World Organisations MCQs

133. The headquarters of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is located in –

A. Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Chennai
D. Kolkata
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India was formed in December 1928 as a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. It is a consortium of state cricket associations and the state associations select their representatives who in turn elect the BCCI Chief. Its headquarters are in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

137. On 8 March 2013 President of India has released commemorative postage stamp on late Sahir Ludhianvi at Rashtrapati Bhawan, Ludhianvi was :

A. the translator of the Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat
B. an eminent social activist of India
C. one of the top Urdu dramatists and actor
D. widely acclaimed as a people’s poet
✅ The correct answer is option D.
On 8 March 2013 President of India has released commemorative postage stamp on late Sahir Ludhianvi at Rashtrapati Bhawan, Ludhianvi was widely acclaimed as a people’s poet.

138. The International Court of Justice is located at :

A. Geneva
B. Hague
C. Amsterdam
D. Vienna
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, is the main judicial organ of the UN. It was established in June 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations and began work in April 1946. The seat of the Court is at the Peace Palace in the Hague (Netherlands).

139. Tuvalu has become a point of discussion. Why?

A. New innovative technology to meet global warming.
B. A country under threat of submergence due to ice melting and sea level rise.
C. Potato plant that could grow in high altitude.
D. Place in equatorial Africa, where snow is found.
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Tuvalu is the world’s fourth smallest country, the archipelago of six coral atolls and three islands covers an area of just 26 km2. The existence of the low – lying islands is threatened by rising sea levels caused by global warming.

140. Which mela/fair to be listed in UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage?

A. Kumbh Mela
B. Gangasagar Mela
C. Jagannath Rath – Yatra Mela
D. Pushkar Fair
✅ The correct answer is option A.
According to a report released by the Ministry of External Affairs, the Kumbh Mela has been inscribed on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage under UNESCO.
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