The name UNO was suggested by
Ans : F. D. Roosevelt
UNO was formally came into existence on
Ans : October 24,1945
UN day is observed on
Ans : October 24
Headquarters of UNO
Ans : Manhattan (New York)
The main aim of UNO
Ans : Peace and Human dignity
Motto of UNO
Ans : It's Your World
UN Flag was adopted on
Ans : October 20, 1947
Colour of UN Flag
Ans : Light Blue
Design of UN Flag
Ans : World map surrounded by two olive branches
UN Emblem was designed by
Ans : Donal McLaughlin
The Secretary General of the UN is elected by the General assembly on recommendation of the
Ans : Security Council
The only body in which all UN members are represented
Ans: General Assembly
First General meeting of UNO was held in
Ans : London(1946)
The largest subsidiary body of UNO
Ans : Economic and Social Council
The Constitution of the United Nations Organisation
Ans : UN Charter
The Preamble of the UN was prepared by
Ans : Field Marshal Smuts
UN Charter was signed on
Ans : June 26,1945
The meeting in which the UN Charter was signed
Ans : San Francisco
UN Charter came into force on
Ans : October 24,1945
The number of countries signed in the UN Charter in its first phase
Ans : 50
India signed in the UN Charter on
Ans : October 30,1945
The Indian representative to sign in the UN Charter
Ans : Ramaswamy Muthaliyar
51st country to sign in UN Charter
Ans : Poland
The executive body of the United Nations
Ans : Security Council
The five permanent members of UNO
Ans : China, France, Russia, Britain and USA
Human Rights Declaration made by UNO on
Ans : December 10,1948
Human Rights Day is observed on
Ans : December 10
Number of official languages of UNO
Ans : 6
Official Languages of UNO
Ans : English, French, Chinese, Russian, Arabic and Spanish Working Languages of UNO English and French
The 6th Language Arabic was preferred as the Official Language of UN in
Ans : 1973
UN Celebrated its Golden Jubilee in
Ans : 1995
European headquarters of UN
Ans : Geneva
Asian and European countries which are not the members of UN
Ans : Taiwan and Vatican respectively
Number of representatives on the commencement of UNO
Ans : 51
The Secretary General of UN is elected by the General Assembly on the recommendation of
Ans : Security Council
First Secretary General of UNO
Ans : Trygve Lie
The present and 9th Secretary General of UN
Ans : Antonio Guterres
Antonio Guterres belongs to
Ans : Portugal
The UN Library is known as
Ans : Hammarskjold Library
First person who received Nobel prize posthumously in 1961
Ans : Dag Hammarskjold
The organisation of UN dedicated exclusively to children
Ans : UNICEF
Total membership of UNO at present
Ans : 193
190th member of UNO
Ans : .Switzerland
191st member of UNO
Ans : East Timor
192nd member of UNO
Ans : Montenegro
193rd member of UNO
Ans : South Sweden
The smallest UN member in terms of population
Ans : Nauru
The smallest UN member in terms of area
Ans : Monaco
The UN Library is located in
Ans : Newyork
The UN University Is located in
Ans : Tokyo
The UN Peace University is located in
Ans : Costa Rica
UN Women was formed on
Ans : July 2,2010
UN Women became operational in
Ans : January 2011
Headquarters of UN Women
Ans : New York
First Indian to become the President of UN General Assembly
Ans : Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1953)
The General Assembly meeting is described as
Ans : 'Town meeting of the world'
The United Nations Inter regional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) is located at
Ans : Turin (Italy)
The Trusteeship Council was suspended in operation on
Ans : November 1,1994 (with the independence of Palau)
UN ORGANS
Sixth Organ of UNO
Ans : The Trusteeship Council
THE MAIN ORGANS OF UNO ARE
The General Assembly
Ans : New York
The Security Council
Ans : New York
The Economic and Social Council
Ans : New York
International Court of Justice
Ans : Hague
The Secretariat
Ans : New York
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Only body of UN in which every member of the organization is represented and allowed to vote
Ans : General Assembly
The role General Assembly
Ans : To discuss issues and make recommendations
The majority required for implementing a decision in UN General Assembly
Ans : Two third
The organ of UN known as World Parliament
Ans : General Assembly
