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Who directed the movie 'Dasavatharam' starring Kamal Hassan?

  1. Senthil

  2. Subramanyam K

  3. Anil Chowdaih

  4. Ravi Kumar KS


Correct Option: D

Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in

  1. Asia

  2. Africa

  3. South America

  4. Australia


Correct Option: B

Where did the three leaders, F.D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin, meet in 1943 and agreed on the need for an effective instrument for maintaining international peace?

  1. Moscow

  2. San Francisco

  3. Teheran

  4. Washington D.C.


Correct Option: C

The headquarters of the United Nations is at

  1. Geneva

  2. Paris

  3. New York

  4. Washington, D.C.


Correct Option: C

Which day is celebrated as United Nations Day?

  1. April 7th

  2. October 24th

  3. November 14th

  4. December 27th


Correct Option: B

In 1945, fifty nations met to phrase the basic Charter for a world organisation which would save the succeeding generations from the scourge of war This conference took place at

  1. Dumbarton Oaks

  2. London

  3. San Francisco

  4. Yalta


Correct Option: C

Which telecom company is the official telecom partner of IPL?

  1. BPL

  2. Vodafone Essar

  3. Airtel

  4. Idea


Correct Option: B

Under which article in 1968, the number of votes required in the Security Council to convene a general conference to review the charter was increased from seven to nine?

  1. Article 81

  2. Article 98

  3. Article 109

  4. Article 115


Correct Option: C

From the following, choose the set in which names of Secretary-Generals of the UNO are arranged in the correct chronological order?

  1. U Thant, Kurt Waldheim, Dag Hammarskjoeld and Trygve Lie

  2. Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjoeld, U Thant and Kurt Waldheim

  3. Trygve Lie, U Thant, Dag Hammarskjoeld and Kurt Waldheim

  4. U Thant, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie and Kurt Waldheim


Correct Option: B

The Secretary-General of NATO is

  1. Hans Blix

  2. Willy Claes

  3. Ajit Singh

  4. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer


Correct Option: D

The first meeting of the UN General Assembly was held in which of the following cities?

  1. London

  2. New York

  3. San Francisco

  4. Teheran


Correct Option: A

Consider the following pairs of UN associated agency and its headquarters:

  1. Economic and Social Commission : Amman
  2. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees : Geneva
  3. International Maritime Organisation : Paris
  4. International Fund for Agricultural Development : Venice Which of the above pairs is/are not matched correctly?
  1. 3, 4

  2. 2, 4

  3. 1, 2, 4

  4. 1, 3


Correct Option: A

Which of the following agencies related to the United Nations is concerned with promoting the growth of international trade and equilibrium in balance of payments?

  1. United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

  2. International Development Association

  3. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

  4. United Nations Development Programme


Correct Option: C

Who is the Secretary-General of the UNCTAD?

  1. Kenneth K.S. Dabzie

  2. Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi

  3. Gaston Thorn

  4. Nugroho Wisnumurti


Correct Option: B

How is the new membership of the United Nations affected?

  1. The admission if any state as member will be affected by a decision of the Security Council on the recommendation of the General Assembly

  2. The admission of any State as member will be effected by a decision of the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council

  3. The admission of any State as member will be effected by a joint decision of the Security Council and General Assembly

  4. The admission of any State as member will be effected by a decision of new membership council followed by a voting in General Assembly


Correct Option: B

In which of the following years, the membership of the Security Council was increased from 11 to 15 (under Article 23)?

  1. 1960

  2. 1965

  3. 1972

  4. 1975


Correct Option: B

Under Article 61 of the UN charter, the membership of the Economic and Social Council was increased in which of the following years from 27 to 54?

  1. 1963

  2. 1973

  3. 1978

  4. 1983


Correct Option: B

In which year a resolution ' Uniting for Peace' was adopted by UN General Assembly?

  1. 1950

  2. 1960

  3. 1965

  4. 1980


Correct Option: A

UN General Assembly elects a President and how many Vice Presidents at the start of its regular session?

  1. 7

  2. 15

  3. 21

  4. 2


Correct Option: C

Which of the following organisations is, among other things, concerned with human rights and freedoms without distinction of race, sex, language and religion?

  1. UNICEF

  2. UNFPA

  3. UNESCO

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Who among the following is the Director General of the International Labour Organisation?

  1. Jose Maria Ruda

  2. Jean-Claude Paye

  3. Juan Somavia

  4. Hiroshi Nakajima


Correct Option: C

To consider the large number of agenda items, the General Assembly has how many main committees?

  1. 5

  2. 7

  3. 9

  4. 15


Correct Option: B

Which of the following statements in regard to the working of the International Court of Justice is not correct?

  1. All questions before it are decided by a majority of the judges present

  2. The court is permanently in session at The Hague, but may hold its meetings elsewhere, if necessary

  3. Whenever its opinion is sought by the UN, it must be accepted by a simple majority vote

  4. Cases may be referred to the Court by member-nations involved in a dispute, in which case the Court s decision is binding upon them


Correct Option: C

All of the following are the functions of the UN Trusteeship Council except

  1. It prepares people for self-government or independence

  2. Its membership is confined to the nations who administer trust territories and some members elected by the General Assembly

  3. It supervises the administration of various territories governed by nations designated by the UN as trustees

  4. Regular meetings of the Council are held twice a year


Correct Option: B

The official languages of the United Nations are

  1. African, Chinese, English, French, German and Spanish

  2. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish

  3. Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, English, French and German

  4. Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Japanese and Spanish


Correct Option: B
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