WHO QUESTIONS FROM SLIDES (note: there is a repetition of some questions due

to AI set of generated questions)

1. When was the World Health Organization (WHO) established?
a) 1920
b) 1945
c) 1948
d) 1950

**Answer: c) 1948**

2. Where are the headquarters of the WHO located?

a) New York, USA
b) Geneva, Switzerland
c) Paris, France
d) Vienna, Austria

**Answer: b) Geneva, Switzerland**

3. Who is the supreme decision-making body of the WHO?

a) The Director-General
b) The Executive Board
c) The World Health Assembly
d) The Secretariat

**Answer: c) The World Health Assembly**

4. How often is the Director-General of the WHO elected?

a) Every three years
b) Every four years
c) Every five years
d) Every six years

**Answer: c) Every five years**

5. What does the World Health Assembly (WHA) do?

a) It directs corporate services.
b) It oversees health systems.
c) It determines the policies of the Organization and approves the programme budget.
d) It manages regional offices.

**Answer: c) It determines the policies of the Organization and approves the programme
budget.**

6. How many members are there in the Executive Board of WHO?

a) 30
b) 32
c) 34
d) 36

**Answer: c) 34**
7. What is the term length for members of the Executive Board?
a) One year
b) Two years
c) Three years
d) Four years

**Answer: c) Three years**

8. Which of the following areas is NOT one of WHO's main areas of work?
a) Health systems
b) Environmental protection
c) Non-communicable diseases
d) Preparedness, surveillance, and response

**Answer: b) Environmental protection**

9. Which area includes supporting countries in developing national health plans?

a) Promoting health through the life-course
b) Health systems
c) Communicable diseases
d) Corporate services

**Answer: b) Health systems**

10. What does "Promoting health through the life-course" focus on?
a) Developing health systems
b) Addressing environmental risks and social determinants of health
c) Increasing access to treatment for HIV and malaria
d) Strengthening national core capacities for emergency risk management

**Answer: b) Addressing environmental risks and social determinants of health**

11. Which of the following diseases is a focus area under Non-communicable diseases?
a) Influenza
b) Cancer
c) Tuberculosis
d) Malaria

**Answer: b) Cancer**

12. In the area of Communicable Diseases, which disease is NOT specifically mentioned?
a) HIV
b) Tuberculosis
c) Cancer
d) Malaria

**Answer: c) Cancer**

13. What is one of the key activities under "Preparedness, surveillance, and response"?
 a) Providing career development for staff
b) Facilitating access to safe health technologies
c) Coordinating health response during emergencies
d) Conducting medical research

**Answer: c) Coordinating health response during emergencies**

14. Which area includes undertaking risk assessments and setting strategies?
a) Non-communicable diseases
b) Health systems
c) Preparedness, surveillance, and response
d) Corporate services

**Answer: c) Preparedness, surveillance, and response**

15. Which of the following is a part of WHO's Corporate Services?

a) Addressing non-communicable diseases
b) Establishing national health plans
c) Providing legal advice during the development of international treaties
d) Increasing and sustaining access to prevention, treatment and care for HIV

**Answer: c) Providing legal advice during the development of international treaties**

16. What is a source of funding for the WHO?

a) Private corporations
b) Donations from philanthropists like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
c) Revenue from pharmaceuticals
d) Tax revenue from member countries

**Answer: b) Donations from philanthropists like the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation**

17. With which of the following organizations does WHO work closely?
a) International Red Cross
b) World Trade Organization
c) European Union
d) NATO

**Answer: c) European Union**

18. Where is the regional office for WHO in Africa located?

a) Geneva, Switzerland
b) Brazzaville, Congo
c) Nairobi, Kenya
d) Lagos, Nigeria

**Answer: b) Brazzaville, Congo**

19. Which city hosts the WHO's regional office for the Americas?
a) New York, USA
 b) Washington, DC, USA
c) Los Angeles, USA
d) Chicago, USA

**Answer: b) Washington, DC, USA**

20. In which city is the WHO regional office for South-East Asia located?
a) Bangkok, Thailand
b) Islamabad, Pakistan
c) New Delhi, India
d) Jakarta, Indonesia

**Answer: c) New Delhi, India**

1. Which organization is the predecessor of the World Health Organization (WHO)?

a) United Nations Health Council
b) Health Organization of the League of Nations
c) International Health Federation
d) Global Health Assembly

**Answer: b) Health Organization of the League of Nations**

2. When was the Health Organization of the League of Nations formed?

a) 1918
b) 1920
c) 1925
d) 1930

**Answer: b) 1920**

3. When was the WHO established?

a) 7th April 1945
b) 7th April 1946
c) 7th April 1947
d) 7th April 1948

**Answer: d) 7th April 1948**

4. Where are the headquarters of the WHO located?

a) New York, USA
b) Geneva, Switzerland
c) Paris, France
d) Vienna, Austria

**Answer: b) Geneva, Switzerland**

5. What is the supreme decision-making body of the WHO?

a) The Executive Board
 b) The Director-General
c) The Secretariat
d) The World Health Assembly (WHA)

