Match List-I with List-II
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List-I (UN Secretary General) |
List-II (Associated with) |
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(A) Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres |
(I) A diplomat and jurist from Egypt |
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(B) Kofi A. Annan |
(II) Established the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus |
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(C) Boutros Boutros Ghali |
(III) Former PM of Portugal |
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(D) U Thant |
(IV)Created Global Fund to fight AIDS |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
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List-I (UN Secretary General) |
List-II (Associated with) |
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(A) Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres |
(III) Former PM of Portugal |
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(B) Kofi A. Annan |
(IV)Created Global Fund to fight AIDS |
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(C) Boutros Boutros Ghali |
(I) A diplomat and jurist from Egypt |
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(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.