With reference to the United Nations (UN), consider the following pairs : United Nations Peacekeeping Operations — Countries I. UNMOGIP — India and Pakistan II. UNFICYP — Cyprus III. UNMIK — Kosovo IV. UNTSO — Haiti How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
- A.One
- B.Two
- C.Three
- D.All the four
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Three. Pairs I, II and III are correct; pair IV is wrong because UNTSO works in the Middle East, not Haiti.
UNMOGIP, the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan, has watched the ceasefire line in Jammu and Kashmir since 1949. UNFICYP, the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, has served on the island since 1964. UNMIK, the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, was set up in 1999 after the Kosovo war. UNTSO, the UN Truce Supervision Organization, founded in 1948, is the oldest UN peacekeeping operation and is based in Jerusalem, observing truces between Israel and its neighbours. The UN missions in Haiti had other names, such as MINUSTAH.
A and B are wrong because they count too few correct pairs; I, II and III are all right. D is wrong because pair IV is incorrect.
Exam tip: UNTSO (1948, Middle East) is the oldest UN peacekeeping mission; UNMOGIP (1949) is the one for India and Pakistan.
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