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World Health Organization
  • 1. Which delegate from the Republic of China proposed the creation of an international health organization in 1945?
A) G. Brock Chisholm
B) Alger Hiss
C) Szeming Sze
D) Andrija Štampar
  • 2. Who served as the secretary general of the 1945 United Nations Conference on International Organization?
A) Alger Hiss
B) Szeming Sze
C) Andrija Štampar
D) G. Brock Chisholm
  • 3. Why was the word 'world' chosen over 'international' for the organization's name?
A) To satisfy United Nations requirements
B) To emphasize its truly global nature
C) Because the term international was trademarked
D) To differentiate from existing agencies
  • 4. On what date was the constitution of the WHO signed by the initial countries?
A) 22 July 1946
B) 1 September 1948
C) 24 July 1948
D) 7 April 1948
  • 5. How many countries signed the WHO constitution initially?
A) 10
B) 61
C) 51
D) 26
  • 6. When did the constitution of the WHO formally come into force?
A) 24 July 1948
B) 7 April 1948
C) 1 September 1948
D) 22 July 1946
  • 7. On what date did the WHO formally begin its work?
A) 1 September 1948
B) 22 July 1946
C) 7 April 1948
D) 24 July 1948
  • 8. Who was appointed as the first director-general of the WHO?
A) G. Brock Chisholm
B) Alger Hiss
C) Szeming Sze
D) Andrija Štampar
  • 9. Who was the first president of the World Health Assembly?
A) Szeming Sze
B) G. Brock Chisholm
C) Alger Hiss
D) Andrija Štampar
  • 10. What was the secured budget for the WHO for the 1949 year?
A) US$10 million
B) US$1 million
C) US$500,000
D) US$5 million
  • 11. Which of the following was a priority for the WHO when it first began?
A) Cancer research
B) Heart disease awareness
C) Diabetes prevention
D) Controlling malaria
  • 12. What was the WHO's first legislative act?
A) Compiling statistics on disease morbidity
B) Defining environmental health standards
C) Establishing a global vaccination program
D) Setting maternal health guidelines
  • 13. What symbol is featured on the WHO logo?
A) The United Nations globe
B) A caduceus
C) Rod of Asclepius
D) A red cross
  • 14. In what year did the WHO sign Agreement WHA 12–40 with the IAEA?
A) 1946
B) 1948
C) 1959
D) 2007
  • 15. Which organization is mentioned in the 1959 agreement with the WHO?
A) World Bank
B) International Red Cross
C) International Atomic Energy Agency
D) United Nations Children's Fund
  • 16. Which group held a weekly vigil in front of WHO headquarters from 2007 to 2017?
A) Global Nuclear Safety Watch
B) Independent WHO
C) The United Nations Health Committee
D) Women in Europe for a Common Future
  • 17. What does Agreement WHA 12–40 require of the WHO and IAEA?
A) Joint funding for all nuclear health studies
B) Consultation before initiating programs in shared interest areas
C) Merging their research departments
D) A total prohibition of investigating radiation
  • 18. According to the text, what does clause 2 of the agreement confirm regarding the WHO?
A) The WHO is free to perform any health-related work
B) The WHO has no jurisdiction over radiation-related health issues
C) The WHO must gain IAEA permission for all health research
D) The WHO is prohibited from studying nuclear disasters
  • 19. What is the primary international organization that the WHO is a specialized agency of?
A) World Bank
B) European Union
C) International Red Cross
D) United Nations
  • 20. Where is the headquarters of the World Health Organization located?
A) Paris, France
B) Geneva, Switzerland
C) Rome, Italy
D) New York, USA
  • 21. Who is eligible to join the World Health Organization?
A) Private corporations
B) Sovereign states
C) Individual citizens
D) Non-governmental organizations
  • 22. How many regional offices does the WHO have?
A) Six
B) Twelve
C) Four
D) Ten
  • 23. What is the title of the official publication of the WHO?
A) International Health Review
B) World Health Report
C) WHO Bulletin
D) Global Health Journal
  • 24. Which disease was eradicated with the leading role of the WHO?
A) Malaria
B) Smallpox
C) Polio
D) Tuberculosis
  • 25. How many member states compose the World Health Assembly?
A) 198
B) 100
C) 193
D) 150
  • 26. How many health specialists make up the WHO executive board?
A) 25
B) 10
C) 50
D) 34
  • 27. Who is the current director-general of the WHO?
A) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
B) Gro Harlem Brundtland
C) Lee Jong-wook
D) Margaret Chan
  • 28. Which of the following is considered a communicable disease priority for the WHO?
A) Heart disease
B) Occupational health
C) Tuberculosis
D) Cancer
  • 29. How is the WHO primarily funded?
A) Contributions from member states
B) Sale of medical equipment
C) Corporate taxes
D) Private bank loans
  • 30. Who was the first president of the UN Economic and Social Council who played a central role in founding the WHO?
A) Arcot Ramaswamy Mudaliar
B) Winston Churchill
C) Dag Hammarskjöld
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 31. When was the first International Sanitary Conference held?
A) 1851
B) 1946
C) 1920
D) 1902
  • 32. Which disease was the primary concern during the 19th century for the International Sanitary Conferences?
A) Tuberculosis
B) Cholera
C) Bubonic plague
D) Yellow fever
  • 33. In which city was the first International Sanitary Conference held?
A) Geneva
B) Paris
C) Venice
D) London
  • 34. The seventh International Sanitary Conference in 1892 was held in which city?
A) Venice
B) Rome
C) Paris
D) Vienna
  • 35. The 1897 convention concerned which disease?
A) Cholera
B) Brucellosis
C) Yellow fever
D) Bubonic plague
  • 36. When was the Health Organization of the League of Nations established?
A) 1851
B) 1920
C) 1946
D) 1902
  • 37. What initiative did the WHO use to facilitate global vaccine distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic?
A) ISC
B) Pan-American Sanitary Pact
C) COVAX
D) League of Nations Health Bureau
  • 38. How many years did the International Sanitary Conferences span in total?
A) 41 years
B) 87 years
C) 100 years
D) 19 years
  • 39. What were the International Sanitary Conferences designed to address?
A) Military alliances
B) Epidemic diseases
C) Economic trade disputes
D) Border conflicts
  • 40. Which disease was discussed in later ISC conferences between 1902 and 1938?
A) Typhoid
B) Malaria
C) Influenza
D) HIV
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