World Organisations MCQs

111. INTERPOL means –

A. International Political Conference
B. International Criminal Police Organisation
C. None of these
D. International Association of Police Officers
✅ The correct answer is option B.
INTERPOL means International Criminal Police Organisation.

113. Which of the following event is not correctly matched with the year in which it happened?

A. Inauguration of the SWIFT system of electronic interbank fund transfers worldwide – 1985
B. Conclusion of the Uruguay Round of GATT – 1994
C. Inauguration of the World Trade Organization – 1995
D. Establishment of the first wholly electronic stock exchange (Nasdaq) – 1971
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Inauguration of the SWIFT system of electronic interbank fund transfers worldwide was done in 1973 and not in 1985.

114. Which of the following is not true for SAFTA (South Asian Free Trade Area)?

A. It is a step towards a South Asian customs union and common market.
B. The agreement came into effect in 2006.
C. The SAFTA is a trade liberalisation regime.
D. The SAFTA agreement takes precedence over any other agreement a member country may have with states outside SAFTA.
✅ The correct answer is option D.
“The SAFTA agreement takes precedence over any other agreement a member country may have with states outside SAFTA” is an incorrect statement.

115. The World Trade Organization (WTO) came into effect in –

A. 1990
B. 1993
C. 1995
D. 1997
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The World Trade Organization came into being in 1995. One of the youngest of the international organizations, the WTO is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) established in the wake of the Second World War.

118. How many members are their in the G-20 group?

A. 20
B. 8
C. 12
D. 16
✅ The correct answer is option A.
As of 2020 there are 20 members of the group : Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States.
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