2000 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2000 · General Studies
Question 25: International Relations and Current Affairs
To reach the final of first Grand Slam of the year 2000, Martina Hingis defeated
aLindsay Davenport
bJennifer Capriati
cSerena Williams
dConchita Martinez
AnswerThe answer is (d).
In the 2000 Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, Martina Hingis reached the final by beating Conchita Martinez in the semi-final. She then lost the final to Lindsay Davenport. Davenport was therefore her opponent in the final, not in the match that took Hingis there.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Davenport beat Hingis in the final; she was not the opponent who sent Hingis there.
- (b) Not her semi-final opponent.
- (c) Not her semi-final opponent.
- (d) Right: Hingis beat Conchita Martinez on the way to the final.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2000, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.