Deck 3: United Nations Agencies and Their Governance: Headquarters, Leadership, and Awards

Question 1

Which organ is commonly known as 'United Nations Family' ?

A)Economic and Social Council
B)Security Council
C)Secretariat
D)General Assembly

Answer 1

Economic and Social Council

Question 2

The headquarters of ECOSOC is located at

A)Athens
B)Sydney
C)New York
D)Rome

Answer 2

New York

Question 3

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was created by the UN General Assembly in

A)1948
B)1951
C)1953
D)1955

Answer 3

1951

Question 4

In which year the General Assembly established the post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) as the UN official principal responsibility for UN Human Rights activities ?

A)1987
B)1989
C)1991
D)1993

Question 5

When did Kofi Annan offered the 21st Century action plan ?

A)1999
B)2000
C)2001
D)2002

Question 6

The UNDP was founded on

A)22 November, 1965
B)12 January, 1965
C)14 February, 1967
D)18 March, 1968

Question 7

The UNDP is governed by the Executive Board members of

A)42
B)34
C)36
D)33

Question 8

The UNEP's governing body is made up to

A)54 countries
B)58 countries
C)60 countries
D)62 countries

Question 9

The UNICEF is governed by the Executive Board members of

A)46
B)56
C)55
D)36

Question 10

The WHO came into being on

A)30 January, 1946
B)16 February, 1947
C)7 April, 1948
D)11 May, 1949

Question 11

The Executive Body of WHO consists of

A)32 members
B)33 members
C)34 members
D)35 members

Question 12

The Governing Body of ILO consists of

A)53 members
B)54 members
C)55 members
D)56 members

Question 13

The Executive Board of UNESCO consists of

A)56 members
B)57 members
C)58 members
D)59 members

Question 14

The Executive Board members of UNESCO are elected for a term of

A)2
B)3
C)4
D)5

Question 15

In recognition of its work, the UNICEF was awarded the Noble Peace Prize in

A)1964
B)1965
C)1966
D)1967

Question 16

The ILO was awarded Noble Peace Prize in

A)1966
B)1967
C)1968
D)1969

Question 17

Who initiated the proposal for Reforms known as 'Agenda for Peace' ?

A)Kurt Waldheim
B)U Thant
C)Dr. Boutros Boutros Ghali
D)Ban Ki-Moon

Question 18

The first women President of UN General Assembly was

A)Golda Meir
B)Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
C)Patty Goldwin
D)Warren Loyd

Question 19

The Covenant of the Leaque of Nations was signed by

A)25 nations
B)26 nations
C)27 nations
D)28 nations

Question 20

In the early 6th Century B.C., the first formal organization for the regulation of inter-state relations formed by the Greek was known as

A)Euboca
B)Amphietyonic Leaque
C)Cycles
D)Dubories

Question 21

In 1603, to eliminate war and settle disputes peacefully, 15 Christian Republics formed 'Grand Design' at the instance of

A)Graham Wallas
B)Lord Haldane
C)Earl Latham
D)Henry IV

Question 22

The Congress of Vienna was held in

A)1815
B)1914
C)1812
D)1901

Question 23

The Treaty of Westphalia, which terminated the Thirty Year War, was held in

A)1576
B)1602
C)1648
D)1589

Question 24

The San Francisco Conference of 1945 was attended by

A)50 nations
B)45 nations
C)60 nations
D)55 nations