c) Verghese Kurien
d) Kanshi Ram

Murlidhar Devidas Amte (Baba Amte)

An Indian social worker and activist who lived from 26
December 1914 to 9 February 2008. He was born in 1971 Padma Shri
Maharashtra. He is well recognised for his work in the
rehabilitation and empowerment of leprosy patients. He 1985 Ramon Magsaysay Award
is frequently referred to be India’s modern Gandhi.
1986 Padma Vibhushan

United Nations Prize in the

1988
Field of Human Rights

Q. Which of the following decades was proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations as the
International Decade for action on ‘Water for life’? 2022–2032
a) 1983 - 1993
b) 1972 - 1982 International Decade of
Indigenous Languages
c) 2005 - 2015
d) 1994 - 2004 2024–2033

International Decade of Sciences

for Sustainable Development
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Q. A/an ______ economic zone in the sea was prescribed by the United Nations convention in 1982 on the law of the
sea over which country has certain rights.
a) Expensive
b) Partial
c) Special
d) Exclusive

Q. Match the following

1. IMF a. Geneva
2. WTO b. WASHINGTON DC
3.ADB c. Kathmandu
4. SAARC c. Philippines
a) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d
b) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b
c) 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a
d) 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c

Q. The World Health Organisation defines adolescents as individuals in the age-group of ______.
a) 10 to 19 years
b) 8 to 15 years
c) 12 to 16 years
d) 6 to 14 years

Q. The World Food Program (WFP) is the food assistance branch of the United Nations. Where is it headquartered?
a) Rome
b) New York
c) Paris
d) Brussels

Q. Which of the following bodies is primarily concerned with maintaining the integrity of the international financial
system?
a) IMF
b) AIIB
c) FATF
d) ADB

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

• Established in 1989 by the G7 countries
• Headquarters in Paris
• President - T. Raja Kumar of Singapore (from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2024.)
• Objectives - to set standards and measures for combating money
laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of
the international financial system.
• It is empowered to curtail financing of UN-designated terrorist groups.

Q. Which of the following is an international agreement between governments that aims to ensure that international
trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival?
a) OPEC
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b) BRICS
c) GATS
d) CITES

CITES
• CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
• It is an international agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in
specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species.
• CITES was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of IUCN (The World
Conservation Union).
• On 1 July 1975 CITES entered in force
• The CITES Secretariat is administered by UNEP (The United Nations Environment Programme) and is located
at Geneva, Switzerland.
• World Wildlife Day has been celebrated every year on the 3rd of March

Q. By what name is the BRICS bank presently known?

a) BRICS Development Bank
b) Afro-Asia Development Bank
c) New Development Bank
d) No option is correct.

New Development Bank (NDB)

• NDB is a multilateral development bank
• Established by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS)
with the purpose of mobilising resources for infrastructure and
sustainable development projects in emerging markets and
developing countries (EMDCs).
• Formerly referred to as the BRICS Development Bank.
• Established in: 2015 (by BRICS countries)
• Headquarters : Shanghai, China
• President : Dilma Rousseff
• Members : BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), Bangladesh,
United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Uruguay

Q. Which of the following was the fifth country to join BRICS?

1. Argentina
2. South Africa
3. Spain
4. Sri Lanka

Q. Which among the following has inscribed Kumbh Mela on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage
of Humanity?
a) WHO
b) UNCTAD
c) ADB
d) UNESCO
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UNESCO- United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

• Headquarters: Paris, France
• Formation: 16 Nov 1945
• Head: Director General - Audrey Azoulay
• It contributes to peace and security by promoting international cooperation in
education, sciences, culture, communication and information.

Q. In which of the following years was ADB (Asian Development Bank) established?
a) 1966
b) 1959
c) 1978
d) 1980

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

• Headquarters : Philippines
• President : Masatsugu Asakawa
• Established in: 19 December, 1966
• Members : 68 countries (including India) - 49 are
from within Asia and the Pacific and 19 outside.
• Role - A regional development bank aimed at
providing prosperity, inclusivity, resilience, and sustainability to Asia and Pacific along
with eradication of poverty.

Q. In which year did India officially join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as a full-fledged member?
a) 2018
b) 2016
c) 2015
d) 2017

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

• Established in: 2001 in Shanghai, China
• Members: 8 (China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan,
Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan)
• India and Pakistan joined SCO as full members in 2017
• Official languages : Russian and Chinese.
• Headquarters : Beijing, China
• Secretary General : Mr. Zhang Ming

Q. In which year did the first SAARC summit take place?

a) 1972
b) 1992
c) 1990
d) 1985
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South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

• Headquarters : Kathmandu, Nepal
• Secretary General : Mohammad Golam Sarwar
• Established : 8 December, 1985 (in Dhaka)
• Members : 8 countries -
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
• Role : To promote the welfare of people of South Asia, strengthen collective self-
reliance, promote active collaboration and mutual assistance in various fields, and
cooperate with international and regional organizations.

Q. Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the SAARC Association?

a) 1. Pakistan
b) 2. Nepal
c) 3. China
d) 4. Bhutan

8 SAARC MEMBERS

Q. Who was the first ever female secretary general of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)?
a) 1. António Guterres
b) 2. Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed
c) 3. Jeremiah Nyamane Kingsley
d) 4. Madeleine Albright
She assumed the office in Kathmandu on 1 March 2011 and held the position till 24 January
2012.

Q. The first woman Secretary general of SAARC is from which country?

a) Bhutan
b) India
c) Sri Lanka
d) Maldives

Q. South Asian leaders signed the SAARC Charter at the first summit in ______ in the year 1985.
a) Colombo
b) Dhaka
c) Delhi
d) Thimphu