Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: International Organisations

Question:

Who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations?
1. U. Thant
2. Trygve lie
3. Kurt Waldheim
4. Javeir Perez de cuellar

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

2

Explanation:

Trygve Lie was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Trygve Lie, who served as the United Nations' first Secretary-General from 1946 to 1952, was a Norwegian lawyer and former foreign minister. He made efforts to broker a ceasefire in the India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir, although he faced criticism for the protracted Korean War and the Soviet Union's opposition to his second term. Eventually, he resigned from his position.