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Important Organisations & Days

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Overview

This topic covers major national and international organisations, their headquarters and functions, and important days.

Key points

UN headquarters: New York; WHO: Geneva; UNESCO: Paris; IMF and World Bank: Washington, D.C.; WTO: Geneva.
Indian bodies: ISRO (Bengaluru), RBI (Mumbai), Election Commission (New Delhi).
Railway Board is the apex body of Indian Railways; it functions under the Ministry of Railways.
Important days: Republic Day 26 January, Independence Day 15 August, World Environment Day 5 June.
National Science Day 28 February (Raman effect); Teachers’ Day 5 September.

Explanation

International Yoga Day 21 June; World Health Day 7 April.
Constitution Day 26 November; National Sports Day 29 August.
Learn headquarters in groups: Geneva (WHO, WTO, ILO), Paris (UNESCO), Rome (FAO).
For new organisations or theme of the year, use official current-affairs notes.

Step by step

Identify organisation or day.
Recall headquarters or date.
Eliminate similar-sounding options.

Examples

The headquarters of the WHO → Geneva.
National Science Day is observed on → 28 February.
World Environment Day is observed on → 5 June.

Traps and advanced points

Trap: Mixing UNESCO (Paris) and UNICEF (New York).
Trap: Confusing Constitution Day and Republic Day.
Trap: Memorising the yearly theme as permanent.

Quick revision

Geneva: WHO, WTO, ILO.
28 Feb Science Day; 5 June Environment Day.
26 Nov Constitution Day.

Practice MCQs

In cricket, how many players from one team are on the field?
1. 11
2. 9
3. 10
4. 12
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Answer: (a) 11. In cricket, how many players from one team are on the field? — 11.
National Youth Day in India is observed on which date?
1. 23 January
2. 26 January
3. 12 January
4. 15 August
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Answer: (c) 12 January. National Youth Day in India is observed on 12 January.
The common shortcut Ctrl+S generally performs which action?
1. Search
2. Shut down
3. Save
4. Select all
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Answer: (c) Save. The common shortcut Ctrl+S generally performs Save.
What does WAN stand for?
1. Wireless Access Number
2. Wide Area Network
3. Web Application Node
4. Wide Analog Network
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Answer: (b) Wide Area Network. What does WAN stand for? — Wide Area Network.
Which file extension is commonly associated with an Excel workbook?
1. .pptx
2. .txt
3. .xlsx
4. .docx
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Answer: (c) .xlsx. .xlsx is commonly associated with an Excel workbook.
UN headquarters is in —
1. Geneva
2. New York
3. Paris
4. Vienna
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Answer: (b) New York. New York.
WHO headquarters is in —
1. Paris
2. Geneva
3. New York
4. Rome
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Answer: (b) Geneva. Geneva.
UNESCO headquarters is in —
1. Geneva
2. London
3. New York
4. Paris
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Answer: (d) Paris. Paris.
IMF headquarters is in —
1. London
2. Paris
3. Washington, D.C.
4. Geneva
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Answer: (c) Washington, D.C.. Washington.
WTO headquarters is in —
1. Washington
2. Brussels
3. Rome
4. Geneva
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Answer: (d) Geneva. Geneva.