United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNESCO General Knowledge MCQs
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

1. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was established in
(a) 4 November 1946 (72 years ago) ✓ 
(b) 1947
(c) 1946
(d) 1942

2. How many member states UNESCO has
(a) 188
(b) 193 ✓
(c) 185
(d) 195

As of January 2019, UNESCO members include 193 member states and 11 associate members.

3. UNESCO has its head office in (PMS 2006)
(a) Paris ✓
(b) Geneva
(c) London
(d) Washington

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of 105 square kilometres and an official estimated population of 2,140,526 residents as of 1 January 2019.

4. Who is the current Director-General of
(a) Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow
(b) Audrey Azoulay ✓
(c) Irina Bokova
(d) Federico Mayor Zaragoza

5. UNESCO declared purpose is to contribute to promoting
(a) Care the Health of Children
(b) Education, Sciences, & Culture ✓
(c) Care the Health of Women
(d) Advance Social Justice

6. UNESCO is the abbreviation of:
(a) United Nations Enhance, Scientific and Custom Organization
(b) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization✓
(c) United Nations
(d) United Nations

7. UNESCO first General Conference took place from
(a) 10 November 1945 to 10 December 1945
(b) 20 June 1945 to 20 July 1945
(c) 19 November 1945 to 10 December 1946 ✓
(d) 20 August 1944 to September 1944

8. South Africa rejoined the organization in 1994 under the leadership of Nelson Mandela.
(a) 1996
(b) 1995
(c) 1994 ✓
(d) 1993