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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who among the following Indian peacekeepers will not be honoured with Dag Hammarskjold Medal of UN
A
Rifleman Manish Malik
B
Shubhkaran Yadav
C
Arijit Singh
D
Havildar Amal Deka
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -India is set to deploy a platoon of Women Peacekeepers in Sudan’s Abyei region today as part of the Indian Battalion in the United Nations Interim Security Force (UNISFA).

Detailed explanation-2: -India has provided 17 Force Commanders to various Missions. Besides the Force Commanders, India also had the honour of providing two Military Advisers, one Female Police Adviser, and one Deputy Military Adviser to the Secretary General of the United Nations.

Detailed explanation-3: -INDIAN AVIATION CONTINGENT-II (IAC-II) The tragedies of the civil war in Democratic Republic of the Congo forced the United Nations to send in an international peacekeeping composite body named MONUC in 1999. A resurgent India was committed to send its military forces for MONUC.

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