Pakistan _ from voting against Iran in the United Nations.
Correct answer: C. Abstained
- A. Prevented
- B. Detained
- C. Abstained
- D. Refuse
Explanation
The correct answer is Abstained. In diplomatic language, 'abstaining' from a vote means a country chooses not to cast a vote for or against a proposal, which aligns with the context of the sentence about Pakistan's action in the United Nations.Prevented and Detained imply physical actions to stop or delay something, which do not match the context of choosing not to participate in a vote. Refuse would imply a more active rejection, and it does not fit the formal context of diplomatic voting behavior in this sentence structure.
This question appeared on the UHS MDCAT 2010 paper, which you can sit online with every answer explained.
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