2016 GS Paper I, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2016 · GS Paper I
Question 51: International Relations and Current Affairs
‘Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres)’, often in the news, is
aa division of World Health Organization
ba non-governmental international organization
can inter-governmental agency sponsored by European Union
da specialized agency of the United Nations
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (b).
Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) is a private, non-governmental international humanitarian organisation, founded in France in 1971, that gives medical aid in conflict zones, epidemics and disasters. It won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999. It is not a division of the WHO, an agency of the European Union or a specialised agency of the United Nations.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) It is independent of the WHO.
- (b) Right: it is a non-governmental international organisation.
- (c) It is not sponsored by the European Union as an inter-governmental agency.
- (d) It is not a UN specialised agency.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2016, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.