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| Question | Answer |
| How many countries initially met to form the UN and sign the document? | 51 Countries |
| When was UN formed? | 1945 |
| How many current Members in the UN? | 193 Nations |
| Name the main organs of the UN. | 1. General assembly 2. The security council 3. The economic & social council 4. The trusteeship council 5. The international court of justice 6. The UN secretariat |
| The EU was not always as big as it is today. When European countries started to cooperate economically in 1951, only 05 countries participated. Name them. | Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands |
| What is the current size of the EU? | 28 member countries With the accession of Croatia on 1 July 2013 |
| Name the country suspended from the G8? | Russia |
| Name the members of G8. | France, United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada. |
| When and where was the last (42nd) summit of the G8 held? | 26-27 May, Japan |
| What is the purpose of the G20? | Aim of studying, reviewing, and promoting high-level discussion of policy issues pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability. |
| The G20 comprises of 19 individual Nations + ____ | European Union |
| India belongs to which group number in the G20? | Group 2 |
| SCO | The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is an international alliance that consists of 6 member states and 5 observers from Eurasia. It was established on 26 April 1996 as Shanghai Five. |
| When did India and Pakistan get full membership to SCO? | 08 Jul 2016 |
| ASEAN | The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) Founding Fathers of ASEAN : Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. |
| ASEAN | The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) Founding Fathers of ASEAN : Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. |
| When and where was the last summit of ASEAN? | 27th-ASEAN summit- Kaula Lumpur - Malaysia 18-22-november-2015 |
| Who is the Secretary-General of ASEAN 2013 -2017 | H.E. Le Luong Minh from Vietnam |
| SAARC | South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC), organization of South Asian nations, founded in 1985 and dedicated to economic, technological, social, and cultural development emphasizing collective self-reliance. Its seven founding members |
| Name the latest member of SAARC. | Afghanistan (2007) Founder members: Bangladesh Bhutan Maldives India Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka |
| IOR-ARC | A regional cooperation initiative of the Indian Ocean Rim countries, was established in Mauritius in March 1997 with the aim of promoting economic and technical cooperation. |
| How many members does IOR-ARC consist of? | 19 members 05 dialogue partners 02 observers (Indian Ocean Research Group (IORG) and Indian Ocean Tourism Organisation (IOTO), Oman) |
| OPEC | The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a permanent, intergovernmental Organization, created at the Baghdad Conference on September 10–14, 1960, by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. |
| Where is the OPEC HQ? | Vienna, Austria, since September 1, 1965. |
| How many members are there in African Union? | 54 members |
| The only African state that is not a member of the African Union? | Morocco |
| African Union | The AU was established on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa and launched on 9 July 2002 in South Africa. The AU's secretariat, the African Union Commission, is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
| The Arab league | The Arab League, is a regional organisation of Arab countries in and around North Africa, the Horn of Africa and Southwest Asia. It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members: Currently, the League has 22 members, although Syria's participation has been suspended since November 2011 |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an agreement signed by Canada United States Mexico |
| BIMSTEC | Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation involving a group of countries in South Asia and South East Asia. These are: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal (07 Member states). HQs at Dhaka. |
| NAM | Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a group of states which are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. As of 2012, the movement has 120 members and 17 observer countries. Hassan Rouhani is the current Secretary General. |
| WTO | The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization which regulates international trade. 161 Member States. HQs at Geneva. |
| Amnesty international | Amnesty International is a non-governmental organisation focused on human rights with over 7 million members and supporters around the world. It is a non-profit organisation and has it HQs at London. Salil Shetty is the Secretary General. |
| Commonwealth of Nations | The Commonwealth of Nations, commonly known as the Commonwealth (formerly the British Commonwealth), is an intergovernmental organization of 53 member states that were mostly territories of the former British Empire. The symbol of this free association is Queen Elizabeth II who is the Head of the Commonwealth. The Queen is also the monarch of 16 members of the Commonwealth, known as Commonwealth realms. |
| Greenpeace | Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. |
| NATO | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949. The organization constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. NATO's headquarters are located in, Brussels, Belgium, one of the 28 member states across North America and Europe, the newest of which, Albania and Croatia, joined in April 2009. |
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