Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists : List I (UN Peacekeeping Operation) A. UNMIL B. MINURCAT C. MINUSTAH D. UNMISET List II (Period of Operation) 1. 2007 – 2010 2. 2002 – 2005 3. 2003 – 2018 4. 2004 – 2017 Code : A B C D

(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 3 1 4 2 ✓ UPSC's answer
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 2 4 1 3

Why the answer is (b)

• UNMIL, the UN Mission in Liberia, was set up after the civil war in September 2003 and closed in March 2018 — A matches 3 (2003–2018).

• MINURCAT, the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad, operated from 2007 to 2010 — B matches 1.

• MINUSTAH, the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti, ran from June 2004 to October 2017, when it handed over to MINUJUSTH — C matches 4 (2004–2017).

• UNMISET, the UN Mission of Support in East Timor, followed independence in May 2002 and ended in May 2005 — D matches 2.

• The sequence A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 is option (b). India has contributed troops and police to several of these, including a pioneering all-women police unit in Liberia.

Why the other options are wrong

(a) 3 4 1 2: MINURCAT ran 2007-2010 (1), not 2004-2017, and MINUSTAH ran 2004-2017 (4).
(c) 2 1 4 3: UNMIL ran 2003-2018 (3), not 2002-2005; UNMISET ran 2002-2005 (2).
(d) 2 4 1 3: UNMIL is 2003-2018 and MINURCAT is 2007-2010; both are mismatched here.

Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026, held on 24 May 2026. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.