1997 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 1997 · General Studies

Question 65: International Relations and Current Affairs

Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos Horta who shared the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize are known for their work for the cause of

aEast Timor
bGuatemala
cBosnia
dBarunda

AnswerThe answer is (a).

Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta shared the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize for their work towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor, which Indonesia had occupied since 1975. East Timor became independent as Timor-Leste in 2002.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Right: East Timor.
  • (b) Guatemala's Nobel Peace laureate was Rigoberta Menchu in 1992.
  • (c) Bosnia was not the cause behind the 1996 prize.
  • (d) Burundi (the question's Barunda) was not the cause behind the 1996 prize.

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