General Knowledge MCQs (page 6 of 61)
Famous people, inventions, sports, world records, currencies and well-known facts about Pakistan and the world.
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- 101.
The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation was established in 1997 at:
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Answer: C. Istanbul
Its eight developing Muslim countries include Pakistan, Turkey and Iran.
- 102.
The Afro-Asian Bandung Conference was held in:
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Answer: B. 1955
It took place in Indonesia and laid the foundations for the Non-Aligned Movement.
- 103.
The first summit of the Non-Aligned Movement was held in 1961 at:
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Answer: A. Belgrade
Tito, Nehru, Nasser, Sukarno and Nkrumah were its founding leaders.
- 104.
The International Red Cross was founded by:
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Answer: C. Henry Dunant
He received the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901.
- 105.
The headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat is in:
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Answer: B. London
The Commonwealth is mostly made up of former British territories.
- 106.
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was formed in:
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Answer: C. 1981
It has six members, and its headquarters is in Riyadh.
- 107.
OPEC was founded in 1960 at:
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Answer: D. Baghdad
Its headquarters is now in Vienna.
- 108.
The headquarters of the African Union is in:
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Answer: B. Addis Ababa
The AU replaced the Organisation of African Unity in 2002.
- 109.
The Arab League was founded in 1945 in:
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Answer: B. Cairo
Its headquarters is in Cairo.
- 110.
Pakistan became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in:
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Answer: C. 2017
India also became a full member at the Astana summit in 2017.
- 111.
The headquarters of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is in:
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Answer: B. Tehran
ECO has 10 members, mostly from Central and West Asia.
- 112.
The OIC has how many member states?
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Answer: C. 57
It is the second largest intergovernmental organization after the UN.
- 113.
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was founded in:
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Answer: B. 1969
It was founded after an arson attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque. Its headquarters is in Jeddah.
- 114.
The eighth member of SAARC was:
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Answer: D. Afghanistan
Afghanistan joined in 2007.
- 115.
SAARC was established in:
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Answer: B. 1985
It was founded at the Dhaka summit, and its secretariat is in Kathmandu.
- 116.
ASEAN was established in 1967 with its secretariat in:
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Answer: B. Jakarta
It was founded through the Bangkok Declaration.
- 117.
The European Union was formally created by the:
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Answer: D. Maastricht Treaty
The Maastricht Treaty was signed in 1992 and came into force in 1993.
- 118.
The Warsaw Pact was formed in:
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Answer: C. 1955
It was the Soviet bloc's answer to NATO and was dissolved in 1991.
- 119.
NATO was established in:
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Answer: B. 1949
Its headquarters is in Brussels.
- 120.
The idea of the League of Nations is credited to US President:
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Answer: D. Woodrow Wilson
It was the last of his Fourteen Points (1918).