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 (Achievement)

(A) Trygve Lie

(I) Oversaw the relief operation in Bangladesh

(B) Javier Perez de Cuellar

(II) Worked for the creation of UN Women

(C) Kurt Waldheim

(III) Worked for ceasefire between India and Pakistan on Kashmir

(D) Ban Ki-moon

(IV) Mediated between Britain and Argentina after the Falklands War

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

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

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

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (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 (Achievement)

(A) Trygve Lie

(III) Worked for ceasefire between India and Pakistan on Kashmir

(B) Javier Perez de Cuellar

(IV) Mediated between Britain and Argentina after the Falklands War

(C) Kurt Waldheim

(I) Oversaw the relief operation in Bangladesh

(D) Ban Ki-moon

(II) Worked for the creation of UN Women

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.

Javier Perez de Cuellar (1982-1991) Peru; lawyer and diplomat; worked for peace in Cyprus, Afghanistan and El Salvador; mediated between Britain and Argentina after the Falklands War; negotiated for the independence of Namibia.

Kurt Waldheim (1972-1981) Austria; diplomat and foreign minister; made efforts to resolve the problems of Namibia and Lebanon; oversaw the relief operation in Bangladesh; China blocked his bid for a third term.

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.