World Organisations MCQs

61. The headquarters of UNHCR is located at –

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A. New York
B. Rome
C. Geneva
D. London
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a UN agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with over 17300 staff working in 135 countries.

62. In the context of which of the following do you sometimes find the terms ‘amber box, blue box and green box’ in the news?

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A. WTO affairs
B. SAARC affairs
C. UNFCCC affairs
D. India – EU negotiations on FTA
✅ The correct answer is option A.
In WTO terminology, subsidies in general are identified by ‘Boxes’ which are given the colours of traffic lights : green (permitted), amber (slow down – i.e. be reduced), red (forbidden).

67. Which one of the following statements about the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU – GKY) is not correct?

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A. It is a placement – linked skill training programme exclusively for rural girls.
B. It aims to convert India’s demographic surplus into a demographic dividend.
C. The scheme aims to benefit more than 55 million poor rural folk.
D. Generational poverty alleviation programme.
✅ The correct answer is option A.
“It is a placement – linked skill training programme exclusively for rural girls” is an incorrect statement.

68. Which of the following pairs of country and the purpose for which UN Peace Keeping Force is maintained is correctly matched?

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A. Cyprus – to maintain peace between the two dominant ethnic groups in the country
B. Mozambique – To supervise a referendum
C. El Salvador – to deliver humanitarian aid
D. Lebanon – For supervising a 1992 accord
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Cyprus – to maintain peace between the two dominant ethnic groups in the country.

69. G-15 is a group of –

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A. developing countries
B. non-aligned countries
C. developed countries
D. companies
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The G-15, a group of 17 developing countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America, was set up to foster cooperation and provide input for other international groups, such as the World Trade Organization and the Group of Seven rich industrialized nations.The G-15 focuses on cooperation among developing countries in the areas of investment, trade, and technology. The membership of the G-15 has expanded to 18 countries, but the name has remained unchanged.