Q1. Match List I (UN ECOSOC body to which India was elected on 15 April 2026) with List II (Mandate) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:\nList I\nA. Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)\nB. Committee on Non-Governmental Organisations\nC. Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC)\nD. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)\nList II\n1. Reviews UN consultative status of NGOs\n2. Treaty body monitoring economic, social and cultural rights\n3. Advises ECOSOC on science, technology and innovation for development\n4. Main UN subsidiary body for planning, programming and coordination\nCodes:
Explanation
CSTD advises ECOSOC on science, technology and innovation for development (3). The NGO Committee reviews and grants UN consultative status to NGOs (1). The CPC is the principal subsidiary body for planning, programming and coordination of UN activities (4). The CESCR is the human-rights treaty body that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2). Hence the correct match is A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2.