world organisations section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

The IAEA Secretariat is headquartered at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna, Austria.

Operational liaison and regional offices are located in

1. Geneva, Switzerland;
2. New York, USA;
3. Toronto, Canada; and
4. Tokyo, Japan.

The IAEA runs or supports research centres and scientific laboratories in Vienna and Seibersdorf, Austria; Monaco; and Trieste, Italy.

The agency works with its member states and multiple partners to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies.

Answer: (d)

UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) was established in 1946 in New York to deliver post-war relief to children.

Note: The United Nations Children’s Fund is a United Nations (UN) programme headquartered in New York City that provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

It is a member of the United Nations Development Group.

Answer: (d)

Non-alignment basically implies neutrality towards power blocs. Non-Aligned Movement was founded in 1961 and its first summit was held in Belgrade. The basic principles of NAM are to keep away, as far as possible, from the power blocs.

Answer: (a)

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is a human rights treaty setting out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children.

It deals with child-specific needs and rights. It requires that states act in the best interests of the child.

Answer: (d)

The IDA lends to countries with the aim to finance projects that will develop infrastructure and improve education, healthcare, access to clean water and sanitation facilities, and environmental responsibility. It is considered to be the soft lending window of the World Bank, while the IBRD is considered to be the hard lending window.

The association offers grants and loans with maturities ranging from 25 to 40 years, grace periods of 5 to 10 years, and interest rates of 2.8% or 1.25% depending on whether the borrower is a blend country and to which degree it is eligible.

Regular IDA-eligible borrowers may take advantage of no-interest loans.

Answer: (c)

Amitabh Bachchan, one of the most prominent figures in the history of Indian cinema and a powerful advocate for children, was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in April 2005.

Mr Bachchan has made the eradication of polio a particular focus of his work with UNICEF. In his personal blog, he seeks to raise awareness about the importance of polio immunization to protect children against this debilitating disease and ensure that their rights to education, health care and protection are respected.

Note: In December 2016 Actress Priyanka Chopra, appointed as UNICEF’s newest global Goodwill Ambassador. My wish for children is freedom.

The freedom to think, the freedom to live,” Chopra said, addressing top UN diplomats, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors and children at the event.