International Organizations and Agreements Related To Geography NDA Questions

International Organizations and Agreements Related To Geography MCQ Questions

1.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which coordinates the UN's environmental activities, has its headquarters in which city?
A.
Bonn, Germany
B.
Nairobi, Kenya
C.
Geneva, Switzerland
D.
The Hague, Netherlands
ANSWER :
B. Nairobi, Kenya
2.
The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972), which created the 'World Heritage Site' designation, was adopted by which organization?
A.
UNESCO
B.
ICOMOS
C.
IUCN
D.
UNEP
ANSWER :
A. UNESCO
3.
Which international organization maintains the 'Red List of Threatened Species', the global inventory of conservation status of species?
A.
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
B.
CITES Secretariat
C.
UNEP
D.
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
ANSWER :
D. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
4.
The giant panda is the official logo of which international conservation organization, founded in 1961?
A.
Greenpeace
B.
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
C.
IUCN
D.
UNEP
ANSWER :
B. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
5.
The Ramsar Convention, an intergovernmental treaty for the conservation of wetlands, was signed in 1971 in which country?
A.
Switzerland
B.
Iran
C.
Netherlands
D.
Japan
ANSWER :
B. Iran
6.
CITES, the treaty regulating international trade in endangered species, was signed in 1973 in which city?
A.
Rio de Janeiro
B.
Geneva
C.
Nairobi
D.
Washington D.C.
ANSWER :
D. Washington D.C.