UPSC Prelims 2001 · General Studies
Question 42: International Relations and Current Affairs
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Country) I. Columbia II. The Philippines III. Mexico IV. Venezuela List II (President) A) Vicente Fox B) Hugo Chavez C) Gloria Macapagal Arroyo D) Andres Pastrana
AnswerThe answer is (c).
The Presidents around 2000-2001 were: Colombia, Andres Pastrana (1998-2002); the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (from January 2001); Mexico, Vicente Fox (from December 2000); Venezuela, Hugo Chavez (from 1999). Fox's election in 2000 ended more than seven decades of rule by the Institutional Revolutionary Party in Mexico.
- I. Colombia's President was Andres Pastrana.
- II. The Philippines' President was Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
- III. Mexico's President was Vicente Fox.
- IV. Venezuela's President was Hugo Chavez.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Colombia and the Philippines are right, but Mexico and Venezuela are swapped.
- (b) Colombia and the Philippines are swapped, as are Mexico and Venezuela.
- (c) Right: Colombia-Pastrana, Philippines-Arroyo, Mexico-Fox, Venezuela-Chavez.
- (d) Colombia and the Philippines are swapped; Mexico and Venezuela are right.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2001, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.