Free International Organizations MCQs with Answers

555 International Organizations MCQs from General Knowledge, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.

International Organizations covers the purposes, headquarters, membership, structure and major functions of bodies such as the United Nations, WHO, UNESCO, IMF, World Bank, WTO, OIC, SAARC and NATO. It distinguishes their fields, such as health, finance, trade, security and regional cooperation, along with notable treaties and offices.

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Fairly easy
  • A. 1945
  • B. 1947
  • C. 1948
  • D. 1949

Explanation: UNESCO was established in 1945, with its Constitution adopted in London on 16 November of that year.

Correct answer: 1945
Hard
  • A. 1996
  • B. 1999
  • C. 2004
  • D. 2006

Explanation: The BRIC grouping became a formal political grouping in 2006, when the foreign ministers of Brazil, Russia, India and China began meeting…

Correct answer: 2006
Easy
  • A. Snow Leopard
  • B. Gorilla
  • C. Lion
  • D. Panda

Explanation: WWF uses a giant panda in its logo because the animal became an internationally recognizable symbol of endangered wildlife conservation.

Correct answer: Panda
Very hard
  • A. International Labour Orgnization
  • B. Amnesty International
  • C. United Nation's Children Fund
  • D. International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC)

Explanation: The International Committee of the Red Cross has received the Nobel Peace Prize three times, in 1917, 1944 and 1963.

Correct answer: International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC)
Hard
  • A. José Arce
  • B. Luis Padilla Nervo
  • C. Oswaldo Aranha
  • D. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Explanation: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit of India became the first woman president of the UN General Assembly in 1953.

Correct answer: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Hard
  • A. Paul-Henri Spaak
  • B. Oswaldo Aranha
  • C. José Arce
  • D. Herbert Vere Evatt

Explanation: Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium presided over the first session of the UN General Assembly in 1946.

Correct answer: Paul-Henri Spaak
Fairly easy
  • A. CENTO
  • B. SAARC
  • C. OECD
  • D. WTO

Explanation: The Baghdad Pact was renamed the Central Treaty Organization, or CENTO, in 1959; it was also known as the Middle East Treaty Organization.

Correct answer: CENTO
Easy
  • A. Paris Accord
  • B. Kyoto Protocol
  • C. Iran Nuclear Deal
  • D. US-Canada-Mexico Trade Deal

Explanation: The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, was the formal name of the 2015 agreement limiting Iran's nuclear programme in return…

Correct answer: Iran Nuclear Deal
Moderate
  • A. 16 May
  • B. 16 Aug
  • C. 16 Nov
  • D. 16 Dec

Explanation: The United Nations observes the International Day for Tolerance on 16 November.

Correct answer: 16 Nov
Moderate
  • A. 38
  • B. 39
  • C. 40
  • D. 42

Explanation: FATF has 39 members, comprising 37 member jurisdictions plus the Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Commission as regional…

Correct answer: 39
Easy
  • A. Jeddah
  • B. Tehran
  • C. Riyadh
  • D. Cairo

Explanation: The Arab League was established in Cairo, Egypt, in 1945 by seven founding Arab states.

Correct answer: Cairo
Very hard
  • A. London
  • B. Washington
  • C. New York
  • D. Geneva

Explanation: Bread for the World Institute is based in Washington, D.C., where it works on hunger and poverty policy.

Correct answer: Washington
Moderate
  • A. George Washington
  • B. 51 founder members
  • C. Franklin Roosevelt
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Franklin D. Roosevelt first used the term “United Nations” in the 1942 Declaration by United Nations.

Correct answer: Franklin Roosevelt
Moderate
  • A. 1990
  • B. 1995
  • C. 1994
  • D. 1999

Explanation: The Schengen Agreement was signed in 1985, but its provisions came into force on 26 March 1995.

Correct answer: 1995
Fairly easy
  • A. New York
  • B. Paris
  • C. Washington
  • D. Nairobi

Explanation: The United Nations Environment Programme, or UNEP, has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.

Correct answer: Nairobi
Moderate
  • A. Trygve Lie
  • B. U Thant
  • C. Dag Hammarskjöld
  • D. Kofi Annan

Explanation: Dag Hammarskjöld, the second UN secretary-general, died in a plane crash near Ndola in 1961 while travelling on a peace mission.

Correct answer: Dag Hammarskjöld
Moderate
  • A. India
  • B. South Africa
  • C. Brazil
  • D. China

Explanation: The 10th BRICS Summit was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in July 2018.

Correct answer: South Africa
Moderate
  • A. Central Asia regional and European Corridor
  • B. Central Asia Regional economic corridor
  • C. Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation
  • D. None of these

Explanation: CAREC expands to Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation. It is a regional programme that promotes transport, trade and energy…

Correct answer: Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation
Very hard
  • A. 188
  • B. 184
  • C. 187
  • D. 186Pakistan Studies Mcqs

Explanation: The International Labour Organization had 187 member states at the time this question was compiled.

Correct answer: 187
Moderate
  • A. League of Nation
  • B. United Nations
  • C. International UN Federation
  • D. International Institution

Explanation: The League of Nations, created after the First World War in 1920, was the first major institutional attempt to organize international…

Correct answer: League of Nation