🌐 Chapter 08 · General Awareness · Static GK
International Organisations & HQs
UN, WTO, IMF, World Bank, WHO, NATO, ASEAN, BRICS, SCO — headquarters, formation, and key facts.
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📌 What You Will Learn in This Chapter
✅ UN system — 6 principal organs, agencies
✅ Bretton Woods institutions — IMF, World Bank
✅ WTO, WHO, UNESCO, FAO, ILO
✅ Regional organisations — ASEAN, SAARC, EU
✅ BRICS, SCO, G20, G7, NATO
✅ All HQs — master table for quick revision
🎯 Exam Relevance
UPSC Prelims (3–4 Qs/year)APPSC Group 1 & 2TGPSC Group 1 & 2
📚 Chapter Sub-Topics
Topic 01
United Nations System
6 principal organs; UN agencies (WHO, UNESCO, FAO, ILO, UNICEF, UNHCR); UN Day.
Topic 02
Financial Institutions
IMF, World Bank Group, ADB, NDB, AIIB — headquarters, formation, India’s role.
Topic 03
Trade & Economic Organisations
WTO, UNCTAD, OECD, G20, G7, G77 — formation, HQ, India’s membership.
Topic 04
Regional Organisations
ASEAN, SAARC, EU, African Union, Arab League, OAS — formation, HQ, members.
Topic 05
BRICS, SCO & Security Organisations
BRICS, SCO, NATO, QUAD, I2U2, AUKUS — formation, members, India’s role.
Topic 06
Complete Revision — HQs Master Table
All international organisations — HQ, formation year, members; exam-ready master table.
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