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General Studies (CGL) Indian Economy

UN's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) elected _________ to the 18-member committee ‘CESCR’ for the Asia Pacific seat

in 2018.

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SSC CGL 12 June 2019 Shift-2

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Chandrashekhar Dasgupta

Shashi Tharoor

Preeti Saran

Arundhati Ghosh

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Explanation:

- The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) plays a key role in coordinating the UN's work on economic, social, and environmental issues.

- In 2018, ECOSOC elected India’s candidate to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), which is a body of 18 experts overseeing the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

- Option 3: Preeti Saran: ?? She was elected to this 18-member committee to represent the Asia-Pacific region.

- Option 1: Chandrashekhar Dasgupta was an Indian diplomat and had held various significant diplomatic positions but was not elected to CESCR in 2018.

- Option 2: Shashi Tharoor is a prominent Indian politician and writer, but he was not elected to this committee in 2018.

- Option 4: Arundhati Ghosh was an Indian diplomat and former Permanent Representative of India to the UN in Geneva, but not elected to CESCR in 2018.