OTS Education Department Posts General Knowledge: World Affairs MCQs

OTS Education Department Posts General Knowledge: World Affairs MCQs — sample questions

1. Question 1

   Q1. Besides its main headquarters in New York, how many additional headquarter offices does the UN have?

   • A) Five
   • B) Three
   • C) Four
   • D) Two

   Answer: Three

   Explanation: The UN has three additional headquarters offices beyond New York: Geneva (Switzerland), Vienna (Austria), and Nairobi (Kenya).

2. Question 2

   Q2. Who was the Greek goddess of war and wisdom?

   • A) Athena
   • B) Lakshmi
   • C) Ganga
   • D) None of these

   Answer: Athena

   Explanation: Athena is correct. International Organizations is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.

3. Question 3

   Q3. Name the Parliament of Ethiopia.

   • A) Shora
   • B) Federal Parliamentary Assembly
   • C) Majlis
   • D) Tshogdu

   Answer: Federal Parliamentary Assembly

   Explanation: Ethiopia's parliament is the Federal Parliamentary Assembly, consisting of two chambers: the House of Federation and the House of Peoples' Representatives.

4. Question 4

   Q4. The Parliament of Poland is called Sejm. Name the Parliament of Romania.

   • A) People's Congress
   • B) Riksdag
   • C) Storting
   • D) Grand National Assembly

   Answer: Grand National Assembly

   Explanation: Romania's parliament is known as the Parliament of Romania (Parlamentul României), though historically under communism it was called the Grand National Assembly (Marea Adunare Națională).

5. Question 5

   Q5. The headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is in

   • A) Jeddah
   • B) Rome
   • C) Berlin
   • D) Kathmandu

   Answer: Rome

   Explanation: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has its headquarters in Rome, Italy, established there in 1951.