The syllabus of G.K is too vast and it's very difficult to remember everything. Shortcut tricks simplifies this task a little and thus they are considered helpful. So,here are some useful G.K Trick for Remembering the Headquarters of International Organisations which is a highlighting topic in G.K section.
Rule 1
- If the name of any Organisation starts with "World or International" and ends with "Organisation", their headquarters will be in "Geneva, Switzerland".
Remember : [ W_O & I_O ] ---- Geneva, Switzerland
Format of Name:[ W_O]
- World Health Organisation
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- World Meteorological Organization
- World Trade Organization
Exception: [ I_O]- Except IMO
- International Labour Organization
- International Committee for Red Cross Organization
- International Standardization Organization [ISO] ----originally International Organization for Standardization
- United Nation Conference on Trade And Development
Rule 2
- Trick for Organisations whose Headquarters are in London
Remember : I Am a Common man in London
- I - International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
- Am - Amnesty International
- Common - Commonwealth of Nations
- Common - Commonwealth Telecommunication Organization
Rule 3
- If any Organisation is related to "International Money or Monetary Organisation", its headquarters will be in Washington DC.
- International Monetary fund
- World Bank
Rule 4:
- If any Organisation is related to "Industrial Development/ Petroleum/ Atomic", its headquarter will be in "Vienna, Austria"
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Rule 5
- For Headquarters of Organisations located in New York,
Remember :"UN Child Emergency in New York"
- United Nations Organization
- United Nation International Children Emergency Fund
Rule 6
- If any Organization is related to the term "Economic & Educational", its headquarter will be located in Paris
- Organization for Economic Co-Operation Development
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Trick to Remember the Headquarters of some other International Organizations
- ASIAN-MAN: ASIAN Development Bank [ ADB ]--MANila, Philippines
- ACE JACK: Association of South East Nations [ ASEAN ]-- Jakarta, Indonesia
- FOOD IDLY: FOOD Agriculture Organisation [ FAO ]--Rome, ITALY
- COURT given JUSTICE HAGUE : International COURT of JUSTICE-- The HAGUE, Netherlands.
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