Question

Arrange the following Secretaries-General of the United Nations in the correct chronological order of their tenure:

• Trygve Lie
• U Thant
• Boutros Boutros-Ghali
• Kofi Annan

• A. \(1,2,3,4\)
• B. \(2,1,4,3\)
• C. \(1,3,2,4\)
• D. \(2,1,3,4\)

Hint:

Remember the order:

• Trygve Lie $\rightarrow$ First UN Secretary-General
• U Thant $\rightarrow$ 1960s period
• Boutros Boutros-Ghali $\rightarrow$ Early 1990s
• Kofi Annan $\rightarrow$ Late 1990s and 2000s

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Concept: The Secretary-General is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and different leaders have served during different historical phases of global politics.

Step 1: Identify the first UN Secretary-General. \[ \text{Trygve Lie} \] served as the first Secretary-General of the United Nations from: \[ 1946 \text{ to } 1952 \] Thus: \[ 1 \text{ comes first} \]

Step 2: Place U Thant. \[ \text{U Thant} \] served as Secretary-General from: \[ 1961 \text{ to } 1971 \] Thus: \[ 2 \text{ comes after } 1 \]

Step 3: Place Boutros Boutros-Ghali. \[ \text{Boutros Boutros-Ghali} \] served from: \[ 1992 \text{ to } 1996 \] Thus: \[ 3 \text{ comes after } 2 \]

Step 4: Place Kofi Annan. \[ \text{Kofi Annan} \] served from: \[ 1997 \text{ to } 2006 \] Thus: \[ 4 \text{ comes last} \] Hence, the correct chronological order is: \[ 1,2,3,4 \] Therefore, \[ \boxed{1,2,3,4} \]