UN & International Organizations

Question 1

The UN was established in this year.

Answer 1

1945

Question 2

Number of members in the UN.

Answer 2

193

• 3 countries excluded: Taiwan, Kosovo & Vatican

Question 3

Newest member to the UN

Answer 3

South Sudan [2011]

Question 4

Headquarters of the International Court of Justice (World Court) is in ____.

Answer 4

The Hague, Netherlands

• the HQs of 5 other bodies are in New York

Question 5

Permanent member nations of the Security Council

Answer 5

China, France, Russia, US, UK

Question 6

6 main bodies of the UN

Answer 6

Security Council 
Economic & Social Council 
General Assembly 
World Court 
Secretariat 
Trusteeship Council

Question 7

Head of the UN Postal Administration

Answer 7

Thanawat Amnajanan

• only postal authority in the world that issues stamps in 3 different currencies [US dollar, Swiss franc & euro]

Question 8

UN flag was officially adopted in ____.

Answer 8

1947

Question 9

Current secretary general of UN

Answer 9

António Guterres (Portugal) [2017-present]

Question 10

First United Nations secretary-general

Answer 10

Trygve Lie

Question 11

____ was appointed as the ‘Goodwill Ambassador for the Poor’ by the United Nations Association for Development and Peace (UNADAP).

Answer 11

M Nethra, Tamil Nadu

Question 12

The UN celebrated its ____ anniversary in 2020.

Answer 12

75th

Question 13

EU comprises of ____ European countries.

Answer 13

27

Question 14

Capital of EU

Answer 14

Brussel, Belgium

Question 15

European Commission President

Answer 15

Ursula von der Leyen

Question 16

European Council President

Answer 16

Charles Michel

Question 17

UK was the first to use this treaty to exit the EU.

Answer 17

Treaty of Lisbon

Question 18

HQ of Asian Developmental Bank

Answer 18

Metro Manila, Philippines

Question 19

HQ of ASEAN

Answer 19

Jakarta, Indonesia

Question 20

HQ of Interpol

Answer 20

Lyon, France

Question 21

HQ of NATO

Answer 21

Brussels, Belgium

Question 22

HQ of OPEC

Answer 22

Vienna

Question 23

HQ of WTO

Answer 23

Geneva, Switzerland

Question 24

HQ of Greenpeace International

Answer 24

Amsterdam

Question 25

HQ of International Red Cross

Answer 25

Geneva, Switzerland

Question 26

HQ of African Union

Answer 26

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Question 27

IMF: Year, HQ & Head

Answer 27

1945, Washington, Kristalina Georgieva

Question 28

Chief Economist of IMF

Answer 28

Gita Gopinath

Question 29

World Bank: Year, HQ, Head

Answer 29

1945, Washington, David Malpass

Question 30

MD of World Bank

Answer 30

Anshula Kant

Question 31

Head of UNICEF

Answer 31

Henrietta Fore

Question 32

Head of WHO

Answer 32

Tedros Adhanom

[Year: 1946; HQ: New York]

Question 33

HQ of UNESCO

Answer 33

Paris

Question 34

Head of WTO

Answer 34

Roberto Azevedo

Question 35

Who is an option as Head of WTO?

Answer 35

Okonjo-Iweala [Nigeria]

• would be first woman & African to hold the position at WTO

Question 36

New Developmental Bank: Year, HQ & Head

Answer 36

2014, Shanghai, Marcos Prado Troyjo

Question 37

HQ of UN Environment Programme (UNEP)

Answer 37

Nairobi, Kenya

Question 38

Head of UNEP

Answer 38

Inger Andersen

Question 39

Head of UNDP

Answer 39

Achim Steiner

Question 40

Chairperson of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)

Answer 40

Apurva Chandra [till June 2021]

Question 41

Head of ILO

Answer 41

Guy Ryder

Question 42

Year of establishment of G20

Answer 42

1993

Question 43

Year of establishment of SAARC

Answer 43

1985

Question 44

Which country was expelled from the G7?

Answer 44

Russia in 2014