Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. By 2011, the UN had 193 member states. These included almost all independent states. In the UN General Assembly, all members have one vote each. In the UN Security Council, there are five permanent members. These are the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France and China. These states were selected as permanent members as they were the most powerful immediately after the Second World War and because they constituted the victors in the War. The UN's most visible public figure, and the representative head, is the Secretary-General. The present Secretary-General is Antonio Guterres, he is the ninth Secretary General of the UN. He took over as the Secretary-General on 1 January 2017. He was the Prime Minister of Portugal. |
Name the ninth secretary general of the UN. |
Trygve Lie Antonio-Guterres U-Thant Ban-Ki-Moon |
Antonio-Guterres |
The correct answer is Option 2 - Antonio-Guterres Per passage: The UN's most visible public figure, and the representative head, is the Secretary-General. The present Secretary-General is Antonio Guterres, he is the ninth Secretary General of the UN. He took over as the Secretary-General on 1 January 2017. He was the Prime Minister of Portugal. |