world organisations section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

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: (c)

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a group consisting of 13 of the world’s major oil-exporting nations.

Founded in 1960, OPEC is a cartel that aims to manage the supply of oil in an effort to set the price of oil on the world market, in order to avoid fluctuations that might affect the economies of both producing and purchasing countries.

Answer: (c)

On 15 June 2007, the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish 2 October as the International Day of Non-Violence.

The resolution by the General Assembly asks all members of the UN system to commemorate 2 October in “an appropriate manner and disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness.”

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: (b)

India strongly advocates an early and meaningful reform of the United Nations to make it better equipped to serve the needs of the world community.

In this context, India has called for the expansion of the UN Security Council to make the UN more effective and reflective of contemporary geopolitical realities.

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.