GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
a group of 28 countries that has agreed to protect each other in case of attack; founded in 1949
A
North American Treaty Organization (NATO)
B
United Nations (UN)
C
United Treaty Organization (UTO)
D
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -NATO is a security alliance consisting of 30 countries from North America and Europe that were established in 1949 with the signing of the Washington Treaty. NATO is the abbreviation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization .

Detailed explanation-2: -Its purpose was to secure peace in Europe, to promote cooperation among its members and to guard their freedom – all of this in the context of countering the threat posed at the time by the Soviet Union. The Alliance’s founding treaty was signed in Washington in 1949 by a dozen European and North American countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Washington Treaty – or North Atlantic Treaty – forms the basis of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization – or NATO. The Treaty was signed in Washington D.C. on 4 April 1949 by 12 founding members.

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