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UPSC 2003: Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a)East Timor was a British colony for four centuries
(b)The European colonial rulers handed over East Timor to Indonesia in 1975
(c)The United Nations took over East Timor in 1999 to prepare it for independence
(d)East Timor finally declared its independence in Dec. 2001
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) The United Nations took over East Timor in 1999 to prepare it for independence
After a UN-sponsored referendum in August 1999, the United Nations set up the Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) on 25 October 1999 and governed the territory until full independence on 20 May 2002. Hence the statement that ‘the United Nations took over East Timor in 1999 to prepare it for independence’ is correct, while the other three options are historically inaccurate. ([peacekeeping.un.org](https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/mission/past/etimor/etimor.htm?utm_source=openai))
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The correct answer is option (c): The United Nations took over East Timor in 1999 to prepare it for independence. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2003, GS Paper 1, as Question 51. It falls under Current Affairs > International Conflicts & Security.
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