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Organizations - Amnesty International
What issue is central to Amnesty International's work?
A. Protection of human rights
B. Air traffic regulation
C. Currency issuance
D. Setting oil production quotas
Correct Answer: A
The organization researches and campaigns against human-rights abuses.
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Organizations - Amnesty International
Where is Amnesty International's international secretariat based?
A. Vienna, Austria
B. London, United Kingdom
C. New York, United States
D. Geneva, Switzerland
Correct Answer: B
Amnesty International's international secretariat is based in London.
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Organizations - Amnesty International
Who founded Amnesty International?
A. Peter Benenson
B. Kofi Annan
C. Nelson Mandela
D. Dag Hammarskjöld
Correct Answer: A
British lawyer Peter Benenson launched the movement in 1961.
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Organizations - Amnesty International
In what year was Amnesty International founded?
A. 1945
B. 1989
C. 1961
D. 1971
Correct Answer: C
Amnesty International was founded in 1961.
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Organizations - Amnesty International
What is Amnesty International?
A. A UN court
B. An international non-governmental human-rights organization
C. A central bank
D. A military alliance
Correct Answer: B
Amnesty International is an NGO that campaigns on human-rights issues.
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Organizations - AIIB
What type of institution is AIIB?
A. Humanitarian NGO
B. Multilateral development bank
C. Commodity cartel
D. Military alliance
Correct Answer: B
AIIB is an international financial institution owned by member countries.
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Organizations - AIIB
Which country was the principal initiator of AIIB?
A. Japan
B. Pakistan
C. India
D. China
Correct Answer: D
China proposed and led the establishment of AIIB.
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Organizations - AIIB
What is AIIB's main focus?
A. Setting exchange rates
B. Running peacekeeping missions
C. Financing infrastructure and other productive sectors
D. Regulating aviation safety
Correct Answer: C
AIIB is a multilateral development bank focused strongly on infrastructure.
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Organizations - AIIB
In what year did AIIB begin operations?
A. 1995
B. 2016
C. 2020
D. 2001
Correct Answer: B
AIIB began operations in January 2016.
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Organizations - AIIB
Where is AIIB headquartered?
A. Tokyo, Japan
B. Beijing, China
C. Manila, Philippines
D. Seoul, South Korea
Correct Answer: B
AIIB is headquartered in Beijing.
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Organizations - AIIB
What does AIIB stand for?
A. Asian International Investment Board
B. Association for Industrial Infrastructure Banking
C. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
D. Asian Integrated Insurance Bank
Correct Answer: C
AIIB is the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
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Organizations - African Union
Which document is the constitutive treaty of the African Union?
A. Treaty of Rome
B. Constitutive Act of the African Union
C. North Atlantic Treaty
D. UN Charter
Correct Answer: B
The Constitutive Act provides the legal foundation of the AU.
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Organizations - African Union
What is a central purpose of the African Union?
A. Regulate world oil prices
B. Manage the euro
C. Operate global postal services
D. Promote unity, cooperation, peace and development among African states
Correct Answer: D
The AU seeks continental integration, peace, security and development.
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Organizations - African Union
Where is the African Union headquartered?
A. Nairobi, Kenya
B. Lagos, Nigeria
C. Cairo, Egypt
D. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Correct Answer: D
The AU Commission is headquartered in Addis Ababa.
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Organizations - African Union
Which organization did the African Union replace?
A. Commonwealth
B. Arab League
C. Organization of African Unity (OAU)
D. ECOWAS
Correct Answer: C
The AU succeeded the OAU.
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Organizations - African Union
In what year was the African Union officially launched?
A. 1963
B. 2002
C. 1945
D. 1999
Correct Answer: B
The African Union was officially launched in 2002, succeeding the OAU.
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Organizations - African Union
What does AU stand for in African regional politics?
A. Asian Union
B. Atlantic Union
C. African Utilities
D. African Union
Correct Answer: D
AU is the African Union.
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Organizations - ADB
ADB lending commonly supports which area?
A. Infrastructure and development projects
B. Only space tourism
C. Only military procurement
D. Only sports tournaments
Correct Answer: A
ADB finances transport, energy, water, education, health and other development sectors.
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Organizations - ADB
Which type of institution is ADB?
A. Human-rights court
B. Military alliance
C. Multilateral development bank
D. Commodity cartel
Correct Answer: C
ADB is a regional multilateral development bank.
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Organizations - ADB
What is ADB's primary role?
A. Regulating international air traffic
B. Promoting social and economic development in Asia and the Pacific
C. Setting global oil prices
D. Running the UN Security Council
Correct Answer: B
ADB provides financing, technical assistance and policy support for development in Asia and the Pacific.