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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2019General Studies
Question
Match the names of the Secretaries General of the UN given in Column I with the countries of their origin given in Column II and provide the correct answer from the options given below: Column I A. Ban Ki-Moon B. Kofi Annan C. Trygve Lie D. Antonio Guterres Column II 1. Portugal 2. Norway 3. South Korea 4. Ghana
Options
- A A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
- B A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
- C A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
- D A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
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Correct Answer
A A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
Model Answer
- From January 2007 to December 2016, Ban Ki Moon served as the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations. He is a South Korean diplomat and politician.
- From January 1997 to December 2006, Kofi Atta Annan served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations. Kofi Annan was born in Ghana in 1938.
- Trygve Lie was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1946 to 1952. He was born in Oslo, then Kristiania.
- Antonio Guterres served as the 9th secretary-general of the United Nations. He is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who served also as prime minister of Portugal.