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

Time Period they served

(A) Ban Ki-Moon

(I) 1946-1952

(B) Boutrous Ghali

(II) 2017- Present

(C) Antonio Guterres

(III) 2007-2016

(D) Trygve Lie

(IV) 1992-1996

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (3) - (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I) 

Correct Match:

List – I

UN Secretary-General

List – II

Time Period they served

(A) Ban Ki-Moon

(III) 2007-2016

(B) Boutrous Ghali

(IV) 1992-1996

(C) Antonio Guterres

(II) 2017- Present

(D) Trygve Lie

(I) 1946-1952

Explanation:

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.

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.

António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (2017- Present ) 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.

Trygve Lie (1946-1952) Norway; lawyer and foreign minister; worked for ceasefire between India and Pakistan on Kashmir; criticised for his failure to quickly end the Korean war; Soviet Union opposed second term for him; resigned from the post.