The UN General Assembly is presided over by
Ans : Secretary General
First President of UN General Assembly
Ans : Paul Henri Spaak
The term of President and Vice President of UN General Assembly
Ans : 1 year
Number of major committees of UN General Assembly
Ans : Seven
Number of representatives to UN General Assembly by a member country
Ans : Five
Present Deputy Secretary General of UN
Ans : Amina Mohammed(Nigeria)
THE SECURITY COUNCIL
The main objective of UN Security Council
Ans : World Peace
Number of member countries in UN Security Council
Ans : Fifteen
Number of permanent members in UN Security Council
Ans : 5
Number of temporary members in UN Security Council
Ans : 10
The term of temporary members in UN Security Council
Ans : 2
Permanent members in UN Security Council are otherwise known as
Ans : P-5 Countries
Permanent members are
China
France
Russia
Britain
USA
The power of five Permanent Members of UN Security Council to prevent the adoption of any "substantive" resolution
Ans : Veto Power
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
Number of member countries in the Economic and Social Council
Ans : 54
The term of members of Economic and Social Council
Ans : Three years(1/3 members retire each year)
Main objective of Economic and Social Council
Ans : To implement the economic and social values
The operations of World Health Organization (WHO) and UNESCO were controlled by
Ans : Economic and Social Council
Number of Commissions working under Economic and Social Council
Ans : Twelve
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF USTICE (ICJ)
The only organisation of UN which has the headquarters outside New York
Ans : ICJ
Headquarters of IG
Ans : Hague (Netherland)
The International Court of Justice is composed of
Ans : 15 judges
The term of Judges in the International Court of Justice
Ans : Nine Years
The clients of International court of justice
Ans : Member Countries
Working languages of International Court of Justice
Ans : English and French
Indians who became the judges of ICJ are
Ans : B.N. Rao
Justice Nagendar Singh
Justice R.S. Pathak
Dalveer Bhandari
First Indian to become the judge of ICJ
Ans : B.N.Rao
ICJ was established in
Ans : 1945
UNO
First Indian to become the President of ICJ
Ans : Justice Nagendar Singh
The Indian Judge who was nominated to ICJ in 2012
Ans : Dalveer Bhandari
SECRETARIAT
The main objective of the UN Secretariat
Ans : To carry on the UN daily rules
The administrative centre of UN
Ans : Secretariat
The principal head of the Secretariat Secretary General First Civil Servant in the World Secretary General The person known as the arbitrator of the world
Ans : Secretary General
The official term of Secretary General
Ans : Five years
First Deputy Secretary General
Ans : Louise Frechette
SECERATARY GENERALS
First European - Trygve Lie
First AsIan - Yu-tant
First African -Dr. Butros Gali
Died in Harness - Dag Hammerskjoeld
Resigned first - Trygve Lie
Got Nobel prize - Dag Hammarskjoeld (1961) Koffe Annan (2001)
Present - Antonio Guterres
SPECIAL AGENCIES OF UNO INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION (ILO)
Headquarters
Ans : Geneva
ILO was formed in
Ans : 1919
Number of member countries
Ans : 187
The motto of ILO
Ans : If you desire peace,cultivate justice
First Special Agency of UNO
Ans : ILO
ILO became the Special Agency of UNO in
Ans : 1946
ILO got Nobel Prize for Peace in
Ans : 1969
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION (FAO)
Headquarters
Ans : Rome
FAO was formed on
Ans : October 16,1945
Number of member countries
Ans : 194
Motto
Ans : 'Let there be bread'
First agency of UN formed after second world war
Ans : FAO
World Food day is observed on
Ans : October 16
The UN member country which is not a member of the FAO
Ans : Liechtenstein
THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANISATION (UNESCO)
Formed on
Ans : November 16,1945
Headquarters
Ans : Paris
Number of member countries
Ans : 195
Motto
Ans : "We must construct the defenses of peace in the minds of women and men"
The Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation of UNO
Ans : UNESCO
The International organisation which prepares World Heritage List
Ans : UNESCO
The Kalinga Prize is given by
Ans : UNESCO
Kalinga Prize was instituted in
Ans : 1952
