Level 1
International Organizations MCQs set 3 for NTS SNGPL / SSGCL (Gas Utilities) General Knowledge — 20 solved questions.
Q1. Who is the author of the book "Politics Among Nations"?
Answer: Morgenthau
Explanation: "Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace" by Hans J. Morgenthau (1948) is a foundational text of classical realism in international relations theory.
Q2. Who is the co-founder of Apple Computers?
Answer: Steve Wozniak
Explanation: Apple Computer Company was co-founded on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne; Wozniak designed the original Apple I computer.
Q3. The highest mountain peak, Mount Everest, has been named after Col. George Everest, who was a _________.
Answer: Surveyor General of India
Explanation: Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest, who served as the Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843 and oversaw the Great Trigonometric Survey of India.
Q4. UNICEF headquarters is in:
Answer: New York
Explanation: UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) is headquartered in New York City, where it was established in 1946 to provide humanitarian aid to children in war-devastated countries.
Q5. Who formulated the electromagnetic theory?
Answer: James Clerk Maxwell
Explanation: James Clerk Maxwell formulated the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation in 1865, unifying electricity, magnetism, and light as manifestations of the same phenomenon.
Q6. Who invented dynamite?
Answer: Alfred Nobel
Explanation: Alfred Nobel, the Swedish chemist and engineer, invented dynamite in 1867 by stabilizing nitroglycerin with diatomite (kieselguhr).
Q7. Who abolished Khilafat in Turkey?
Answer: Mustafa Kamal
Explanation: Mustafa Kamal is correct. International Organizations is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q8. Judaism was founded in __________.
Answer: 1800 BC
Explanation: Judaism is traditionally dated to around 1800 BC, tracing its origins to the covenant between God and Abraham as recorded in the Torah.
Q9. Who among the following is the author of Sri Lanka's national anthem?
Answer: Ananda Samarakoon
Explanation: Sri Lanka's national anthem "Sri Lanka Matha" was composed by Ananda Samarakoon and adopted at independence in 1948.
Q10. The most powerful organ of United Nations is _________?
Answer: Security Council
Explanation: The UN Security Council is the most powerful UN organ, holding primary responsibility for international peace and security and wielding binding authority over member states.
Q11. Who wrote the novel Pride and Prejudice?
Answer: Jane Austen
Explanation: "Pride and Prejudice" (1813) was written by Jane Austen, a masterwork of English romantic fiction exploring themes of marriage, morality, and social class in Regency-era England.
Q12. Who was the first woman to travel into space?
Answer: Valentina Tereshkova
Explanation: Valentina Tereshkova of the Soviet Union became the first woman to travel to space aboard Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963.
Q13. When did the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declare 3 June as International World Bicycle Day?
Answer: In 2018
Explanation: In 2018 is correct. International Organizations is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q14. Who invented the telephone?
Answer: Alexander Graham Bell
Explanation: Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the first practical telephone and was awarded the first patent for it in 1876.
Q15. The current Secretary General of the OIC belongs to which country?
Answer: Chad
Explanation: Hissein Brahim Taha of Chad became the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in November 2020, succeeding Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen of Saudi Arabia.
Q16. The teacher spoke ____________ to the students who were naughty.
Answer: Kindly
Explanation: Kindly is correct. International Organizations is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q17. Who was the U.S. president during the U-2 crisis?
Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Explanation: Dwight D. Eisenhower was the U.S. President during the 1960 U-2 incident, when a CIA reconnaissance aircraft was shot down over Soviet territory.
Q18. Who said the words, "Man without society is either a beast or a god"?
Answer: Aristotle
Explanation: Aristotle stated "Man is by nature a social/political animal" and argued that a person who lives outside society is either a beast (subhuman) or a god (superhuman).
Q19. Who is the creator of the character named Sherlock Holmes?
Answer: Arthur Conan Doyle
Explanation: Arthur Conan Doyle, the Scottish physician and author, created Sherlock Holmes, introducing the fictional detective in the 1887 novel "A Study in Scarlet."
Q20. An international township constructed by UNESCO at Pondicherry in India is
Answer: Auroville
Explanation: Auroville is an experimental international township near Pondicherry, India, founded in 1968 under UNESCO patronage as a place where people of all nationalities can live in harmony.