Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: International Organisations

Question:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (UN Secretary General)

List-II (Associated with)

(A) Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres

(I) A diplomat and jurist from Egypt

(B) Kofi A. Annan

(II) Established the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus

(C) Boutros Boutros Ghali

(III) Former PM of Portugal

(D) U Thant

(IV)Created Global Fund to fight AIDS

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

List-I (UN Secretary General)

List-II (Associated with)

(A) Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres

(III) Former PM of Portugal

(B) Kofi A. Annan

(IV)Created Global Fund to fight AIDS

(C) Boutros Boutros Ghali

(I) A diplomat and jurist from Egypt

(D) U Thant

(II) Established the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus

António 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.

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.