Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: International Organisations

Question:

Match List I with List II

LIST I UN Secretariats General

LIST II Achievements

A. Kofi A. Annan

I. Worked for resolving the Cuban crisis and ending the Congo crisis

B. Boutros Boutros Ghali

II. Nobel Peace Prize (2001)

C. U Thant

III. The Second Asian to hold the post of UN secretaries

D. Ban Ki Moon

IV. An Agenda for Peace

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

Correct Answer:

A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

LIST I UN Secretariats General

LIST II Achievements

A. Kofi A. Annan

II. Nobel Peace Prize (2001)

B. Boutros Boutros Ghali

IV. An Agenda for Peace

C. U Thant

I. Worked for resolving the Cuban crisis and ending the Congo crisis

D. Ban Ki Moon

III. The Second Asian to hold the post of UN secretaries

Kofi A. Annan (1997-2006) Ghana; UN official; created the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; declared the US-led invasion of Iraq as an illegal act; established the Peacebuilding Commission and the Human Rights Council in 2005; awarded the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.

Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1992-1996) Egypt; diplomat, jurist, foreign minister; issued a report, An Agenda for Peace; conducted a successful UN operation in Mozambique; blamed for the UN failures in Bosnia, Somalia and Rwanda; due to serious disagreements, the US blocked a second term for him.

U Thant (1961-1971) Burma (Myanmar); teacher and diplomat; worked for resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis and ending the Congo crisis; established the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus; criticised the US during the Vietnam War.

Ban Ki-moon (2007-2016) Republic of Korea (South Korea); diplomat and foreign minister; the second Asian to hold the post; highlighted climate change; focused on the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals; worked for the creation of UN Women; emphasised conflict resolution and nuclear disarmament.