United Nations quiz questions:
WHO is located at –
(a) Geneva
(b) Cotonou
(c) Istanbul
(d) Johannesburg
Which among the following is not a specialized agency of the UN
(a) World Health Organisation
(b) Food and Agriculture Organisation
(c) General Assembly
(d) International Labour Organisation
When did UNDP created?
(a) 1970
(b) 1961
(c) 1968
(d) 1965
The purpose of United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) is
(a) studying population dynamics
(b) collecting population data
(c) evolving population policies, family planning and related programmes
(d) All of the above
In UNO, the new members are admitted to the General Assembly on the recommendation of and the members of the General Assembly should vote in favour.
(a) Security Council; two-thirds
(b) Security Council; one-third
(c) International Court of Justice; two-thirds
(d) International Court of Justice; one-third
The United Nations Charter was signed by 50 nations in San Francisco on which day?
(a) 15 September 1945
(b) 1 January 1946
(c) 26 June 1945
(d) 1 January 1942
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What is a common name for the United Nations peacekeeping forces?
(a) Green Berets
(b) Blue Berets
(c) Red Caps
(d) Green Days
The headquarters of UNICEF is located at –
(a) Huntsville
(b) Hawaii
(c) New York
(d) Los Angeles
UNEP was established in the year –
(a) 1948
(b) 1957
(c) 1972
(d) 1977
How many countries signed the Charter at the San Francisco Conference in 1945?
(a) 21
(b) 41
(c) 31
(d) 51
WMO is located at –
(a) Timbuktu
(b) New York
(c) Monaco
(d) Geneva
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FAO is located at –
(a) La Paz and Sucre
(b) Sydney and Melbourne
(c) Rome and London
(d) Brussels and Charleroi
Which day UDHR adopted?
(a) Dec 1948
(b) Dec 1945
(c) Dec 1935
(d) Dec 1945
Name a specialized agency of the UN
(a) Security Council
(b) Secretariat
(c) General Assembly
(d) World Health Organization
Which conference gives the birth to the ‘International Monetary Fund’?.
(a) Bretton woods
(b) Congress
(c) LIBOR
(d) TIDA
UNIDO is located at –
(a) Paris
(b) Vienna
(c) Houston
(d) Mexico
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The headquarters of ICAO is located at –
(a) Montreal
(b) Jericho
(c) Calgary
(d) Zurich
The full form of UNWTO is:
(a) United Nations Welfare and Tourism Organization
(b) United Nations World Tourism Organization
(c) United Nations Welfare and Travel Organization
(d) None of the above
UNESCO (United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) was established in
(a) 1919
(b) 1957
(c) 1945
(d) 1946
Which day IMF founded?
(a) Dec 1945
(b) Oct 1945
(c) Nov 1945
(d) Jan 1946
The UNO was formed in the year –
(a) 1942
(b) 1944
(c) 1945
(d) 1946
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The headquarters of World Bank is located at –
(a) Caracas
(b) Amman
(c) Detroit
(d) Washington DC
The International court of Justice is located in –
(a) Guatemala
(b) Hague
(c) Luanda
(d) Chisinau
IBRD stands for
(a) International Bank for Rural Development
(b) Internal Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(d) None of these
Which country enjoys a permanent seat on executive council of UNWTO?
(a) Spain
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Portugal
Which of the following is not associated with the UNO?
(a) ICJ
(b) WHO
(c) ASEAN
(d) All of the above
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UNEP stands for –
(a) United Nations Environment Programme
(b) United Nations Engineering Programme
(c) United Nations Environment Protocol
(d) United Nations Engineering Protocol
ICAO stands for –
(a) International Champion Air Organisation
(b) International Citizen Aviation Organisation
(c) International Civil Aircraft Organisation
(d) International Civil Aviation Organisation
The first major Security Council reform taken place?
(a) 1963
(b) 1965
(c) 1971
(d) 2015
The Charter of UNO was signed on –
(a) 26 July 1945
(b) 26 June 1945
(c) 26 September 1945
(d) 26 February 1945
What was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948, ”as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations”?
(a) Declaration on the conversion to peaceful needs of the resources released by disarmament
(b) Declaration of the Rights of the Child
(c) Declaration on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear and Thermonuclear Weapons
(d) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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UNICEF was established in the year –
(a) 1944
(b) 1945
(c) 1946
(d) 1947
The headquarters of UNEP is located at –
(a) Hota
(b) Ghaziabad
(c) Bayside
(d) Nairobi
When first veto was used?
(a) On Feb 4, 1946 by Soviet Union on Intervention of British Troops in Greece
(b) On Feb4, 1946 by USA on admitting Indian Union into UNO
(c) On Aug 25, 1972 by China to stop entry of Bangladesh into UN as a member state
(d) On Feb 8, 1944 by France against Britain
What country joins United Nations in 2002?
(a) Andorra
(b) Austria
(c) Hungary
(d) Switzerland
The ICAO was established in the year –
(a) 1947
(b) 1948
(c) 1952
(d) 1953
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The Popularization of Science is an award given by UNESCO
(a) The Green Star Awards
(b) The FiFi Awards
(c) The Kalinga Prize
(d) The BAFTA award
Which of the following is NOT one of the Millennium Goals set by U.N.O. ?
(a) Achieve Universal Primary Education
(b) Improve Computer Literacy
(c) Combat HIV/AIDS
(d) Environmental sustainability
The convention on the Right of the child adopted by UN General Assembly?
(a) 1988
(b) 1945
(c) 1990
(d) 1989
__ countries were the original members of the United Nations?
(a) 45
(b) 51
(c) 191
(d) 157
UNESCO established 18 April as __ the for Monuments and Sites Day
(a) World Telecommunication Day
(b) World Heritage Day
(c) World Asthma Day
(d) World Technology Day
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To which country did the first Secretary General of the UN belong?
(a) Austria
(b) Sweden
(c) Burma
(d) Norway
Which of the following nations is not a permanent member of the Security Council of the UN
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) France
(c) Britain
(d) Germany
Which of the following nations is a permanent member of the UN Security Council?
(a) Canada
(b) India
(c) Japan
(d) USA
The Secretary-General of UN is appointed by the
(a) Security Council
(b) Trusteeship Council
(c) General Assembly
(d) World Bank
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The General Assembly of United Nations meets
(a) Once a year
(b) twice a year
(c) thrice a year
(d) Once in five years
Which United Nations council selects the members of the Commission on Human Rights?
(a) The Economic and Social Council
(b) General Assembly
(c) Trusteeship council
(d) none of these
In which year did the UNO establish a commission on the status of women?
(a) 1945
(b) 1953
(c) 1954
(d) 1946
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is a private sector funding arm associated with which of the following?
(a) WTO
(b) World Bank
(c) United Nations
(d) Asian Development Bank
