AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

*Founded in 
Ans : 1961 
*Founded by
Ans : Peter Berenson 
*Headquarters 
Ans : London
*Amnesty got Nobel prize for Peace in 
Ans : 1977
*Motto
Ans : It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)

*Formed on
Ans : December 19,1966 
*Headquarters 
Ans : Manila
*Member countries 
Ans : 67
*Economic assistance to the countries of Asian and Pacific region is the aim of 
Ans : ADB
*67th member of ADB 
Ans : Georgia
*Asian Development Fund was formed in 
Ans : 1973

G-7

*The organisation of seven major advanced economies in the world
Ans : G7
*Initially G7 was known as 
Ans : G6
*G6 was formed in
Ans : 1975
*Countries of G7 when came into force
Ans : France, Germany, Italy, UK, America and Japan
*G6 became G7 in
Ans : 1976
*The country which became a member of G6 in 1976
Ans : Canada
*G7 became G8 in
Ans : 1997
*The country which became a member of G7 in 1997
Ans : Russia
*G8 became G7 in
Ans : 2014
*The country which was dismissed from G8
Ans : Russia
*In 2014 Russia was expelled from G8 due to its annexation of
Ans : Crimea

G7 SUMMITS

*First Summit of G7 was held in
Ans : 1975 - Rambouillet (France) 
*40th Summit - 2014
Ans : Brussels (Belgium)
*41st Summit - 2015
Ans : Scholoss Elamau (Germany) 
*42nd Summit - 2016
Ans : Mie Prefecture (Japan)
*43rd Summit - 2017
Ans : Taormina (Italy) 
*44th Summit - 2018
Ans : La Malbale (Canada)
*45th Summit - 2019
Ans : France

AFRICAN UNION

*Founded on
Ans : May 25,1963
*Headquarters
Ans : Addis Ababa
*Motto
Ans : "A United and Strong Africa"
*Number of Member States
Ans : 55
*Former name of African Union
Ans : Organisation of African Unity
*The Organisation of African Unity was renamed as African Union in
Ans : 2001
*The Organisation of African Unity was renamed at
Ans : Durban Summit
 *55th member of the African Union
Ans : Morocco
*Morocco became the member of African Union on
Ans : January 30, 2017

ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH EAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN)

*Founded on
Ans : August 8,1967
*Headquarters
Ans : Jakarta
*Member Countries
Ans : 10
*Motto
Ans : One Mission, One Identity, One Community
*The organisation of South Eastern Asian countries
Ans : ASEAN
*The declaration which caused the formation of ASEAN was held at 
Ans : Bangkok
*Indo ASEAN Trade Treaty was signed in 
Ans : 2009
*Indo ASEAN Trade Treaty agreement came into force on
Ans : January 1, 2010
*The major country which is given as the observer status by ASEAN 
Ans : India
*India got the advisor status of ASEAN since 
Ans : 1996
*First meeting of ASEAN was held at 
Ans : Bali (Indonesia)
*First meeting of ASEAN was held in 
Ans : 1976
*The economic forum of ASEAN members 
Ans : APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation)

MEMBER COUNTRIES OF ASEAN

*Indonesia
*Philippines
*Malaysia
*Brunei
*Laos
*Thailand
*Vienna
*Myanmar
*Cambodia
*Singapore

EUROPEAN UNION

*Formed in 
Ans : 1993
*Headquarters 
Ans : Brussels 
*Member Countries
Ans : 28
*Motto
Ans : United in Diversity
*Former name
Ans : European Coal and Steel Community
*The national song of European Union 
Ans : Ode to Joy
*European Coal and Steel Community was founded in
Ans : 1952
*Number of countries when European Coal and Steel Community was formed
Ans : Six
*The treaty which caused the formation of European Union
Ans : Maastricht Treaty
*Maastricht Treaty was held in
Ans : 1992
*First country to withdraw from European Union
Ans : Green Land
*European Union got the Nobel Prize in
Ans : 2012
*Last country to decide to leave from the European Union
Ans : Britain
*Britain will officially leave from the European Union on
Ans : March 29, 2019
*The only Asian Country to be the member of European Union 
Ans : Cyprus
*The currency of European Union 
Ans : Euro
*Euro is an official currency of 
Ans : 19 countries
*The name euro was officially adopted on 
Ans : December 16,1995 (in Madrid)
*Euro came into force on 
Ans : January 1,1999 
*Euro transaction was started on 
Ans : January 1, 2002
*Last country to accept Euro as its official currency 
Ans : Lithuania

ORGANISATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC)

*Founded in
Ans : 1960
*Headquarters 
Ans : Vienna 
*Member States 
Ans : 14
*OPEC started its functioning in
Ans : 1961
*The organisation started to coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of its member countries
Ans : OPEC
*The meeting which caused the formation of OPEC
Ans : Bagdad Meeting

MEMBER COUNTRIES IN OPEC

*Algeria Angola
*Ecuador
*Equatorial Guinea Gabon
*Iraq
*Kuwait Libya Nigeria
*Qatar 
*Saudi Arabia
*United  Arab Emirates
*Venezuela