Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | Ram Nath Kovind | (I) | United States |
| (B) | Joe Biden | (II) | India |
| (C) | Gotabaya Rajapaksa | (III) | Russia |
| (D) | Vladimir Putin | (IV) | Sri Lanka |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
Each leader is matched with the country of which he was President in the first half of 2022.
(A) Ram Nath Kovind — this matches (II) India. He was the 14th President of India, from July 2017 to July 2022.
(B) Joe Biden — this matches (I) United States. He became the 46th President of the United States in January 2021.
(C) Gotabaya Rajapaksa — this matches (IV) Sri Lanka. He was President of Sri Lanka from November 2019 to July 2022.
(D) Vladimir Putin — this matches (III) Russia. He has been President of Russia since 2012, and earlier from 2000 to 2008.