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    Question

    Which United Nations body is responsible for standards

    setting in the field of statistics?
    A The Commission on Narcotic Drugs Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The Programme Coordinating Board of UNAIDS Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The Economic and Social Council ECOSOC Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The United Nations Statistical Commission Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E The United Nations Security Council Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    India has been elected as a member of the UN Statistical Commission, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the Programme Coordinating Board of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) by the Economic and Social Council ECOSOC of the United Nations. The Statistical Commission is the highest body dealing with international statistical activities and is responsible for standards setting in the field of statistics. India was a member of the Statistical Commission last in 2004 and it is returning to the Commission after a gap of two decades. The Commission on Narcotic Drugs supervises the application of international drug control treaties, while the Programme Coordinating Board of UNAIDS supports and provides strategic direction for an international response to HIV/AIDS. About United Nations The United Nations (or the UN), particularly informally also referred to as the United Nations Organisation (or the UNO), is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations amongst nations, achieve international co-operation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

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