world organisations section 2 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (c)

OPEC has twelve member countries: six in the Middle East, four in Africa, and two in South America. The African states in OPEC are: Nigeria, Algeria, Angola and Libya.

Answer: (b)

The World Trade Organization (WTO) that supervises and liberalizes international trade officially commenced on 1 January 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement. It replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which commenced in 1948.

Answer: (b)

The headquarters of INTERPOL are located in Lyons. INTERPOL was established in 1923 with headquarters in Paris. After a terrorist bomb blast in May 1986, the headquarters were shifted to Lyons.

Answer: (b)

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security.

Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of international sanctions, and the authorization of military action. Its powers are exercised through United Nations Security Council resolutions.

The Security Council held its first session on 17 January 1946 at Church House, Westminster, London. The UN Charter is a multilateral treaty. It is the constitutional document that distributes powers and functions among the various UN organs.

It authorizes the Security Council to take action on behalf of the members and to make decisions and recommendations.

Answer: (a)

The Asian Development Bank aims for an Asia and Pacific free from poverty. Approximately 1.7 billion people in the region are poor and unable to access essential goods, services, assets and opportunities to which every human is entitled.