The Indian Chief Minister who took initiative to start Kalinga Prize
Ans : Biju Patnaik
First awardee of Kalinga Prize
Ans : Louis De Broglie
First Indian to receive Kalinga Prize
Ans : Jagajith Singh
The Biosphere Reserve which became the part of UNESCO heritage list in 2016
Ans : Agasthyamala
The temple in Kerala which won the UNESCO Excellence Award in 2015
Ans : Vadakkumnathan Temple
MAJOR CENTRES IN INDIA WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST OF UNESCO IN 2016
Kanchenjunga National Park(Sikkim)
Capitol Complex(Chandigarh)
Nalanda Mahavihara(Bihar)
WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO)
World health day
Ans : April 7 (Formation day of WHO)
The publication of WHO
Ans : World Health Report
The Indian woman who was the President of WHO
Ans : Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
First woman Director General of WHO
Ans : Gro Harlem Bundtland
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA)
Headquarters
Ans : Vienna
IAEA was formed on
Ans : July 29,1957
Number of member countries
Ans : 168
Motto
Ans : 'Atom for Peace'
To implement the use of nuclear weapons for peace settlements is the main objective of
Ans : IAEA
IAEA got the Nobel Prize for Peace in
Ans : 2005
First President of IAEA
Ans : W. Sterling Cole
168th Member country of IAEA
Ans : Turkmenistan
The safe guard office of IAEA is located at
Ans : Tokyo (Japan) and Toronto (Canada)
THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND (UNICEF)
Headguarters
Ans : New York
UNICEF was formed on
Ans : December 11,1946
Number of member countries
Ans : 193
To provide long-term humanitarian and development assistance to children and mothers in developing countries is the main objective of
Ans : UNICEF
The special agency of UNICEF for the welfare of children
Ans : UNICEF
UNICEF was declared 'as the permanent agency of UN in
Ans : 1953
UNICEF got Nobel prize for peace in
Ans : 1965
The global goodwill ambassador of UNICEF in 2016
Ans : Priyanka Chopra
The goodwill ambassador of UNICEF in 2017
Ans : Shahrukh Khan
UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR)
Headquarters
Ans : Geneva
UNHCR was formed on
Ans : December 14,1950
Number of Member countries in UNHCR
Ans : 120
To protect and support refugees is the main objective of
Ans : UNHCR
UNHCR observes World Refugee day on
Ans : June 20
UNHCR declared World Refugee Year during
Ans : 1959 - 1960
UNHCR got Nobel prizes for Peace in
Ans : 1954 and 1981
WORLD BANK
Headquarters
Ans : Washington DC
World Bank was formed on
Ans : December 27,1945
Motto of World Bank
Ans : Working for a world free of poverty
World's largest Bank
Ans : World Bank
To provide financial assistance to poor and developed countries is the main objective of
Ans : World Bank
WORLD BANK CONSIST OF FIVE INSTITUTIONS
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
The International Development Association (IDA)
International Financial Corporation (IFC)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
It has 189 members in IBRD and 173 members in
Ans : IDA
First president of World Bank
Ans : Eugene Meyer
World Bank President is nominated by
Ans : American President
First country to avail loan from the World bank
Ans : France
The Bank which is associated with the term Third Window'
Ans : World Bank
World Development Report (WDR) is published by
Ans : World bank
World Development Report is published since
Ans : 1978
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
Headquarters
Ans : Washington DC
Formed on
Ans : December 27,1945
Became operational on
Ans : March 1,1947
Member Countries
Ans : 189
IMF Director will be from the continent of
Ans : Europe
Special Drawing Rights (SDR) is issued by
Ans : IMF
Indians who attended, in the Bretton woods Conference
Ans : R.K.Shanmugham Chetty and C.D.Deshmukh
First woman to become the Managing Director of IMF
Ans : Christine Lagarde
The world famous Economist who participated in the meeting for the formation of IMF
Ans : Irving Fisher
To secure financial stability, facilitate, International trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty around the world are the main objectives of
Ans : IMF
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION (WMO)
Headquarters
Ans : Geneva
WMO was formed in
Ans : 1950
Number of member countries
