Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: International Organisations

Question:

Study the picture given below and answer the following question:

"Jaw-jaw is better than war-war"

Who spoke these words in context of International organizations.

Options:

Shashi Tharoor

Winston Churchill

Dag Hammarskijold

Kofi Annan

Correct Answer:

Winston Churchill

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (2) - Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Churchill observed that "Jaw jaw is better than war war".

Shashi Tharoor in one of his speeches in the UN used these famous words ( Jaw jaw is better than war war) spoken by Winston Churchill.

“Talking shop? Yes, there are a lot of speeches and meetings at the U.N., especially during the annual sessions of the General Assembly. But as Churchill put it, jaw-jaw is better than war-war. Isn’t it better to have one place where all… countries in the world can get together, bore each other sometimes with their words rather than bore holes into each other on the battlefield?” — Shashi Tharoor, the former UN Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information.