Question

The first Secretary General of the United Nations was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A. Boustros Boutros-Ghali
B. Trygve Lie
C. Kofi A. Annan
D. Ban-Ki-Moon

Answer 1

Hint:
The first Secretary General of the United Nations was appointed in 1946.
He resigned from his post primarily because of the indignation of the Soviet Union over his support for UN military involvement in the Korean War.

Complete answer:
A. An Egyptian statesman and diplomat, Boustros Boustros-Ghali, became the sixth Secretary General of the United Nations in 1992. He became the first Arab and the first African to occupy a senior UN position.

B. Lawyer, politician and a diplomat by profession, Trygve Lie was elected as the first Secretary General of the United Nations in 1946 and held this post for seven years. He was from Norway. Lie played a very important role as Secretary-General by gathering multinational forces to respond to the invasion of Korea in 1950.

C. Kofi A. Annan was the only Black African to become Secretary-General of the United Nations. He was elected as the seventh Secretary General of the UN. He was the founder of Kofi Foundation which aims to foster improved global governance and to improve the capacity of individuals and countries to maintain global peace. He along with the UN received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001.

D. Ban-Ki-Moon was a statesman and politician from South Korea who was elected as the eighth Secretary General of the United Nations in 2006. He was the First Asian to hold this post since 1971. He served as the Secretary General of the UN for two terms.

Therefore the correct answer is Option B.

Note:
Antonio Guterres from Portugal is currently serving as the Secretary General of the United Nations. His term began on 1st January 2017. He also served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for ten long years.
In the 70 years since the formation of the United Nations (UN), there has never been a woman Secretary-General notwithstanding multiple eligible applicants from all over the world.