Languages of the UN Secretariat

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Which of the following is not an official language of the United Nations Secretariat?

  1. Arabic

  2. Chinese

  3. English

  4. French

  5. Spanish


Correct Option:
Explanation:

The six official languages of the United Nations Secretariat are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.

Which of the following is not a working language of the United Nations Secretariat?

  1. Arabic

  2. Chinese

  3. English

  4. French

  5. German


Correct Option:
Explanation:

The five working languages of the United Nations Secretariat are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, and Russian.

Which of the following is the most widely used language in the United Nations Secretariat?

  1. Arabic

  2. Chinese

  3. English

  4. French

  5. Spanish


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

English is the most widely used language in the United Nations Secretariat, followed by French and Spanish.

Which of the following is the least widely used language in the United Nations Secretariat?

  1. Arabic

  2. Chinese

  3. English

  4. French

  5. Russian


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Russian is the least widely used language in the United Nations Secretariat, followed by Arabic and Chinese.

Which of the following is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a Romance language?

  1. Arabic

  2. Chinese

  3. English

  4. French

  5. Spanish


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chinese is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a Romance language.

Which of the following is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a tonal language?

  1. Arabic

  2. Chinese

  3. English

  4. French

  5. Spanish


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

English is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a tonal language.

Which of the following is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a member of the Indo-European language family?

  1. Arabic

  2. Chinese

  3. English

  4. French

  5. Spanish


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chinese is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a member of the Indo-European language family.

Which of the following is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a member of the Afroasiatic language family?

  1. Arabic

  2. Chinese

  3. English

  4. French

  5. Spanish


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chinese is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a member of the Afroasiatic language family.

Which of the following is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a member of the Romance language family?

  1. Arabic

  2. Chinese

  3. English

  4. French

  5. Spanish


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chinese is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a member of the Romance language family.

Which of the following is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a member of the Germanic language family?

  1. Arabic

  2. Chinese

  3. English

  4. French

  5. Spanish


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chinese is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a member of the Germanic language family.

Which of the following is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a member of the Slavic language family?

  1. Arabic

  2. Chinese

  3. English

  4. French

  5. Russian


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chinese is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a member of the Slavic language family.

Which of the following is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a member of the Uralic language family?

  1. Arabic

  2. Chinese

  3. English

  4. French

  5. Hungarian


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chinese is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a member of the Uralic language family.

Which of the following is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a member of the Altaic language family?

  1. Arabic

  2. Chinese

  3. English

  4. French

  5. Turkish


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chinese is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a member of the Altaic language family.

Which of the following is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a member of the Austronesian language family?

  1. Arabic

  2. Chinese

  3. English

  4. French

  5. Indonesian


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chinese is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a member of the Austronesian language family.

Which of the following is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a member of the Niger-Congo language family?

  1. Arabic

  2. Chinese

  3. English

  4. French

  5. Swahili


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chinese is the only official language of the United Nations Secretariat that is not a member of the Niger-Congo language family.

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