**Answer: d) The World Health Assembly (WHA)**

6. How often is the WHO’s Director-General elected?

a) Every three years
b) Every four years
c) Every five years
d) Every six years

**Answer: c) Every five years**

7. What are the responsibilities of the World Health Assembly (WHA)?

a) Supervising regional offices
b) Determining the policies of the Organization and approving the proposed programme
budget
c) Managing the health systems
d) Leading emergency health response

**Answer: b) Determining the policies of the Organization and approving the proposed
programme budget**

8. How many members are in the WHO Executive Board?

a) 28
b) 30
c) 34
d) 36

**Answer: c) 34**

9. What type of expertise do members of the Executive Board have?

a) Legal expertise
b) Technical expertise in health
c) Financial expertise
d) Educational expertise

**Answer: b) Technical expertise in health**

10. What is the term length for each member of the Executive Board of the WHO?
a) One year
b) Two years
c) Three years
d) Four years

**Answer: c) Three years**

11. What comprises the WHO Secretariat?

a) Additional medical and economic experts
 b) Elected officials from member countries
c) Public health volunteers
d) International diplomats

**Answer: a) Additional medical and economic experts**

12. Where do members of the WHO Secretariat work?

a) Only at HQ in Geneva
b) Only in regional offices
c) At HQ, regional offices, and countries
d) Only in member countries

**Answer: c) At HQ, regional offices, and countries**

13. Which of the following is NOT an area of work for the WHO?
a) Health systems
b) Promoting health through the life-course
c) Renewable energy development
d) Preparedness, surveillance, and response

**Answer: c) Renewable energy development**

14. What does the WHO's work in health systems include?

a) Enhancing economic stability
b) Supporting countries to develop, implement, and monitor national health plans
c) Providing legal counsel
d) Developing agricultural policies

**Answer: b) Supporting countries to develop, implement, and monitor national health

plans**

15. Under health systems, what is a priority for the WHO?

a) Reducing air pollution
b) Developing space technology
c) Availability of equitable, integrated, people-centred health services at an affordable price
d) Promoting international tourism

**Answer: c) Availability of equitable, integrated, people-centred health services at an

affordable price**

16. Which of the following activities is NOT part of the WHO's health systems work?
a) Facilitating access to affordable, safe, and effective health technologies
b) Strengthening health information systems
c) Evidence-based policy-making
d) Promoting digital marketing

**Answer: d) Promoting digital marketing**

17. What does "promoting health through the life-course” address?

a) Developing new medications
 b) Addressing environmental risks and social determinants of health, gender, equity, and
human rights
c) Building new hospitals
d) Conducting space research

**Answer: b) Addressing environmental risks and social determinants of health, gender,

equity, and human rights**

18. Which of the following diseases is addressed under the WHO's area of non-
communicable diseases?
a) Cholera
b) Malaria
c) Cancer
d) Influenza

**Answer: c) Cancer**

19. Which area deals with increasing and sustaining access to prevention, treatment, and care
for diseases like HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria?
a) Non-communicable diseases
b) Corporate services
c) Communicable diseases
d) Health systems

**Answer: c) Communicable diseases**

20. What is a key function of the WHO under "Preparedness, surveillance, and response"?
a) Developing cultural programs
b) Coordinating health response during emergencies
c) Promoting arts and crafts
d) Enhancing sports facilities

**Answer: b) Coordinating health response during emergencies**

21. How does the WHO support countries in emergency risk management?
a) By setting up trade agreements
b) By providing financial resources, technical guidance, and undertaking risk assessments
c) By promoting global cuisine
d) By organizing international sports events

**Answer: b) By providing financial resources, technical guidance, and undertaking risk

assessments**

22. Which of the following is a function of WHO's corporate services?

a) Addressing non-communicable diseases
b) Providing legal advice during the development of international treaties
c) Supporting communicable disease prevention
d) Managing health systems data

**Answer: b) Providing legal advice during the development of international treaties**

23. From where does the WHO primarily receive its funding?
a) International trade taxes
b) Contributions from member countries and donations from philanthropists like the Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation
c) Revenue from sports events
d) Income from sales of medications

**Answer: b) Contributions from member countries and donations from philanthropists

like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation**

24. Which organizations work closely with the WHO and the United Nations?
a) International Olympic Committee
b) European Union, African Union, World Bank, and UNICEF
c) World Wildlife Fund and Greenpeace
d) International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organization

**Answer: b) European Union, African Union, World Bank, and UNICEF**

25. Where is the WHO regional office for Africa located?

a) Lagos, Nigeria
b) Nairobi, Kenya
c) Johannesburg, South Africa
d) Brazzaville, Congo

