Question

Who holds the record of making the longest speech in the history of the United Nations?
1. VK Krishna Menon
2. Narendra Modi
3. Vladimir Putin
4. Dr. Manmohan Singh

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : VK Krishna Menon

The correct answer is VK Krishna Menon.

• In 1957, Menon set the record for the longest speech (8 hours) before the U.N. Security Council while defending India's rights to the disputed territory of Kashmir.
• The speech earned him the title of "Hero of Kashmir".
• His statement to the Security Council was given during three meetings on 23rd and 24th January 1957.
• He wrote the first draft of the Preamble to the Constitution of India, initiated the idea of the Constituent Assembly of India, and is considered the architect, and to have coined the name, of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Person	Post
Narendra Modi	Prime Minister of India from 2014 - Present.
Vladimir Putin	President of Russia from 2012 - Present.
Dr. Manmohan Singh	Prime Minister of India from 2004 - 2014.