One definition of irony is a situation in which the outcome of something is the opposite of what you would expect. Using this definition, these ministry names are certainly ironic.
They are ironic because these ministries "produce" the opposite of what you would think they would. The Ministry of Love is devoted to punishing people in terrible ways for minor things (as Winston is tortured for his crimes). The Ministry of Plenty causes (or presides over) poverty.
As far as humor, it's a personal opinion... I don't. But I don't find anything in the book humorous.
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