Structural adjustment loans given by the World Bank are meant for :

(1) increasing employment in agriculture

(2) increasing the export-earning capacity of the borrower country

(3) reducing inequalities of income distribution

(4) encouraging capital-intensive industries

India’s share in world trade since 1950.

(1) has been rising

(2) has been constant

(3) has been declining

(4) has shown a mixed trend

The Secretary - General of the UNO is appointed by the :

(1) General Assembly

(2) Security Council

(3) Trusteeship Council

(4) World Bank

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was replaced by:

(1) North American Free Trade Association

(2) South Asian Free Trade

(3) World Trade Organisation

(4) None of these

Who is the Chairperson of the United Nations Human Rights Committee?

(1) Mrs. Marry Robinson

(2) Ms. Sadaka Ogata

(3) Mr. Justice P.N. Bhagawati

(4) Ms. Gro Harlem Brundtland

Which country is the latest to join the U.N. as a member?

(1) Switzerland

(2) Hong Kong

(3) Taiwan

(4) East Timor

Which of the following is the latest from India to be recognized by the UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee for its “outstanding universal value”?

(1) Siliguri - Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

(2) Mahabodhi temple complex at Bodhgaya

(3) Sarnath

(4) Kushinagar

Who was made the permanent member of the U.N. Security Council?

(1) One representative from each continent

(2) Five major powers of the Allied Forces in the Second World War

(3) Five members elected by the U.N. General Assembly at the initial Constitution

(4) Funding members of the U.N.

According to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child which of the following is not a right?

(1) Safe drinking water

(2) Adequate standard of living

(3) Employment

(4) Protection from exploitation

Special Drawing Rights (SDR) facility is available at

(1) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

(2) World Bank (IBRD)

(3) International Development Association (IDA)

(4) Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

The headquarters of UNESCO is in

(1) New York

(2) The Hague

(3) Paris

(4) Moscow