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UPSC CSE Prelims

Subject: Current Affairs Chapter: Ngos And Global Civil Society

2016 PYQ

Question 18

'Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres)', often in the news, is

Choose one answer Aa division of World Health Organization Ba non-governmental international organization Can inter-governmental agency sponsored by European Union Da specialized agency of the United Nations

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Correct answer: B

Correct Option: B Explanation: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), or Doctors Without Borders, is an independent humanitarian medical NGO providing emergency care worldwide. Option-wise Analysis: A: Incorrect - MSF is independent; it is not a WHO division. B: Correct - Correct-MSF is an international non-governmental medical humanitarian organisation. C: Incorrect - It is not an EU-sponsored intergovernmental agency. D: Incorrect - MSF is not a United Nations specialised agency.

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