Free International Organizations MCQs with Answers

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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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Moderate
  • A. Trygive Lie
  • B. Vijy Laxmi Pandit
  • C. U Thant
  • D. Kurt Waldheim

Explanation: U Thant of Burma, now Myanmar, became the first Asian Secretary-General of the United Nations in 1961.

Correct answer: U Thant
Easy
  • A. Paris
  • B. Rome
  • C. Geneva
  • D. New York

Explanation: UNESCO is headquartered in Paris, France. Rome hosts agencies such as the Food and Agriculture Organization, while Geneva hosts several…

Correct answer: Paris
Fairly easy
  • A. Geneva
  • B. New York
  • C. Paris
  • D. The Hague

Explanation: The International Labour Organization has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Correct answer: Geneva
Fairly easy
  • A. New York
  • B. Rome
  • C. Geneva
  • D. London

Explanation: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, or UNHCR, is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Correct answer: Geneva
Easy
  • A. Elephant
  • B. Horse
  • C. Snake
  • D. Lion

Explanation: The WHO emblem contains the Rod of Asclepius, shown as a snake around a staff, over the UN symbol.

Correct answer: Snake
Moderate
  • A. 1 June
  • B. 2 June
  • C. 3 June
  • D. 4 June

Explanation: World Bicycle Day is observed on 3 June. The United Nations designated it to promote cycling as an affordable, sustainable means of…

Correct answer: 3 June
Hard
  • A. 2018
  • B. 2019
  • C. 2020
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The UN General Assembly proclaimed 3 June as World Bicycle Day in 2018, although the resolution was adopted in 2017.

Correct answer: 2018
Hard
  • A. 1949
  • B. 1950
  • C. 1951
  • D. 1952Pakistan Studies Mcqs

Explanation: The United Nations Command was established in Tokyo in July 1950 during the Korean War.

Correct answer: 1950
Moderate
  • A. Berlin
  • B. Vienna
  • C. Florence
  • D. Geneva

Explanation: The International Council of Nurses has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Correct answer: Geneva
Very hard
  • A. Tajikistan
  • B. Kazakhstan
  • C. Turkey
  • D. Azerbaijan

Explanation: Azerbaijan chaired the first NAM virtual summit on 4 May 2020 through its president, Ilham Aliyev, who was then chair of the Non-Aligned…

Correct answer: Azerbaijan
Very hard
  • A. 1963
  • B. 1964
  • C. 1965
  • D. 1966

Explanation: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, was established in 1966 to study conflict, armaments, arms control and…

Correct answer: 1966
Moderate
  • A. International Table Tennis federation Association
  • B. International Table Tennis federation
  • C. International Table Federation
  • D. International Table

Explanation: The sport’s governing body is officially the International Table Tennis Federation, abbreviated ITTF.

Correct answer: International Table Tennis federation
Moderate
  • A. 22 May 1904
  • B. 25 May 1940
  • C. 21 May 1905
  • D. 21 May 1904

Explanation: FIFA was founded in Paris on 21 May 1904 by representatives of seven European football associations.

Correct answer: 21 May 1904
Very hard
  • A. 12885
  • B. 13865
  • C. 14855
  • D. 12558South Asians & Diaspora

Explanation: SIPRI estimated the global nuclear arsenal at about 13,865 warheads in January 2019. This total included both deployed and stored weapons.

Correct answer: 13865
Moderate
  • A. 2015
  • B. 2016
  • C. 2017
  • D. 2018

Explanation: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted by the UN in 2017 and later entered into force in 2021.

Correct answer: 2017
Hard
  • A. 13
  • B. 14
  • C. 15
  • D. 16

Explanation: OPEC had 13 members in 2020 after Qatar's withdrawal in 2019. Membership has changed several times, so the year specified in the question…

Correct answer: 13
Fairly easy
  • A. Community welfare
  • B. Conflict prevention
  • C. Chemical weapons
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, or OPCW, works to implement the Chemical Weapons Convention and eliminate…

Correct answer: Chemical weapons
Moderate
  • A. Right to offense
  • B. Non- military intervention
  • C. Right to self defense
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Article 51 of the UN Charter preserves the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence when an armed attack occurs.

Correct answer: Right to self defense
Easy
  • A. Yugoslaivia
  • B. UK
  • C. syira
  • D. Soviet Union

Explanation: KGB stands for Committee for State Security and served as the Soviet Union’s main security and intelligence agency until 1991.

Correct answer: Soviet Union
Hard
  • A. 3
  • B. 5
  • C. 4
  • D. 2

Explanation: The three Muslim-majority ASEAN members are Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei. Therefore, the number is three.

Correct answer: 3