Who was the elected chairman of the United Nations Commission on Korea in 1947?
AV.K. Krishna Menon
BK.M. Panikkar
CK.P.S. Menon
DCapt. Lakshmi
Answer:
C. K.P.S. Menon
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K.P.S. Menon
- K.P.S. Menon was born in Kottayam, Travancore State, Kerala, in 1898, and educated at C.M.S. School, Kottayam.
- K.P.S. Menon was the first Indian to join the Foreign and Political Department, serving in the North West Frontier of India, Baluchistan, Hyderabad, Rajputana, and the Central Secretariat.
- He served overseas as the Agent of the Government of India in Ceylon (1929-1933) and visited Indian communities in Zanzibar and East Africa in 1934.
- In 1943, Menon became the Agent General for India in China and was the Chief Adviser to the Indian Delegation at the San Francisco Conference, which led to the formation of the United Nations in 1945.
- He served as the Chairman of the UN Commission on Korea in 1947 and was the first Secretary of India after independence.
- From 1952 to 1961, he was the Indian Ambassador to the Soviet Union, also accredited to Poland and Hungary.
- After retirement, Menon held honorary positions such as President of the Sangeeth Nataka Akademy, Chairman of the Indian Statistical Institute, and President of the Indo-Soviet Cultural Society.