Daily GK Challenge

More practice: National & International Organisations

5 more SSC / Banking questions from the same chapter, with step-by-step solutions. Try each one, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1medium

   Where is the headquarters of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) located?

   • ASriharikota
   • BBengaluru
   • CThiruvananthapuram
   • DAhmedabad
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   Correct answer: (B) Bengaluru

   ISRO was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Bengaluru. Sriharikota has the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (launch site), Thiruvananthapuram the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and Ahmedabad the Space Applications Centre – all ISRO centres, but not the headquarters. Answer: Bengaluru.

2. Q2medium

   The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were created at which international conference held in 1944?

   • AYalta Conference
   • BPotsdam Conference
   • CSan Francisco Conference
   • DBretton Woods Conference
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   Correct answer: (D) Bretton Woods Conference

   In July 1944, delegates of 44 Allied nations met at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire (USA). They agreed to create the IMF and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), called the Bretton Woods twins. The San Francisco Conference of 1945 framed the UN Charter. Answer: Bretton Woods Conference.

3. Q3medium

   Which of the following is a constitutional body in India?

   • AElection Commission of India
   • BNITI Aayog
   • CCentral Bureau of Investigation
   • DNational Human Rights Commission
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   Correct answer: (A) Election Commission of India

   A constitutional body is created directly by the Constitution. The Election Commission is provided for in Article 324. NITI Aayog was set up by a Cabinet resolution, the CBI by a government resolution (drawing powers from the DSPE Act, 1946), and the NHRC is statutory under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. Answer: Election Commission of India.

4. Q4medium

   The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was founded in Geneva in 1863 on the initiative of:

   • AFlorence Nightingale
   • BHenry Dunant
   • CAlfred Nobel
   • DWoodrow Wilson
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   Correct answer: (B) Henry Dunant

   After seeing thousands of wounded soldiers left untended at the Battle of Solferino (1859), Henry Dunant proposed neutral relief societies. This led to the founding of the ICRC in Geneva in 1863. Dunant shared the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901; Florence Nightingale is linked to modern nursing. Answer: Henry Dunant.

5. Q5hard

   Which UN agency was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965?

   • AUNHCR
   • BWorld Food Programme
   • CInternational Labour Organization
   • DUNICEF
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   Correct answer: (D) UNICEF

   UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund, set up in 1946) received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965 for its work for children. The other agencies also won it, but in different years: UNHCR in 1954 and 1981, ILO in 1969 and WFP in 2020. Answer: UNICEF.