2026 Current Affairs practice question. Select an option to check your answer, read the explanation and continue practicing.
Consider the following statements regarding Major Swathi Shantha Kumar: 1. She is an Indian Army officer. 2. She received the UN Secretary-General’s Award 2025 for gender-inclusive peacekeeping. 3. Her project was titled 'Equal Partners, Lasting Peace'. 4. The project secured the highest votes in the Gender Category in a UN-wide voting process. 5. Under her leadership, the Indian Engagement Team engaged more than 5,000 women in community activities in South Sudan. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
D. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5D. 1, 2, 3, 4 और 5
Explanationव्याख्या
All five statements are correct according to the source.
Major Swathi Shantha Kumar is an Indian Army officer who received the UN Secretary-General's Award 2025 for her contribution to gender-inclusive peacekeeping.
The recognition centred on her project 'Equal Partners, Lasting Peace', designed to strengthen UNMISS's gender-inclusive approach.
The project was selected from global nominations and received the highest number of votes in the Gender Category during a UN-wide voting process.
The source further states that Major Swathi is from Bengaluru and is the eldest of three daughters.
She had aspired to serve in the Army from an early age.
Under her leadership, the Indian Engagement Team improved gender parity and engaged more than 5,000 women through community activities in South Sudan.
The team's work also included patrols that helped increase safety and trust in conflict-affected areas.
The source presents the project as a model that can guide future peacekeeping missions and highlights gender-inclusive leadership as an important factor for stability in fragile regions.
Competitive examinations can test the project title, recipient, award year, mission, category or operational impact.
Students should especially remember the association with UNMISS and South Sudan.
Another important detail is that the project was not merely nominated; according to the source, it secured the highest votes in the Gender Category.
Revision chain: Major Swathi Shantha Kumar → Indian Army → Bengaluru → UN Secretary-General's Award 2025 → Equal Partners, Lasting Peace → UNMISS → Gender Category → highest votes → Indian Engagement Team → 5,000+ women → South Sudan → gender-inclusive peacekeeping.
Each of the five statements in the question accurately follows the source.
Therefore all five statements are correct and option D is the answer.
सभी पाँच statements source के अनुसार सही हैं। Major Swathi Shantha Kumar Indian Army officer हैं और उन्हें gender-inclusive peacekeeping में contribution के लिए UN Secretary-General's Award 2025 मिला। Recognition उनके 'Equal Partners, Lasting Peace' project पर centred था, जिसका उद्देश्य UNMISS की gender-inclusive approach strengthen करना था। Project global nominations में से select हुआ और UN-wide voting process में Gender Category में highest votes प्राप्त किए। Source आगे बताता है कि Major Swathi Bengaluru से हैं और three daughters में eldest हैं। उन्होंने early age से Army में serve करने की aspiration रखी थी। उनके leadership में Indian Engagement Team ने gender parity improve की और South Sudan में community activities के माध्यम से 5,000 से अधिक women को engage किया। Team की activities में patrols भी शामिल थीं, जिन्होंने conflict-affected areas में safety और trust increase किया। Source project को future peacekeeping missions के लिए model बताता है और fragile regions में stability के लिए gender-inclusive leadership की importance highlight करता है। Competitive examinations में project title, recipient, award year, mission, category या impact पूछा जा सकता है। UNMISS और South Sudan association particularly important है। Project केवल nominated नहीं था; source के अनुसार उसने Gender Category में highest votes प्राप्त किए। Revision chain: Major Swathi Shantha Kumar → Indian Army → Bengaluru → UN Secretary-General's Award 2025 → Equal Partners, Lasting Peace → UNMISS → Gender Category → highest votes → Indian Engagement Team → 5,000+ women → South Sudan। इसलिए सभी पाँच statements correct हैं और option D सही answer है।
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