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Organizations - OPEC
What does OPEC stand for?
A. Organization for Petroleum and Energy Cooperation
B. Oil Producers Economic Council
C. Organization of Public Energy Companies
D. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Correct Answer: D
OPEC is the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
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Organizations - OIC
What was the OIC formerly called before 2011?
A. Muslim Nations Council
B. Islamic Development Union
C. Arab-Islamic League
D. Organization of the Islamic Conference
Correct Answer: D
The name was changed to Organization of Islamic Cooperation in 2011.
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Organizations - OIC
What is the OIC's broad purpose?
A. Set oil prices only
B. Run the UN
C. Operate a common army
D. Promote cooperation and solidarity among Muslim-majority member states
Correct Answer: D
The OIC coordinates political, economic, cultural and social cooperation.
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Organizations - OIC
What event helped prompt the first Islamic Summit that led to the OIC?
A. Bretton Woods Conference
B. Suez Canal opening
C. Creation of the European Union
D. Arson attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem in 1969
Correct Answer: D
The 1969 Al-Aqsa Mosque fire was a major catalyst for the Rabat Islamic Summit.
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Organizations - OIC
In what year was the OIC founded?
A. 1955
B. 1979
C. 1969
D. 1945
Correct Answer: C
The organization was founded in 1969.
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Organizations - OECD
Which well-known education assessment is organized by the OECD?
A. TOEFL
B. PISA
C. SAT
D. IELTS
Correct Answer: B
The Programme for International Student Assessment is an OECD study.
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Organizations - OECD
What does the OECD mainly do?
A. Issue a global currency
B. Conduct criminal trials
C. Develop policy analysis, standards and cooperation on economic and social issues
D. Run a military command
Correct Answer: C
OECD work spans taxation, education, trade, governance, statistics and more.
CSS - PMS - General Knowledge (G.K)
Organizations - OECD
Which earlier organization did the OECD succeed?
A. European Coal and Steel Community
B. Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC)
C. GATT
D. League of Nations
Correct Answer: B
The OEEC had coordinated Marshall Plan-related European recovery and was succeeded by OECD.
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Organizations - OECD
In what year was the OECD established?
A. 1975
B. 1945
C. 1961
D. 1951
Correct Answer: C
The OECD officially came into being in 1961.
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Organizations - OECD
Where is the OECD headquartered?
A. Geneva, Switzerland
B. London, United Kingdom
C. Brussels, Belgium
D. Paris, France
Correct Answer: D
The OECD headquarters is in Paris.
CSS - PMS - General Knowledge (G.K)
Organizations - OECD
What does OECD stand for?
A. Organization for Energy and Currency Development
B. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
C. Organisation for Export Control and Development
D. Office for Economic Coordination and Defense
Correct Answer: B
OECD is the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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Organizations - NDB
What was the bank originally informally called during planning?
A. Global South Court
B. Asian Reserve Bank
C. BRICS Development Bank
D. Shanghai Monetary Union
Correct Answer: C
Before its formal name was adopted, it was often referred to as the BRICS Development Bank.
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Organizations - NDB
What is a main purpose of the NDB?
A. Set interest rates for all countries
B. Finance infrastructure and sustainable development projects
C. Regulate aviation
D. Run peacekeeping operations
Correct Answer: B
The NDB finances development projects in members and other eligible countries.
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Organizations - NDB
In what year did the New Development Bank begin operations?
A. 2001
B. 2020
C. 2015
D. 2010
Correct Answer: C
The NDB became operational in 2015.
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Organizations - NDB
Where is the New Development Bank headquartered?
A. Moscow, Russia
B. New Delhi, India
C. Shanghai, China
D. Beijing, China
Correct Answer: C
NDB headquarters is in Shanghai.
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Organizations - NDB
Which group created the New Development Bank?
A. G7
B. BRICS
C. NATO
D. ASEAN
Correct Answer: B
The NDB was established by the BRICS countries.
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Organizations - NDB
What does NDB stand for in the BRICS context?
A. National Development Bureau
B. Network Development Board
C. Northern Development Bank
D. New Development Bank
Correct Answer: D
NDB is the New Development Bank.
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Organizations - IsDB
Which financing principle is central to IsDB operations?
A. Military financing only
B. Islamic finance that avoids interest-based lending structures
C. Mandatory use of a single currency
D. No contracts
Correct Answer: B
IsDB uses Shariah-compliant instruments such as murabaha, ijara and sukuk-related structures.
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Organizations - IsDB
IsDB is closely associated with countries belonging to which organization?
A. Organization of Islamic Cooperation
B. NATO
C. ASEAN only
D. European Union
Correct Answer: A
Membership of IsDB is linked to OIC membership and other criteria.
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Organizations - IsDB
What is IsDB's broad purpose?
A. Promote economic and social development in member countries and Muslim communities in accordance with Islamic finance principles
B. Manage the UN Security Council
C. Run elections
D. Set global oil prices
Correct Answer: A
IsDB finances development using Shariah-compatible approaches.