**Answer: d) Brazzaville, Congo**

26. Where is the WHO headquarters for the Americas situated?

a) New York, USA
b) Washington, DC, USA
c) Miami, USA
d) San Francisco, USA

**Answer: b) Washington, DC, USA**

27. In which city is the regional office for the Eastern Mediterranean based?
a) Beirut, Lebanon
b) Tehran, Iran
c) Cairo, Egypt
d) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

**Answer: c) Cairo, Egypt**

28. Which city hosts the WHO’s regional office for Europe?
a) London, UK
b) Brussels, Belgium
c) Berlin, Germany
d) Copenhagen, Denmark

**Answer: d) Copenhagen, Denmark**

29. Where is the WHO regional office for South-East Asia located?
a) Bangkok, Thailand
b) Jakarta, Indonesia
c) New Delhi, India
d) Manila, Philippines

**Answer: c) New Delhi, India**

30. What is the location of the WHO regional office for the Western Pacific?
a) Tokyo, Japan
b) Manila, Philippines
c) Beijing, China
d) Seoul, South Korea

**Answer: b) Manila, Philippines**

Here is a comprehensive MCQ with 4 options and answers covering every part of the text:

1. When was the World Health Organization (WHO) established?

a) 1920
b) 1948
c) 1950
d) 1960

Answer: b) 1948

1. What was the predecessor of WHO?

a) United Nations
b) Health Organization of the League of Nations
c) World Bank
d) UNICEF

Answer: b) Health Organization of the League of Nations

1. Where is the headquarters of WHO located?

a) Geneva, Switzerland
b) New York, USA
c) Paris, France
d) London, UK

Answer: a) Geneva, Switzerland

1. What is the supreme decision-making body of WHO?

a) World Health Assembly
b) Executive Board
c) Secretariat
d) Director General
Answer: a) World Health Assembly

1. How often is the Director General of WHO elected?

a) Every 3 years
b) Every 5 years
c) Every 7 years
d) Every 10 years

Answer: b) Every 5 years

1. What is the function of the Executive Board?

a) To implement programs
b) To provide technical expertise
c) To support the work of the World Health Assembly
d) To supervise the Secretariat

Answer: c) To support the work of the World Health Assembly

1. What is the term of office for members of the Executive Board?

a) 2 years
b) 3 years
c) 4 years
d) 5 years

Answer: b) 3 years

1. What is the focus of WHO's work on health systems?

a) Non-communicable diseases
b) Communicable diseases
c) Health equity and human rights
d) Equitable integrated people-centered health services

Answer: d) Equitable integrated people-centered health services

1. What is the goal of WHO's work on promoting health through the life-course?
a) To address environmental risks and social determinants of health
b) To reduce vaccine-preventable diseases
c) To increase access to prevention, treatment, and care
d) To strengthen health information systems

Answer: a) To address environmental risks and social determinants of health

1. What is the focus of WHO's work on non-communicable diseases?

a) Heart diseases, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and chronic lung disease
b) HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases
c) Environmental risks and social determinants of health
d) Health equity and human rights

Answer: a) Heart diseases, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and chronic lung disease
1. What is the goal of WHO's work on communicable diseases?
a) To increase access to prevention, treatment, and care
b) To reduce vaccine-preventable diseases
c) To strengthen health information systems
d) To address environmental risks and social determinants of health

Answer: a) To increase access to prevention, treatment, and care

1. What is the focus of WHO's work on preparedness, surveillance, and response?

a) Emergencies and health security
b) Environmental risks and social determinants of health
c) Health equity and human rights
d) Equitable integrated people-centered health services

Answer: a) Emergencies and health security

1. What is the function of corporate services in WHO?

a) To provide technical expertise
b) To implement programs
c) To provide tools and resources
d) To convene Member States for policymaking

Answer: c) To provide tools and resources

1. How is WHO funded?

a) By contributions from member countries only
b) By donations from philanthropists only
c) By contributions from member countries and donations from philanthropists
d) By the United Nations only

Answer: c) By contributions from member countries and donations from philanthropists

1. Which organizations work closely with WHO?

a) European Union, African Union, World Bank, UNICEF
b) United Nations only
c) World Bank only
d) UNICEF only

Answer: a) European Union, African Union, World Bank, UNICEF

1. How many regional offices does WHO have?

a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8

Answer: b) 6

1. Where is the regional office for Africa located?

a) Brazzaville, Congo
b) Cairo, Egypt
c) Geneva, Switzerland
d) New York, USA

Answer: a) Brazzaville, Congo

1. Where is the regional office for the Americas located?

a) Washington, DC, USA
b) Geneva, Switzerland
c) New York, USA
d) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Answer: a) Washington, DC, USA