world organisations section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

The United Nations and its specialized agencies decide on substantive and administrative issues in regular meetings held throughout the year.

The organization has "Six Principal Organs":

1. The General Assembly (the main deliberative assembly);
2. The Security Council (for deciding certain resolutions for peace and security);
3. The Economic and Social Council (for assisting in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development);
4. The Secretariat (for providing studies, information, and facilities needed by the UN);
5. The International Court of Justice (the primary judicial organ); and
6. The United Nations Trusteeship Council (which is currently inactive).

Other prominent "3 UN System agencies" include,

1. The World Health Organization (WHO),
2. The World Food Programme (WFP) and
3. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Specialised agencies are autonomous organisations working with the United Nations and each other through the coordinating machinery of the United Nations Economic and Social Council at the intergovernmental level.

Following are the list of 12 specialised agencies:

1. Food and Agriculture Organization;
2. International Civil Aviation Organization;
3. International Fund for Agricultural Development;
4. International Labour Organization;
5. International Maritime Organization
6. ; International Monetary Fund;
7. The International Telecommunication Union;
8. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization;
9. United Nations Industrial Development Organization;
10. The Universal Postal Union;
11. World Bank Group;
12. World Health Organization;

Answer: (d)

The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, also known as the Permanent Five, Big Five, or P5, include the following five governments: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The members represent the great powers considered the victors of World War II.

The five permanent members of the Security Council were the victorious powers in World War II and have maintained the world’s most powerful military forces ever since.

They annually top the list of countries with the highest military expenditures; in 2011, they spent over US$1 trillion combined on defence, accounting for over 60% of global military expenditures (the U.S. alone accounting for over 40%).

They are also the only countries officially recognized as “nuclear-weapon states” under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

Answer: (c)

Commonwealth is involved in diverse activities, from helping countries with trade negotiations to encouraging women’s leadership, building the small business sector, supporting youth participation at all levels of society and providing experts to write laws. The Commonwealth continues to be a pioneer in many areas of development.

Answer: (b)

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957.

Though established independently of the United Nations through its own international treaty, the IAEA Statute, the IAEA reports to both the UN General Assembly and Security Council. The IAEA has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

The IAEA has two “Regional Safeguards Offices” which are located in Toronto, Canada, and in Tokyo, Japan. The IAEA also has two liaison offices which are located in New York City, United States, and in Geneva, Switzerland.

In addition, the IAEA has three laboratories located in Vienna and Seibersdorf, Austria, and Monaco.

Answer: (a)

The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) was an international trade union.

It came into being on 7 December 1949 following a split within the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) and was dissolved on 31 October 2006 when it merged with the World Confederation of Labour (WCL) to form the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

Prior to being dissolved, the ICFTU had a membership of 157 million members in 225 affiliated organisations in 148 countries and territories.

Answer: (b)

Ban Ki-Moon is a native of South Korea. He is the Secretary-General of the United Nations since 2007.

Note: As of 2017, the Secretary-General is António Guterres and he is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who is serving as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Previously, he was the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees between 2005 and 2015.