Ans : 191
The UN Agency which studies the world climate and other atmospheric phenomena
Ans : WMO
The predecessor of WMO
Ans : International Meteorological Organization (IMO)
International Meteorological Organization was founded in
Ans : 1873
INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION (ITU)
Headquarters
Ans : Geneva
ITU was formed on
Ans : May 17/1865
A specialized agency of the United Nations that is responsible for issues that concern information and communication technologies
Ans : ITU
May 17
Ans : World Telecommunication Day
November 21
Ans : World Television Day
UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (UNCHR)
Headquarters
Geneva
UNCHR was formed in
1946
UNCHR became the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in
Ans : 2006
UN General Assembly passed the Human Rights Resolution on
Ans : December 10,1948
International Human Rights Day is observed on
Ans : December 10
The architect of UN Human Rights Proclamation
Ans : John Peters Humphrey
The American President who described the Human Rights proclamation as the International Magna Carta of all mankind
Ans : Franklin.D.Roosevelt
UN started to observe Human Rights Day since
Ans : 1950
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD)
Headquarters
Ans : Geneva
UNCTAD was formed in
Ans : 1964
Member Countries
Ans : 194
First meeting of UNCTAD was held in
Ans : 1964 (Geneva)
Second meeting of UNCTAD was held in
Ans : 1968 (New Delhi)
WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANISATION(WIPO)
Headquarters
Ans : Geneva
WIPO was formed in
Ans : 1967
Member Countries
Ans : 189
WIPO became the special agency of UNO in
Ans : 1974
Intellectual Property Day is observed on
Ans : April 26
Second meeting of UNCTAD was held in
Ans : 1968 (New Delhi)
To encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world is the main objective of
Ans : WIPO
WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION (WTO)
Headquarters
Ans : Geneva
WTO was formed on
Ans : January 1,1995
Member Countries
Ans : 164
Official languages
Ans : English, French, Spanish
The predecessor of WTO
Ans : GATT
(General Agreement on-Tariffs and Trade)
The agreement signed by 123 nations on 15 April 1994 for replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Ans : Marrakesh Agreement
GATT came into effect on
Ans : January 1,1948
India became the member of WTO on
Ans : January 1,1995
161st Member country of WTO
Ans : Seychelles
162nd Member country of WTO
Ans : Kazakhstan
163rd Member country of WTO
Ans : Liberia
164th Member country of WTO
Ans : Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME (UNEP)
Headquarters
Ans : Nairobi
Formed on
Ans : June 5,1972
Slogan
Ans : Environment for Development
The UN Agency to coordinate its environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices
Ans : UNEP
The message of 2016 World Environment Day
Ans : 'Go Wild For Life'
COMMON WEALTH
Headquarters
Ans : Marlborough House (London)
Came into effect in
Ans : 1931
Member countries
Ans : 53
53rd member country
Ans : Rwanda
Countries left from the Commonwealth Nations
Ans : Ireland, Zimbabwe
The meeting which caused the formation of Commonwealth Nations
Ans : Imperial Meeting
Imperial Meeting was held in
Ans : 1926
Former name of Commonwealth
Ans : British Commonwealth
The symbolic head of Commonwealth
Ans : British King or Queen
Commonwealth Secretariat came into effect in
Ans : 1965
The head of the Commonwealth Secretariat
Ans : Secretary
First Secretary of the Commonwealth
Ans : Arnold Smith
First Indian to become the Secretary of Commonwealth
Ans : Kamalesh Sharma
The meeting of Commonwealth heads is known as
Ans : CHOGM
CHOGM
Ans : Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
First CHOGM meeting was held in
Ans : 1971 (Singapore)
CHOGM meeting in India was held at
Ans : Goa(1983)
The member countries in Commonwealth which were not the colonies of Britain
Ans : Rwanda, Mozambique
Indian State in which the Commonwealth cemetery is situated
Ans : Manipur
Largest country in Commonwealth Nation in terms of area
Ans : Canada
Most populated Commonwealth Country
Ans : India
COMMON WEALTH GAMES
International Commonwealth sport event which is attended by member “Countries ”
Ans : Commonwealth Games
Father of Commonwealth Games
Ans : Ashley Cooper.
