Q138 / 270 · NDA 2026 (Phase 1) · General Ability

With reference to the United Nations (UN), consider the following pairs:
United Nations Peacekeeping OperationsCountries
I. UNMOGIPIndia and Pakistan
II. UNFICYPCyprus
III. UNMIKKosovo
IV. UNTSOHaiti

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  • A
    One
  • B
    Two
  • Correct answer
    C
    Three
  • D
    All the four

Solution

UNMOGIP stands for United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan. It was established to observe the ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir. Pair I is correctly matched.

UNFICYP stands for United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. It was established to prevent further fighting between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities. Pair II is correctly matched.

UNMIK stands for United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. It was established to provide an interim administration for Kosovo. Pair III is correctly matched.

UNTSO stands for United Nations Truce Supervision Organization. It was established in the Middle East to monitor ceasefires and supervise armistice agreements, not in Haiti. Pair IV is incorrectly matched.

Three pairs are correctly matched.

Answer: Three

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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