2001 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2001 · General Studies

Question 10: International Relations and Current Affairs

The chess player Alexi Shirov represents

aAlbania
bKazakhstan
cRussia
dSpain

AnswerThe answer is (d).

Alexei Shirov, a grandmaster born in Riga, Latvia, played for Spain in this period after settling there in the 1990s, so Spain is the answer. He is known for sharp attacking chess and won the 1998 Candidates match against Kramnik. For such questions, go by the country a player represented in international events at the time, not by his birthplace.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Shirov did not play for Albania.
  • (b) Shirov did not represent Kazakhstan.
  • (c) He grew up in the Soviet Union but did not represent Russia.
  • (d) Right: he represented Spain at the time.

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