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Q33 (IAS/2008) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Nationalist organisations Answer Verified

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists

(Service/Agency) | (Country)
A. Foreign Intelligence Service | 1. Israel
B. Ministry of State Security | 2. Britain
C. Secret Intelligence Service | 3. China
D. The Mossad | 4. Russia

Result
Your answer:  ·  Correct: C
Explanation

The Foreign Intelligence Service refers to Russia’s external intelligence agency (SVR), the Ministry of State Security is China’s primary intelligence agency (MSS), the Secret Intelligence Service is Britain’s external intelligence service commonly known as MI6, and the Mossad is Israel’s national intelligence agency. Thus the correct matching is: A–4 (Foreign Intelligence Service—Russia), B–3 (Ministry of State Security—China), C–2 (Secret Intelligence Service—Britain), D–1 (The Mossad—Israel). This corresponds to option 3.

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