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Q138 (NDA-I/2026) International Relations & Global Affairs › International Organisations & Groupings

With reference to the United Nations (UN), consider the following pairs :

United Nations Countries
Peacekeeping Operations

I. UNMOGIP India and Pakistan

II. UNFICYP Cyprus

III. UNMIK Kosovo

IV. UNTSO Haiti

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Result
Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: C

Explanation

Based on official United Nations Peacekeeping records:

  • Pair I is correct: UNMOGIP (United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan) was established in 1949 to supervise the ceasefire in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • Pair II is correct: UNFICYP (United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus) was established by the Security Council in 1964 to prevent further fighting between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities.
  • Pair III is correct: UNMIK (United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo) was established in 1999 to help ensure conditions for a peaceful and normal life for all inhabitants of Kosovo.
  • Pair IV is incorrect: UNTSO (United Nations Truce Supervision Organization) was the first-ever peacekeeping mission, established in 1948 to monitor ceasefires and supervise armistice agreements in the Middle East (Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria). Missions in Haiti include MINUSTAH and BINUH.

Since three pairs are correct, the answer is C.

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