Deck 3: United Nations and Environmental Organizations

Question 1

The Greenpeace was founded by………………………………..

A)irving stowe and dorothy stowe
B)george bush
C)medha padker
D)sundarlal bahuguna

Answer 1

irving stowe and dorothy stowe

Question 2

The Greenpeace conducts campaigning on worldwide issues such as …………..

A)climate change
B)deforestation
C)over fishing
D)all of the above

Answer 2

all of the above

Question 3

…………………. is a political ideology that aims to foster an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, nonviolence, social justice and grass root democracy.

A)geo politics
B)green politics
C)grass root democracy
D)none of these

Answer 3

green politics

Question 4

Which one of the following is the outcome of the disintegration of USSR?

A)dissolution of the soviet union into 15 independent republics
B)conclusion of the cold war
C)declaration of the creation of the russian federation by boris yeltsin
D)all of the above

Question 5

Who was the successor of Mikhail Gorbachev?

A)boris yeltsin
B)vladimir lenin
C)gennady yunayev
D)joseph stalin

Question 6

…………………………was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as the first President of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 1999.

A)boris nikolayevich yeltsin
B)mikhail gorbachev
C)joseph stalin
D)none of these

Question 7

The Paris Agreement is related to…………………………….

A)terrorism
B)climate change
C)poverty alleviation
D)trade agreement

Question 8

The Paris Agreement entered into force on…………………………...

A)4 november 2014
B)4 november 2015
C)4 november 2016
D)none of these

Question 9

How many non-permanent members are there in the Security Council?

A)10
B)12
C)15
D)8

Question 10

What is the term of a judge of the International Court of Justice?

A)5 years
B)7 years
C)8 years
D)9 years

Question 11

Which organ of the United Nations Organisation is responsible for coordinating the work of its specialised agencies?

A)general assembly
B)economic and social council
C)security council
D)secretariat

Question 12

When was the United Nations Organisation founded?

A)august 9, 1945
B)october 24, 1944
C)october 24, 1945
D)december 10, 1945

Question 13

How many countries are the members of the U. N. O. at present?

A)196
B)189
C)193
D)169

Question 14

The United Nations agency concerned with the improvement of standards of education and strengthening international co-operation in this field is :

A)unef
B)u n e s c o
C)unicef
D)unedo

Question 15

Which of the following is an inactive organ of the U. N. O.?

A)general assembly
B)security council
C)trusteeship council
D)secretariat

Question 16

Which of the following is not main organ of United Nations?

A)international court of justice
B)economic and social council
C)secretariat
D)international monetary fund

Question 17

The UN day is celebrated every year on………………………

A)24th september
B)28th september
C)24th october
D)none of these

Question 18

Which of the following UN agencies focuses on poverty reduction and the improvement of living standards worldwide?

A)world bank
B)imf
C)who
D)ilo

Question 19

The UN Charter was signed on …………………

A)24th june, 1945
B)26th june, 1945
C)24th july, 1945
D)26th july, 1945

Question 20

How many permanent members are there in the Security Council?

A)three
B)five
C)six
D)four

Question 21

How many Judges are there in the International Court of Justice?

A)9
B)10
C)11
D)15

Question 22

Trygve Lie was the first Secretary General of the United Nations from ……………

A)russia
B)norway
C)japan
D)usa

Question 23

Who was the first Indian to be the President of U. N. General Assembly?

A)natwar singh
B)v. k. krishna menon
C)smt. vijay laxmi pandit
D)romesh bhandari