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22 Government jobs General knowledge questions with answers and explanations.
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The United Nations was founded in:
- 1 1939
- 2 1945
- 3 1957
- 4 1919
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Correct answer: 1945
The UN charter came into force on 24 October 1945.
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The headquarters of the United Nations is in:
- 1 Paris
- 2 Geneva
- 3 New York
- 4 Vienna
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The number of permanent members of the UN Security Council is:
- 1 7
- 2 15
- 3 10
- 4 5
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Correct answer: 5
The permanent members are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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The World Health Organization has its headquarters in:
- 1 Geneva
- 2 Rome
- 3 New York
- 4 The Hague
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The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has its headquarters in:
- 1 Jeddah
- 2 Riyadh
- 3 Cairo
- 4 Doha
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The SAARC secretariat is located in:
- 1 New Delhi
- 2 Dhaka
- 3 Kathmandu
- 4 Islamabad
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Correct answer: Kathmandu
The SAARC Secretariat is in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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The International Court of Justice sits at:
- 1 The Hague
- 2 Geneva
- 3 Brussels
- 4 London
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Correct answer: The Hague
The ICJ, the main judicial body of the UN, is at The Hague in the Netherlands.
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The International Monetary Fund is headquartered in:
- 1 London
- 2 Washington, D.C.
- 3 Geneva
- 4 New York
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Correct answer: Washington, D.C.
The IMF and the World Bank both have their headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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UNESCO has its headquarters in:
- 1 Rome
- 2 New York
- 3 Geneva
- 4 Paris
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The International Committee of the Red Cross was founded by:
- 1 Louis Pasteur
- 2 Henri Dunant
- 3 Alfred Nobel
- 4 Florence Nightingale
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Correct answer: Henri Dunant
Henri Dunant helped to found the Red Cross in 1863 and received the first Nobel Peace Prize.
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NATO was formed in:
- 1 1945
- 2 1949
- 3 1955
- 4 1961
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Correct answer: 1949
The North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington in April 1949.
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The European Union has its main seat in:
- 1 Berlin
- 2 Brussels
- 3 Geneva
- 4 Paris
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The World Bank was set up at the:
- 1 Yalta conference
- 2 Geneva convention
- 3 Bretton Woods conference
- 4 Paris peace conference
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Correct answer: Bretton Woods conference
The IMF and the World Bank came from the 1944 Bretton Woods conference.
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The International Labour Organization is headquartered in:
- 1 Geneva
- 2 Vienna
- 3 Paris
- 4 New York
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Correct answer: Geneva
The ILO, an agency of the UN, is based in Geneva.
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ASEAN is a regional organisation of:
- 1 Africa
- 2 South Asia
- 3 Latin America
- 4 South East Asia
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The International Atomic Energy Agency is located in:
- 1 Vienna
- 2 The Hague
- 3 Geneva
- 4 London
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UNICEF works mainly for the welfare of:
- 1 Farmers
- 2 Refugees
- 3 Prisoners
- 4 Children
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The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has its headquarters in:
- 1 Brussels
- 2 Rome
- 3 Paris
- 4 Geneva
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The Group of Seven (G7) does NOT include:
- 1 China
- 2 Japan
- 3 Italy
- 4 Canada
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Correct answer: China
The G7 members are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US.
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The Arab League was founded in:
- 1 1971
- 2 1967
- 3 1945
- 4 1948
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The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was revived in 1985 by:
- 1 Turkey and Egypt
- 2 Iran and Iraq
- 3 Pakistan, Iran and Turkey
- 4 Pakistan and India
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Correct answer: Pakistan, Iran and Turkey
It grew out of the RCD formed by Pakistan, Iran and Turkey.
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The Asian Development Bank is headquartered in:
- 1 Tokyo
- 2 Beijing
- 3 Singapore
- 4 Manila
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Correct answer: Manila
ADB's headquarters are in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila.