International Labour Organisation Quiz

International Labour Organisation Quiz Questions

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1. When was the ILO established?
(a) 1919
(b) 1945
(c) 1960
(d) 1975

2. Which of the following is NOT a core labor standard set by the ILO?
(a) Freedom of association and the right to organize
(b) Elimination of forced labor
(c) Abolition of child labor
(d) Equal pay for equal work

3.What is the highest governing body of the ILO?
(a) The International Labour Conference
(b) The Governing Body
(c) The General Assembly
(d) The Executive Committee

4. Which of the following is NOT a tripartite member of the ILO?
(a) Governments
(b) Employers
(c) Workers
(d) Non-governmental organizations

5. Where is the headquarters of the ILO located?
(a) New York
(b) Geneva
(c) Paris
(d) Vienna

6. What is the primary goal of the ILO?
(a) To promote world peace through social justice
(b) To protect the rights of workers
(c) To promote economic growth
(d) To improve working conditions globally

7. Which of the following is an example of an ILO program?
(a) The Global Alliance Against Child Labor
(b) The World Food Program
(c) The United Nations Development Program
(d) The World Health Organization

8. Which of the following is NOT a challenge faced by the ILO?
(a) Global economic crisis
(b) Climate change
(c) Increasing unemployment
(d) Strong global governance

9.Which treaty established the ILO?
(a) Treaty of Versailles
(b) Treaty of Rome
(c) Treaty of Paris
(d) Treaty of London

10. The ILO became the first specialized agency of which organization in 1946?
(a) World Bank
(b) United Nations
(c) European Union
(d) World Trade Organization

11. How many member states does the ILO have as of 2023?
(a) 157
(b) 187
(c) 197
(d) 207

12. Which of these is NOT one of the main aims of the ILO?
(a) Promote workers’ rights
(b) Encourage decent employment opportunities
(c) Enhance social protection
(d) Regulate international trade

13. What is the name of the ILO’s highest decision-making body?
(a) General Assembly
(b) International Labour Conference
(c) Governing Body
(d) Executive Council

14. How often does the International Labour Conference typically meet?
(a) Monthly
(b) Quarterly
(c) Annually
(d) Bi-annually

15. Which of these is NOT one of the three main bodies of the ILO?
(a) International Labour Conference
(b) Governing Body
(c) International Labour Office
(d) World Labour Council

16. Who was the first Director-General of the ILO?
(a) Albert Thomas
(b) David Morse
(c) Wilfred Jenks
(d) Francis Blanchard

17. In which year did the ILO win the Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) 1939
(b) 1949
(c) 1959
(d) 1969

18. What is the name of the ILO’s statistical database?
(a) LABORSTAT
(b) ILOSTAT
(c) WORKDATA
(d) EMPLOYSTAT

19. Which convention of the ILO deals with the worst forms of child labor?
(a) Convention 138
(b) Convention 182
(c) Convention 100
(d) Convention 111

20. The ILO’s “Decent Work Agenda” was introduced in which year?
(a) 1989
(b) 1999
(c) 2009
(d) 2019

21.Which of these is NOT one of the four strategic objectives of the Decent Work Agenda?
(a) Employment creation
(b) Social protection
(c) Rights at work
(d) Environmental sustainability

22. What does the acronym IPEC stand for in the context of ILO programs?
(a) International Program on Eliminating Child labour
(b) Integrated Plan for Employment Creation
(c) International Policy on Economic Cooperation
(d) Institutional Program for Enhancing Competitiveness

23. Which day is celebrated as World Day Against Child Labour?
(a) June 1
(b) June 12
(c) July 1
(d) July 12

24. The ILO’s governance is based on the principle of:
(a) Unilateralism
(b) Bilateralism
(c) Trilateralism
(d) Quadrilateralism

25. How many government representatives, employer representatives, and worker representatives make up the ILO’s Governing Body?
(a) 28, 14, 14
(b) 28, 16, 16
(c) 32, 16, 16
(d) 32, 14, 14

International Labour Organisation Quiz Questions with Answers

1. When was the ILO established?
(a) 1919

2. Which of the following is NOT a core labor standard set by the ILO?
(d) Equal pay for equal work

3.What is the highest governing body of the ILO?
(a) The International Labour Conference

4. Which of the following is NOT a tripartite member of the ILO?
(d) Non-governmental organizations

5. Where is the headquarters of the ILO located?
(b) Geneva

6. What is the primary goal of the ILO?
(a) To promote world peace through social justice

7. Which of the following is an example of an ILO program?
(a) The Global Alliance Against Child Labor

8. Which of the following is NOT a challenge faced by the ILO?
(d) Strong global governance

9.Which treaty established the ILO?
(a) Treaty of Versailles

10. The ILO became the first specialized agency of which organization in 1946?
(b) United Nations

11. How many member states does the ILO have as of 2023?
(b) 187

12. Which of these is NOT one of the main aims of the ILO?
(d) Regulate international trade

13. What is the name of the ILO’s highest decision-making body?
(b) International Labour Conference

14. How often does the International Labour Conference typically meet?
(c) Annually

15. Which of these is NOT one of the three main bodies of the ILO?
(d) World Labour Council

16. Who was the first Director-General of the ILO?
(a) Albert Thomas

17. In which year did the ILO win the Nobel Peace Prize?
(d) 1969

18. What is the name of the ILO’s statistical database?
(b) ILOSTAT

19. Which convention of the ILO deals with the worst forms of child labor?
(b) Convention 182

20. The ILO’s “Decent Work Agenda” was introduced in which year?
(b) 1999

21.Which of these is NOT one of the four strategic objectives of the Decent Work Agenda?
(d) Environmental sustainability

22. What does the acronym IPEC stand for in the context of ILO programs?
(a) International Program on Eliminating Child labour

23. Which day is celebrated as World Day Against Child Labour?
(b) June 12

24. The ILO’s governance is based on the principle of:
(c) Trilateralism

25. How many government representatives, employer representatives, and worker representatives make up the ILO’s Governing Body?
(a) 28, 14, 14