Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: International Organisations

Question:

Identify the name of the UN Secretary General.

  • He was the Prime Minister of Portugal between (1995 - 2002)
  • UN high commissioner for refugees between (2005 - 2015)
Options:

Antonio Guterres

Ban Ki-Moon

Kofi A Annan

Trygve Lie

Correct Answer:

Antonio Guterres

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (1) - Antonio Guterres

António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres is the present Secretary General of the UN since 2017. He was the former Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002 and was also the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees during 2005–2015. He also held the position of the President of the Socialist International from 1999 to 2005. He is serving as the ninth Secretary–General of the United Nations.