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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 144

Who presided over the UNGA emergency special session on Russia's military operations in Ukraine?

  1. Volkan Bozkır
  2. António Guterres
  3. Kofi Annan
  4. Abdulla Shahid
  5. None of the above / More than one of the above
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Answer: (D) Abdulla Shahid

Explanation

The 11th Emergency Special Session (Feb–Mar 2022) was presided over by Abdulla Shahid.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: UNGA 75 president (2020–21).

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: UN Secretary-General, not GA president.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: former Secretary-General (died 2018).

  • (D) Correct

    Correct: as UNGA 76 president (Maldives) he chaired the 2022 session.

  • (E) Incorrect

    Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.