Heads of International Organizations MCQs 2026

Ajay Banga is the how-many-th President of the World Bank

1. A 12th ✓
2. B 13th ✓
3. C 14th ✓
4. D 15th ✓

Who is the current President of the World Bank Group

1. A David Malpass ✓
2. B Jim Yong Kim ✓
3. C Ajay Banga ✓
4. D Robert Zoellick ✓

Who is the current President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

1. A Masatsugu Asakawa ✓
2. B Takehiko Nakao ✓
3. C Masato Kanda ✓
4. D Haruhiko Kuroda ✓

Who is the current Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

1. A Yousef Al-Othaimeen ✓
2. B Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu ✓
3. C Hissein Brahim Taha ✓
4. D Iyad Ameen Madani ✓

Hissein Brahim Taha is the how-many-th Secretary-General of the OIC

1. A 10th ✓
2. B 11th ✓
3. C 12th ✓
4. D 13th ✓

Which Pakistani diplomat served as the 5th Secretary-General of the OIC from 1985 to 1988

1. A Agha Shahi ✓
2. B Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada ✓
3. C Sahabzada Yaqub Khan ✓
4. D Munir Akram ✓

Masato Kanda assumed office as ADB President to complete the unexpired term of which predecessor

1. A Haruhiko Kuroda ✓
2. B Masatsugu Asakawa ✓
3. C Takehiko Nakao ✓
4. D Taroichi Yoshida ✓

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala began her second four-year term as WTO Director-General on which date

1. A 1 March 2021 ✓
2. B 29 November 2024 ✓
3. C 1 September 2025 ✓
4. D 1 January 2026 ✓

The Asian Development Bank is headquartered in which city

1. A Tokyo ✓
2. B Manila ✓
3. C Beijing ✓
4. D Singapore ✓

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is notable as the first WHO Director-General from which region

1. A WHO European Region ✓
2. B WHO African Region ✓
3. C WHO Americas Region ✓
4. D WHO South-East Asia Region ✓

Before leading the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus served in Ethiopia's government in which two ministerial roles

1. A Health and Foreign Affairs ✓
2. B Finance and Education ✓
3. C Defence and Interior ✓
4. D Agriculture and Trade ✓

Who is the current Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)

1. A Roberto Azevedo ✓
2. B Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ✓
3. C Pascal Lamy ✓
4. D Yoo Myung-hee ✓

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is notable for being the first person of which nationality and gender to lead the WTO

1. A First woman and first African ✓
2. B First woman and first Asian ✓
3. C First African and first American ✓
4. D First European and first woman ✓

Which country is current UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres from

1. A Spain ✓
2. B Portugal ✓
3. C Italy ✓
4. D Brazil ✓

The selection process for the next UN Secretary-General to succeed Guterres formally began on which date

1. A 25 November 2025 ✓
2. B 1 January 2026 ✓
3. C 16 January 2026 ✓
4. D 1 March 2026 ✓

Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations

1. A Ban Ki-moon ✓
2. B Antonio Guterres ✓
3. C Kofi Annan ✓
4. D Boutros Boutros-Ghali ✓

Who is the current Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

1. A Christine Lagarde ✓
2. B Kristalina Georgieva ✓
3. C Rodrigo Rato ✓
4. D Anne Krueger ✓

Kristalina Georgieva previously served as CEO of which institution before becoming IMF chief

1. A World Bank ✓
2. B European Commission ✓
3. C Asian Development Bank ✓
4. D WTO ✓

Ajay Banga previously served as CEO of which major company before leading the World Bank

1. A Visa ✓
2. B Mastercard ✓
3. C American Express ✓
4. D Citigroup ✓

Ajay Banga is notable for being the first person of which origin to lead the World Bank

1. A Chinese-American ✓
2. B Indian-American ✓
3. C Nigerian-American ✓
4. D Brazilian-American ✓

Who is the current Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)

1. A Margaret Chan ✓
2. B Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ✓
3. C Gro Harlem Brundtland ✓
4. D Hiroki Nakatani ✓

EU headquarters institutions include

1. A Only Paris ✓
2. B Brussels Strasbourg Luxembourg ✓
3. C Only Rome ✓
4. D Only Madrid ✓

ICC is based in

1. A New York ✓
2. B Brussels ✓
3. C The Hague ✓
4. D Geneva ✓

WTO headquarters is in

1. A New York ✓
2. B Bonn ✓
3. C Tokyo ✓
4. D Geneva ✓

IMF Managing Director traditionally from

1. A Europe by convention ✓
2. B Asia only ✓
3. C Africa only ✓
4. D South America only ✓

ASEAN secretariat is in

1. A Bangkok ✓
2. B Manila ✓
3. C Singapore city state ✓
4. D Jakarta ✓

IAEA headquarters is in

1. A Tokyo ✓
2. B Seoul ✓
3. C Oslo ✓
4. D Vienna ✓

Secretary-General of UN is appointed by

1. A Only USA ✓
2. B Only EU ✓
3. C Only ICJ ✓
4. D General Assembly on Security Council recommendation ✓

World Bank president often from

1. A China ✓
2. B USA by convention ✓
3. C India ✓
4. D Russia ✓

UNESCO HQ is in

1. A Paris ✓
2. B London ✓
3. C Rome ✓
4. D Berlin ✓

Interpol General Secretariat is in

1. A Paris ✓
2. B London ✓
3. C Lyon ✓
4. D Berlin ✓

UN headquarters is in

1. A Geneva ✓
2. B New York ✓
3. C Vienna ✓
4. D Paris ✓

NATO headquarters is in

1. A Washington ✓
2. B London ✓
3. C Brussels ✓
4. D Berlin ✓

FAO is based in

1. A Geneva ✓
2. B Rome ✓
3. C New York ✓
4. D Vienna ✓

OIC headquarters is in

1. A Riyadh only ✓
2. B Jeddah ✓
3. C Cairo ✓
4. D Islamabad ✓