Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: International Organisations

Question:

Match the following options in List 1 correctly with those in List 2:

List 1

List 2

(a) 3O October 1945

(i)  Poland signed UN Charter

(b) António Guterres

(ii) India joins the UN

(c) 15 October 1945

(iii) Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information

(d) Shashi Tharoor

(iv) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Options:

(a)- ii, (b)- i, (c)- iv, (d) iii

(a)- i, (b)- ii, (c)- iv, (d) iii

(a)- ii, (b)- iv, (c)- i, (d) iii

(a)- iii, (b)- i, (c)- iv, (d) ii

Correct Answer:

(a)- ii, (b)- iv, (c)- i, (d) iii

Explanation:

1945 October 30: India joins the UN

Poland signed UN Charter on October 15; so the UN has 51 original founding members

Shashi Tharoor was formerly Under-Secretary-General for Communications and public Information, United Nations.

Anto ́nio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres(2017- ) Portugal; former Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002; was the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees during 2005–2015; President of the Socialist International from 1999 to 2005. He is serving as the ninth Secretary–General of the United Nations.