Who of the following Indians are among 115 UN personnel staff honoured for sacrifice in line of duty?
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A. Sunny Rajput & Sukhpreet Kaur
B. Jitender Kumar & Shikha Garg
C. Prithvi Shaw & Manju Sharma
D. Narendra Singh Rathore & Neha Gupta
Correct Answer
Jitender Kumar & Shikha Garg
Explanation
Two Indians - an Indian police officer Jitender Kumar deployed to the UN mission in Congo and a consultant Shikha Garg with the UN development programme, killed in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash, are among 115 UN peacekeepers and staff honoured by the global organisation for their sacrifice. They lost their lives in the service of peace between January 2018 and March 2019. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, along with top UN officials and Peacekeeping personnel paid tribute to 115 peacekeepers from 43 different nations, who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty at the solemn ceremony.
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