International Organisation Quiz

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is a legally binding international agreement setting out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of every child, regardless of their race, religion or abilities. The four core principles of the Convention are: non-discrimination, devotion to the best interests of the child, the right to life, survival and development.

Under the rules of the IMF, each member country would be obliged to declare a par value of its currency in terms of gold (or in terms of the U.S. dollar which itself was defined in gold).

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, the sciences, and culture. The headquarters of UNESCO is located in Paris.

There are forty sites/monuments of India in the list of UNESCO World Heritage. Out of 40 sites, 32 are cultural, seven are natural and one is a mixed property. 32 cultural sites are: Agra Fort, Ajanta Caves, Archaeological Site of Nalanda, Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Churches and Convents of Goa, Dholavira Harappan City, Elephanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Fatehpur Sikri, Great Living Chola Temples, Group of Monuments at Hampi, Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, Group of Monuments at Pattadakal, Hill Forts of Rajasthan, Historic City of Ahmadabad, Humayun's Tomb Delhi, Jaipur City, Ramappa Temple, Khajuraho Monuments, Mahabodhi Temple Bodh Gaya, Mountain Railways of India, Qutb Minar, Rani-ki-Vav at Patan, Red Fort Complex, Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, Sun Temple, Taj Mahal, The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, The Jantar Mantar and Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is a governmental agency in India under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. It was set up in 1951. The main functions of CSO are to provide advisory services to other statistical agencies, keeping liaison (public relation) with international statistical bodies, preparing and publishing national accounts statistics, industrial statistics, conducting an economic census and training statistical personal in official statistics, etc.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional grouping that promotes economic, political, and security cooperation among its ten members: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) sits in The Hague (Netherlands). ICJ is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, established in June 1945. It is composed of 15 judges elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council.

World Bank helps countries with loans for the purpose of reconstruction and development. It was established in 1944 to help rebuild Europe and Japan after World War II. Its official name was the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).

The United Nations General Assembly had decided to observe the International Day of Non-Violence each year on 2 October – the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The United Nations adopted this resolution in June 2007.