General Knowledge MCQs

World Investment Report is published by which organizations?A. UNDP
B. UNESCO
C. UNCTAD
D. WIPO

the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released the World Investment Report 2020. The World Investment Report focuses on trends in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) worldwide, at the regional and country levels and emerging measures to improve its contribution to development.

 

The United Nations Green Climate Fund is Headquartered in which country?A. USA
B. Canada
C. Republic of Korea
D. None of these

The Green Climate Fund is headquartered in Songdo, Incheon City, Republic of Korea, where it opened its doors in December 2013. The GCF Board selected Songdo as the host city following an open bid process that saw six countries submit host country proposals. The Headquarters Agreement between the Republic of Korea and GCF was signed in June 2013 and entered into force in August 2013.
South Korea, an East Asian nation on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula, s one of the world’s most heavily militarized borders with North Korea.

 

“Global Competitiveness Report” is released by which of the following organization?A. World Economic Forum (WEF)
B. World Trade Organization (WTO)
C. SAARC
D. None of these

 

International Organization for Migration Headquarters is located in which city?A. Paris
B. Rome
C. Geneva
D. Jakarta

 

Where is the headquarters of the World Customs Organization (WCO) located?A. Paris
B. Lyon
C. Brussels
D. Geneva

The World Customs Organization (WCO) is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

 

which bird does not make its nest?

A. Crow
B. Eagle
C. Sparrow
D. Cuckoo

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty was signed by the United States of America,  United Kingdom and_________ ?

A. Soviet Union
B. China
C. France
D. Germany

13 full members ─ Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu. Of the five nuclear-weapon states, France and the United Kingdom have ratified all three protocols while Russia and China have only ratified Protocols II and III. U.S. ratification of all three protocols is pending.

which country Set world record by planting 541,176 saplings in a single day which has been duly recorded in the Guinness Book of world record in 2009?

A. China
B. Canada
C. Pakistan
D. United States of America

28 July 2009: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), as part of its Billion Tree Campaign, has announced that Pakistan has set a Guinness World Record for planting 541,176 trees in 24 hours.

Who was the first Chairman of the SAARC ?A. Indira Gandhi
B. Zia ur Rehman
C. Hussain Muhammad Ershad
D. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

The first chairman of SAARC was H.M Ershad. The first SAARC summit was held in 1983 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At that time, Hussain Muhammad Ershad was the President of Bangladesh and hosted the event by bringing together countries like India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh.

 

Which River is called ‘The Sorrow of the Bengal’ ?A. Ratna river
B. Soan River
C. Damodar River
D. Huran River

Earlier known as the Sorrow of Bengal because of its ravaging floods in the plains of West Bengal, the Damodar and its tributaries have been somewhat tamed with the construction of several dams.