AFCAT Exam- Tricks to Remember Headquarters of International Organisations

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]

1. World Health Organisation
2. World Intellectual Property Organization
3. World  Meteorological Organization
4. World Trade Organization

Exception: [ I_O]- Except IMO 

1. International Labour Organization
2. International Committee for Red Cross Organization
3. International Standardization Organization [ISO] ----originally International Organization for Standardization
4. 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

1. I - International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
2. Am - Amnesty International
3. Common - Commonwealth of Nations
4. Common - Commonwealth Telecommunication Organization

Rule 3

• If any Organisation is related to "International Money or Monetary Organisation", its headquarters will be in Washington DC.

1. International Monetary fund
2. World Bank

Rule 4:

• If any Organisation is related to "Industrial Development/ Petroleum/ Atomic", its headquarter will be in "Vienna, Austria"

1. United Nations Industrial Development Organization
2. International Atomic Energy Agency
3. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Rule 5

• For Headquarters of Organisations located in New York,

Remember :"UN Child Emergency in New York"

1. United Nations Organization
2. 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

1. Organization for Economic Co-Operation Development
2. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Trick to Remember the Headquarters of some other International Organizations

1. ASIAN-MAN: ASIAN Development Bank [ ADB ]--MANila, Philippines
2. ACE JACK: Association of South East Nations [ ASEAN ]-- Jakarta, Indonesia 
3. FOOD IDLY: FOOD Agriculture Organisation [ FAO ]--Rome, ITALY 
4. COURT given JUSTICE  HAGUE : International COURT of JUSTICE-- The HAGUE, Netherlands.

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