Motto of Commonwealth Games
Ans : Humanity, Equality, Destiny
First Commonwealth Games was held in
Ans : Hamilton (Canada; 1730)
Number of member countries participated in the first Commonwealth games
Ans : 11
NON - ALIGNED MOVEMENT(NAM)
The Conference which caused the
formation of NAM
Ans : Bandung Conference (Indonesia)
Bandung Conference was held in
Ans : 1955
The idea of NAM was proposed by
Ans : V.K. Krishna Menon
NAM was formed in
Ans : 1961
First meeting of NAM was held in
Ans : Belgrade (1961)
The basics of NAM
Ans : Panchasheel Agreement
The leaders who took initiative to the formation of NAM
Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru,Marshal Tito (President, Yugoslavia)Gamal Abdul Nazar (President, Egypt)
NAM doesn't have a permanent headquarters
The number of countries which took part in the first meeting of NAM
Ans : 25
First Indian to become the Secretary General of NAM
Ans : Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
The related agency of NAM
Ans : AFRICA Fund
Action for Resisting Invasion Colonialisation and Apartheid First Chairman of AFRICA Fund
Ans : Rajiv Gandhi
SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL CO-OPERATION (SAARC)
Headquarters
Ans : Kathmandu (Nepal)
Founded on
Ans : December 8,1985 (Dhaka)
Member countries
Ans : 8
Member countries
Ans : Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, India, Maldives, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka
Last member
Ans : Afghanistan (2007)
The idea of SAARC was put forward by -
Ans : Zia-Ur - Rahman(Bangladesh President)
The summit which decided to form SAARC
Ans : Dhaka Summit (1985)
First Chairman of SAARC
Ans : H.M.Ershad
First General Secretary of SAARC
Ans : Abdul Ahzar
The idea of SAARC was put forward by
Ans : Zia-Ur-Rahman(Bangladesh President)
Largest regional intergovernmental organization
Ans : SAARC
SAARC summits in India were held in
Ans : 1986; 1995 and 2007
SAARC University is situated at
Ans : New Delhi
Cultural capital of SAARC in 2017
Ans : Dhaka
Largest member country in SAARC
Ans : India
Smallest member country in SAARC
Ans : Maldives
SAARC Agricultural Centre
Ans : Dhaka
SAARC Meteorological Research Centre
Ans : Dhaka
SAARC Forestry Centre
Ans : Thimbu
SAARC Development Fund
Ans : Thimbu
SAARC Documentation Centre
Ans : New Delhi
SAARC Disaster Management Centre
Ans : New Delhi
SAARC Coastal Management Centre
Ans : Male
SAARC Information Centre
Ans : Kathmandu
SAARC Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Centre
Ans : Kathmandu
SAARC Human Resources and Development Centre
Ans : Islamabad
SAARC Energy Centre
Ans : Islamabad
SAARC Cultural Centre
Ans : Islamabad
DESIGNATED SAARC YEARS
1989 - SAARC Year of Combating Drug Abuse and Drug Trafficking
1990 - SAARC Year of Girl Child
1991- SAARC Year of Shelter
1992 - SAARC Year of Environment
1993 - SAARC Year of Disabled Persons
1994 - SAARC Year of the Youth
1995 - SAARC Year of Poverty Eradication
1996 - SAARC Year of Literacy
1997 - SAARC Year of Participatory Governance
1999 - SAARC Year of Biodiversity Biodiversity
2002-2003 - SAARC Year of Contribution of Youth to Environment
2004 - SAARC Awareness Year for TB and HIV/AIDS
2005 - South Asia Tourism Year
SAARC DECADES
1991-2000
Ans : SAARC Decade of the Girl Child
2001-2010
Ans : SAARC Decade of the Rights of the Child
2006-2015
Ans : Poverty Eradication
2010-2020
Ans : Intra Regional Connectivity
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