Consider the following statements: I. > Kofi Annam the UN Secretary General is from Nigeria. II. > Kofi Annam is the first UN Secretary General to be appointed from the ranks of the United Nations staff. III. > Kofi Annam was appointed for a second term t

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Q: 74 (IAS/2006)
Consider the following statements:
I. Kofi Annam – the UN Secretary General is from Nigeria.
II. Kofi Annam is the first UN Secretary General to be appointed from the ranks of the United Nations staff.
III. Kofi Annam was appointed for a second term to the office of the UN Secretary General.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

question_subject: 

General Knowledge

question_exam: 

IAS

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0,20,33,20,6,20,7

keywords: 

{'first un secretary general': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'un secretary general': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'united nations staff': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'kofi annam': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'ranks': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'second term': [0, 0, 1, 3]}

In dissecting this question, let`s examine each option individually.

Option 1 suggests that all three statements are correct. However, statement 1 is incorrect. Kofi Annan, the former UN Secretary General, is from Ghana, not Nigeria. Therefore, option 1 can`t be correct.

Option 2 includes statements I and II. However, as mentioned before, Statement I is incorrect. So, option 2 is also incorrect.

Option 3 includes statements II and III. Statement II is correct; Kofi Annan was indeed the first UN Secretary General appointed from within UN staff. Statement III is also accurate as Kofi Annan was appointed for a second term, making option 3 the correct one.

Option 4 suggests none of the provided statements are correct. Since we know that Statements II and III are accurate, this option is incorrect as well.

Thus, the correct answer is option 3 (II and III only).