General Awareness: International Atomic Energy Agency Quiz

1. In what year was the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) founded?

a) 1957
b) 1965
c) 1945
d) 1991

The correct answer is a) 1957

2. Which of the following was NOT an original function of the IAEA?

a) Safeguards and Verification
b) Science and Technology
c) Non-Proliferation Treaty compliance monitoring
d) Safety and Security

The correct answer is c) Non-Proliferation Treaty compliance monitoring

3. Where are the headquarters of the IAEA located?

a) Washington, D.C.
b) Cairo, Egypt
c) Geneva, Switzerland
d) Vienna, Austria

The correct answer is d) Vienna, Austria

4. Which two bodies of the United Nations does the IAEA report to?

a) ECOSOC and International Court of Justice
b) Security Council and General Assembly
c) UNICEF and Trusteeship Council
d) Secretariat and World Health Organization

The correct answer is b) Security Council and General Assembly

5. The IAEA and its Director General won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. Who was the Director General?

a) Hans Blix
b) Mohamed el-Baradei
c) W. Sterling Cole
d) Sigvard Eklund

The correct answer is b) Mohamed el-Baradei

6. Two states have withdrawn from the IAEA (one in 1994 and one in 2003.) Which two are they?

a) Iran and Iraq
b) Israel and France
c) North Korea and Cambodia
d) India and Pakistan

The correct answer is c) North Korea and Combodia

7. The IAEA originated in large part from the "Atoms for Peace" speech given by U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower to the United Nations General Assembly. When was this speech given?

a) 1962
b) 1953
c) 1947
d) 1968

The correct answer is b) 1953

8. Who was the first Director General of the IAEA?

a) Kurt Waldheim
) W. Sterling Cole
c) Helmuth Kohl
d) Walter Mondale

The correct answer is b) W. Sterling Cole

9. The IAEA is made up of three main bodies. What are they?

a) Secretariat, Security Council, and General Assembly
b) Secretariat, Permanent Council, Rotating Council
c) Secretariat, Economic Council, and Security Council
d) Secretariat, General Conference, and Board of Governors

The correct answer is d) Secretariat, General Conference, and Board of Governors

10. If the IAEA finds a nation to be in serious breach of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, what is the strongest formal action it can take?

a) refer the country to the U.N. Security Council
b) sieze all of the country's fissile material
c) impose sanctions on the country
d) fine the offending country

The correct answer is a) refer the country to the U.N. Security Council