NUST NET (Business Studies & Social Sciences) Current Affairs MCQs

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86141

Which document is a coordinated and strategic plan that estimates the needs and requests funding for a humanitarian response across all agencies and sectors for a specific crisis?

The UN Security Council Resolution

The Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP)

The National Development Plan

The World Bank Country Strategy

86142

OCHA manages the **Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)**. What is the primary function of CERF?

To fund long-term development projects.

To provide rapid initial funding for sudden-onset crises and neglected emergencies.

To pay the salaries of all UN humanitarian staff.

To regulate the price of relief supplies.

86143

The **Cluster Approach**, used in large-scale emergencies, is a core part of OCHA's coordination work. What does this approach organize?

The financial accounts of all NGOs.

Humanitarian activities into specific sectors (e.g., health, WASH, shelter) with a designated lead agency for each.

The political governance structure of the affected country.

The global media campaign for the crisis.

86144

OCHA chairs and services the **Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)**. What is the IASC?

A committee of UN Security Council members.

A unique humanitarian coordination forum that brings together UN agencies, non-UN organizations, and Red Cross/Red Crescent movements.

A joint World Bank-IMF funding body.

The global standard-setting body for military law.

86145

What is the primary mandate of OCHA?

To provide the majority of humanitarian aid funding.

To coordinate humanitarian action, promote response coherence, advocate for people in need, and manage humanitarian financing.

To lead military interventions in conflict zones.

To regulate international migration.

86146

The head of OCHA is the **Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator**. This position is commonly known as the:

UN Secretary-General

ERC

OCHA Director-General

Humanitarian Ambassador

86147

Where is the global headquarters of OCHA located?

Geneva, Switzerland, and New York City, USA

London, UK, and Washington, D.C., USA

Rome, Italy, and Vienna, Austria

Nairobi, Kenya, and Paris, France

86148

In what year was OCHA established, succeeding the Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA)?

1945

1991

1998

2003

86149

What does the acronym OCHA stand for?

Office of Climate and Health Assessment

Organization for Community and Humanitarian Action

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Office of Humanitarian Communication and Assessment

86150

The OHCHR often focuses on the human rights implications of global challenges. Which of the following is a current focus area?

The rights of air traffic controllers.

The impact of climate change on human rights.

The regulation of deep-sea fishing.

Standardizing global postal services.

NUST NET (Business Studies & Social Sciences) - Current Affairs MCQs