1998 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 1998 · General Studies
Question 52: Economy and Social Development
The economist who was associated with the WTO draft document is
aA.K. Sen
bT.N. Srinivasan
cJ.N. Bhagwati
dAvinash Dixit
AnswerThe answer is (c).
The key names J.N. Bhagwati, the trade economist who advised GATT's Director-General Arthur Dunkel in the early 1990s, during the Uruguay Round that produced the WTO. The Dunkel draft of December 1991 was the basis of the final act. Amartya Sen is known for welfare economics and the 1998 Nobel; T.N. Srinivasan and Avinash Dixit are also trade economists, but are not linked to the draft.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) A.K. Sen is known for welfare economics, not the draft.
- (b) T.N. Srinivasan was a trade economist but is not linked to the draft.
- (c) Right: Bhagwati advised GATT during the Uruguay Round.
- (d) Avinash Dixit is a trade-theory economist but is not linked to the draft.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 1998, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.