The headquarters of UNESCO is at
- A.New York
- B.Paris
- C.Geneva
- D.Rome
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Paris. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization was founded in 1946 and works from Paris in France. It is the agency behind the World Heritage List, the international literacy programmes and the biosphere reserve network, and it also keeps the list of intangible cultural heritage on which Indian entries such as Kutiyattam and the Kumbh Mela appear.
Option A, New York, is the headquarters of the United Nations itself and of UNICEF and UNDP, not of UNESCO. Option C, Geneva, holds the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization and the World Trade Organization, so it is the commonest trap in this question. Option D, Rome, is the city of the three food bodies, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme and the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
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- A.Malaysia
- B.Indonesia
- C.Thailand
- D.Philippines
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- D.International Labour Organization
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- D.2 only
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- B.Fraser Institute
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- D.World Bank
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