U. Thante, secretary-general of United Nations from 1961-71 belonged to:

Related Mcqs:

1. The firs Secretary-General of Commonwealth of Nations, Arnold Smith (1965-75) belonged to:

   A. Ireland
   B. Australia
   C. Canada
   D. South Africa

2. At the United Nations a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members’ collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations is known as:

   A. Developing countries
   B. G130
   C. G77
   D. Group of 77

3. The first Secretary-General of the United Nations was:

   A. Mrs Vijay Lakshmi pandit
   B. Trygve Lie
   C. Kofi Annan
   D. U. Thant

4. The current secretary-general of the United Nations is:

   A. Kofi Annan
   B. Ban Ki-Moon
   C. Javier Perez de Cuellar
   D. Boutros Boutros-Ghali

5. The Quartet involved in mediating the peace process in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are the United Nations, the United States, the European, and:

   A. China
   B. Saudi Arabia
   C. Japan
   D. Russia

6. After an outbreak of the violence, African National Congress was banned in 1961 by the government of South Africa. Name its leader who was sentenced to life imprisonment?

   A. Robert McNamara
   B. Robert Mugabe
   C. Kofi Annan
   D. Nelson Mandela

7. Which country left the British Commonwealth in 1961?

   A. South Africa
   B. India
   C. Canada
   D. Pakistan

8. In 1961 ‘Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations’ provided international treaty on diplomatic intercourse and the privileges and immunities of diplomatic missions, came into force in.?

   A. 1965
   B. 1967
   C. 1964
   D. 1962

9. The human-rights organization established in the UK in 1961 to campaign for the release of prisoner of conscience worldwide:

   A. Human Watch
   B. Amnesty International
   C. Asia Watch
   D. Red Cross

10. Who was elected as the new secretary General of the UNO in 2006?

    A. Ban Ki-moon
    B. John Hellary
    C. Kofi Annan
    D. None of these