GK Questions on United Nation Organization (UNO)

GK Questions on United Nation Organization (UNO)

1.Where is the headquarters of UNO?

Ans : New York, USA

2. On which date UN charter was signed?

Ans : 26th June,1945

3. United Nations came into existence from which date?

Ans : 24th October,1946

4. How many countries are member to United Nations?

Ans :193 countries

5. What are the aims of United Nations?

Ans : International Security, World Peace, Economic Development, Cooperation in International Law, Human Rights, Social Progress

6. What was replaced by United Nations Organization?

Ans : League of Nations

7. How many languages has been named official by United Nations?

Ans : Six languages (English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Arabic and Russian)

8. How many Principal Organs does United Nations has?

Ans : Six

a) The General Assembly
b) The Security Council
c) The Economic and Social COuncil
d) The Secretariat
e) The International Court of Justice
f) The United Nations Trusteeship Council

9. Which is the top post in United Nations?

Ans : Secretary General

10. Where did the first General Assembly meeting held?

Ans : Westminster Central Hall,London

11. Who gave the name as United Nations for the this organization?

Ans : Franklin D Roosevelt

  

12. Who is the current UN Secretary General?

Ban ki-moon

13.Who is the current Deputy Secretary General?

Ans : Jan Eliasson

14. Who is the current General Assembly President?

Ans : Mr. Vuk Jeremić

15. Vietnam joined the U.N.O in the year

Ans : 1977

Geography Questions and Answers

Geography Objective General Knowledge Questions and Answers

General Knowledge questions from Indian Geography, Rivers and Mountains

1. Guwahati is situated on the banks of river?
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Ganga
(C) Yammuna
(D) Godavari

2. The Gulf of Mannar is situated along the coast which state in India?
(A) Karnatka
(B) Kerala
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D)Tamil Nadu 

3. The city of Nasik is situated on the banks of which river in India?
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Koshi
(D) Yammuna

4. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched—
(A) Haldia : Orissa
(B) Jamnagar : Maharashtra
(C) Numaligarh : Gujarat
(D) Panangudi : Tamil Nadu

5. Which one of the following rivers originates near Mahabaleshwar ?
(A) Godavari
(B) Krishna
(C) Kaveri
(D) Tapi

6. With reference to the climate of India, the western disturbances originate over which one of the following ?
(A) Arabian Sea
(B) Baltic Sea
(C) Caspian Sea
(D) Mediterranean Sea

7. In which one of the following states is the Nanga Parbat peak located ?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Jammu and Kashmir
(D) Uttarakhand

8. In India, which of the following are the Southernmost hills ?
(A) Anaimalai hills
(B) Cardamom hills
(C) Nilgiri hills
(D) Javacli hills

9. Where are the coal reserves of India largely concentrated ?
(A) Son valley
(B) Mahanadi valley
(C) Damodar valley
(D) Godavari valley

10. Which of the following Indian island lies between India and Sri Lanka ?
(A) Elephanta
(B) Nicobar
(C) Rameshwaram
(D) Salsette

11. In which state do the Mansoon arrives first ?
(A) Assam
(B) West Bengal
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Kerala 

12. How many islands are there in the group of Lakshadweep?
(A) 36
(B) 30
(c) 35
(D) 34

13. Which one of the following areas of India does not come under the zone of high seismic intensity ?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Karnataka Plateau
(C) Kachchh
(D) Himachal Pradesh

14. Between which ranges does the Kashmir valley in the Himlayas lie ?
(A) Siwalik and Pir Panjal
(B) Pirpanjal and Dhauladhar
(C) Zanskar and Pir Panjal
(D) Dhauladhar and Zanskar

15. Indravati is a tributary of which river ?
(A) Ganga
(B) Godavari
(C) Krishna
(D) Mahanadi

16. Which one of the following Indian rivers forms an estuary ?
(A) Godavari
(B) Kaveri
(C) Tapi
(D) Mahanadi

17. Where is Thattekad Bird Sanctuary located ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh

18. In which one of the following states of India is the Pamayangtse Monastery situated ?
(A) Nagaland
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Sikkim
(D) Arunachal Pradesh

19. Assertion (A) : The Gangatic plains are among the most beautiful agricultural areas of the world.
Reason (R) : The Gangetic plains contain predominatly regur soil.
Codes :
(A) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explaination of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true

20. The main streams of river Ganga which flows beyond Farakka is known as?
(A) Bhagirathi
(B) Padma
(C) Hooghly
(D) Suvarna Rekha

21. The length of the Indian coast line is—
(A) 5000 km
(B) 5500 km
(C) 7516·6 km
(D) 5800 km
22. How many National waterways are there in India ?
(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) 9

23. In the Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh states, the joint "Rajghat River Valley Project" is launched on—
(A) Ken River
(B) Son River
(C) Chambal River
(D) Betwa River 

24. Which of the following rivers have almost the same point of emerging ?
(A) Brahmaputra and Ganga
(B) Tapi and Beas
(C) Brahmaputra and Indus
(D) Indus and Ganga

25. In which state of India is the maximum area irrigated by tube wells ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttar Pradesh 
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