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UPSC Prelims 2026 GS Paper 1, question 70

Topic: International relations and organisations

Q70

Consider the following UN organisations/agencies :

  1. World Food Programme

  2. United Nations Children's Fund

  3. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

  4. International Labour Organisation

How many of the above has/have been awarded the Nobel Prize twice ?

  1. (a) 1Correct answer
  2. (b) 2
  3. (c) 3
  4. (d) 4

Solution.

Answer: (a) 1

  1. Items 1, 2 and 4 are incorrect: the World Food Programme (2020), the United Nations Children's Fund (1965), and the International Labour Organization (1969) have each been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize once.
  2. Item 3 is correct: the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is the only listed agency to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize twice, in 1954 and in 1981.