Organisation Competency Questions

1. The word 'Amnesty' means?
Ans: An act of General Pardon

2. The 100th Indian Science Congress was held at?
Ans: Kolkata

3. First World Ocean Congress was held in:
Ans: Kochi

4. Name the newly elected President of the European Union?
Ans: Jean Claude Juncker

5. The Secretary General of Non- Aligned Movement?
Ans: Harsan Rouhani (Iran)

6. The non permanent members of UNO are elected by the General Assembly by a 2/3 majority for ____ year terms:
Ans: Two

7. The present Secretary General of Common Wealth Heads of Government Meeting?
Ans: Kamalesh Sharma

8. The first UN Secretary General who was re-elected?
Ans: Trygve Lie

9. The first UN Secretary General to get Nobel Prize?
Ans: Dag Hammarskjold

10. Which organ of UNO assists in promoting International economic and social co-operation and development?
Ans: ECOSOC

11. TRIPS and TRIMS are the terms associated with:
Ans: WTO

12. Where is the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management located?
Ans: Hyderabad

13. Who was the only Indian to be elected as President of the United Nations General Assembly?
Ans: Vijayalekshmi Pandit

14. What is the animal symbol of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)? 
Ans: Giant Panda

15. National Chemical Laboratory is located in?
Ans: Pune

16. The National River Conservation Directorate functions under the Ministry of?
Ans: Environment and forests

17. MERCOSUR consists of a group of Countries of?
Ans: Latin America

18. Tarun Bharat Sangh, an Organization based in a village near Alwar (Rajasthan) has become famous because of:
Ans: Rainwater harvesting

19. Where is Bundala Biosphere Reserve located which has been recently added to the UNESCOs Man and Biosphere network?
Ans: Sri Lanka

20. What is the name of first Indian Research Station in the Arctic?  
Ans: Himadri

21. Where is the headquarters of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) located?
Ans: Geneva

22. What is the total membership of the Common Wealth?
Ans: 54

23. Which is the Universal Product Code adopted for?
Ans: Barcode

24. Which organ of UN is known as Parliament of Nations?
Ans: General Assembly

25. Who prepares the budget of the UN?
Ans: Secretary General of the Security Council

26. Who was the 1st Indian President invited to address European Parliament?
Ans: APJ Abdul Kalam

27. Where is the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research located? Ans: Vasco Da Gama Goa

28. The constitution of UN is known as:
Ans: Charter

29. The UN Headquarters in New York is in island?
Ans: Manhattan

30. The organ of UN which is the Worlds only organization permitted to issue postage stamps?
Ans: UPU

31. The only Asian Country in G-8 formed in 1975?
Ans: Japan

32. Where is the Headquarters of the Southern Naval Command located?
Ans: Kochi

33. Where is the headquarters of the organization of the Islamic Conference located?
Ans: Jeddah

34. Where is the college of Defence Management located?
Ans: Hyderabad

35. Where is the Central Rice Research Institute located?
Ans: Cuttack

36. The TEAM9 initiative is a techno economic co-operation Venture between India and Eight countries of:
Ans: West Africa

37. In India, who is the chairman of the National Water Resources Council? Ans: Prime Minister

38. High Altitude Warfare School of the Indian Army is located at?  
Ans: Gulmarg

39. Where is Satish Dhawan Space Centre located?
Ans: Sriharikota

40. The total number of members of ASEAN?
Ans: 10

41. Which Institution is known as the ‘Soft Loan Window of World Bank’? 
Ans: IDA

42. Who has been named a global ambassador for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)?
Ans: Andy Murray

43. Which Indian origin judge was appointed as the Attorney General of Singapore?
Ans: VK Rajah

44. Who has became the first woman to be appointed as the additional director of the CBI?
Ans: Archana Rama Sundaram

45. Which Indian appointed as the President of the Administrative Tribunal of Asian Development Bank?
Ans: Lakshmi Swaminathan

46. 17th NAM Summit 2015 will be held in:
Ans: Caracas (Venezuela)

47. United Nations climate change conference 2015 will be held in:
Ans: France

48. The 54th Member of Commonwealth?
Ans: Rwanda

49. In India which organization represents Interpol?
Ans: CBI

50. ‘It is better to light a candle than curse darkness’ is the famous motto of?Ans: Amnesty International