Match the List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Organisation | Abbreviation form | ||
| (A) | The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | (I) | NAM |
| (B) | The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation | (II) | UNCTAD |
| (C) | The South-East Asian Treaty Organisation | (III) | NATO |
| (D) | The Non-Aligned Movement | (IV) | SEATO |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
Each abbreviation is made from the first letters of the main words of the organisation’s name.
(A) The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development — this matches (II) UNCTAD. It is a body of the United Nations, set up in 1964 with its headquarters in Geneva, that works for the trade and development of developing countries.
(B) The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation — this matches (III) NATO. It is the military alliance formed in 1949 by the USA, Canada and countries of Western Europe.
(C) The South-East Asian Treaty Organisation — this matches (IV) SEATO. It was a defence pact set up under the Manila Pact of 1954 and dissolved in 1977.
(D) The Non-Aligned Movement — this matches (I) NAM. It is the group of countries that chose not to join either Cold War bloc, founded at Belgrade in 1961 with Nehru, Tito and Nasser among its leaders.