๐ Chapter 08 ยท MCQs ยท International Organisations
International Organisations & HQs โ Practice MCQs
10 practice questions on international organisations and their headquarters for UPSC & PSC exams.
Q1The headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) is located in:
- A) New York, USA
- B) Geneva, Switzerland
- C) Paris, France
- D) Vienna, Austria
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Answer: B โ The WHO headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland. WHO was founded in 1948 and is a specialised agency of the United Nations.
Q2The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank were established at which conference?
- A) Yalta Conference
- B) Bretton Woods Conference (1944)
- C) San Francisco Conference
- D) Dumbarton Oaks Conference
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Answer: B โ The IMF and World Bank were established at the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944 in New Hampshire, USA. Both are headquartered in Washington D.C.
Q3The headquarters of ASEAN is located in:
- A) Bangkok, Thailand
- B) Jakarta, Indonesia
- C) Singapore
- D) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Answer: B โ The ASEAN Secretariat is located in Jakarta, Indonesia. ASEAN was founded in 1967 and has 10 member states.
Q4The WTO replaced which earlier organisation?
- A) UNCTAD
- B) GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)
- C) OECD
- D) IMF
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Answer: B โ The WTO (World Trade Organization) was established in 1995, replacing the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) which had been in operation since 1947.
Q5India joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a full member in which year?
- A) 2005
- B) 2010
- C) 2017
- D) 2019
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Answer: C โ India (along with Pakistan) became a full member of the SCO in 2017 at the Astana Summit. The SCO was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.
Q6The headquarters of SAARC is located in:
- A) New Delhi, India
- B) Kathmandu, Nepal
- C) Colombo, Sri Lanka
- D) Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Answer: B โ The SAARC Secretariat is located in Kathmandu, Nepal. SAARC was founded in 1985 and has 8 member states (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Afghanistan).
Q7The New Development Bank (NDB), also called the BRICS Bank, is headquartered in:
- A) New Delhi, India
- B) Shanghai, China
- C) Moscow, Russia
- D) Brasilia, Brazil
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Answer: B โ The New Development Bank (NDB) is headquartered in Shanghai, China. It was established in 2015 by the BRICS nations to finance infrastructure and sustainable development projects.
Q8The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is located in:
- A) Geneva, Switzerland
- B) The Hague, Netherlands
- C) Brussels, Belgium
- D) New York, USA
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Answer: B โ The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is located in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations and settles disputes between states.
Q9The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is headquartered in:
- A) Geneva, Switzerland
- B) New York, USA
- C) Nairobi, Kenya
- D) Vienna, Austria
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Answer: C โ UNEP is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya โ making it the only major UN agency headquartered in a developing country. UNEP was established in 1972 after the Stockholm Conference.
Q10The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is headquartered in:
- A) Singapore
- B) Bangkok, Thailand
- C) Manila, Philippines
- D) Tokyo, Japan
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Answer: C โ The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is headquartered in Manila, Philippines. It was established in 1966 to promote economic development in Asia and the Pacific.