Major Agencies of the United Nations

Question 1

What is the complete form of UNICEF?

Answer 1

United Nations Children’s Fund

Question 2

Where is the headquarters of UNICEF located?

Answer 2

New York

Question 3

What is one of the leading goals of UNICEF?

Answer 3

Universal Child Immunisation

Question 4

When did UNICEF receive the Nobel Peace Prize?

Answer 4

1965

Question 5

When did UNICEF receive the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize?

Answer 5

1989

Question 6

What is the complete form of the WHO?

Answer 6

World Health Organization

Question 7

When was it established?

Answer 7

April 7 1948

Question 8

When is World Health Day celebrated?

Answer 8

April 7

Question 9

What diseases did WHO launch six major programmes for?

Answer 9

Measles, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Tuberculosis, Polio and Whooping Cough

Question 10

Where is the headquarters of WHO located?

Answer 10

Geneva, Switzerland

Question 11

What was the decade 1981 to 1990 declared as?

Answer 11

International Water Supply and Sanitation Day

Question 12

What is the world’s biggest health programme?

Answer 12

Malaria eradication program

Question 13

Which diseases are known as the killer of young infants

Answer 13

Diarrhoeal Diseases

Question 14

What health journals are published by the World Health Organization

Answer 14

Bulletin of the World Health Organization and Public Health Panorama

Question 15

What is the complete form of UNESCO?

Answer 15

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Question 16

What is UNESCO’s largest sector?

Answer 16

Education

Question 17

What library was established with financial assistance from UNESCO?

Answer 17

Dehli Public Library

Question 18

What is the official monthly magazine of UNESCO?

Answer 18

Courier

Question 19

What editions of Courier is established in India?

Answer 19

Hindi and Tamil