General Awareness: International Organizations Quiz (Set-2)

1. What is the organization founded as a cooperative forum between the nations of Scandinavia?

a) Northern European Treaty Organization
b) Scandinavian Union
c) Nordic Council
d) Organization for Baltic Cooperation

The correct answer is c) Nordic Council

2. What "technical organization" is charged with coordinating postal policies with its members?

a) International Mail Organization (IMO)
b) Universal Postal Union (UPU)
c) World Postal Organization (WPO)
d) United Nations Conference on Postal Regulations (UNCPR)

The correct answer is b) Universal Postal Union (UPU)

3. What international organization is charged with coordinating safety regulations for international ships?

a) World Ship Safety Union (WSSU)
b) United Nations Committee for Law of the Seas (UNCLoS)
c) International Shipping Union (ISU)
d) International Maritime Organization (IMO)

The correct answer is d) International Maritime Organization (IMO)

4. What UN specialized organization is charged with facilitating the sharing of weather and climate information?

a) World Weather Union (WWU)
b) International Weather Union (IWU)
c) World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
d) United Nations Committee on Meteorological Information (UNCMI)

The correct answer is c) World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

5. What specialized UN organization, established in 1964, deals with financial, trade and development issues?

a) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
b) International Organization to Promote Trade and Development (IOPTD)
c) World Trade Organization (WTO)
d) Universal Council on Trade and Development (UCTD)

The correct answer is a) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

6. What organization is charged with developing policies to protect patents throughout the world?

a) Universal Patent Organization (UPO)
b) World Patent and Trademark Office (WPTO)
c) World Patent Organization (WPO)
d) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

The correct answer is d) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

7. What international organization seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy?

a) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
b) World Nuclear Organization (WNO)
c) International Nuclear Power Organization (INPO)
d) International Protocols for Atomic Energy (IPAE)

The correct answer is a) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

8. Where are the headquarters of the UN specialized organization the United Nations Environmental Program?

a) Nairobi, Kenya
b) Montevideo, Uruguay
c) Geneva, Switzerland
d) Dayton, Ohio, USA

The correct answer is a) Nairobi, Kenya

9. What is the name of the loose confederation for Eurasia founded after the fall of the Soviet Union?

a) Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
b) Eurasian Treaty Organization (ETO)
c) Union of Former Soviet Republics (UFSR)
d) Russian Imperial Federation (RIF)

The correct answer is a) Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

10. What is the name of the international organization charged with prosecuting war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity?

a) International Court of Justice (ICJ)
b) United Nations Court of Genocide (UNCG)
c) World Court for Genocide (WCG)
d) International Criminal Court (ICC)

The correct answer is d) International Criminal Court (ICC)