UPSC Prelims 2001 · General Studies
Question 75: 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 (Person) I. Deep Sen Gupta II. P. Hari Krishna III. Seema Antil IV. Tejas Bakre List II (Achievement) A) India’s youngest International Master in the Sangli International Chess Tournament, 2000 B) The first Indian ever to win a gold in discus in the World Athletic Championship in Santiago, 2000 C) Won the title in the Asian Junior Chess Tournament in Mumbai, 2000 D) Won the Under-12 title in the World Youth Chess Festival in Oropesa, 2000
AnswerThe answer is (c).
The key matches Deep Sen Gupta with the Under-12 title at the World Youth Chess Festival in Oropesa, 2000; P. Hari Krishna with being India's youngest International Master, at Sangli in 2000; Seema Antil with the discus gold at Santiago, 2000; and Tejas Bakre with the Asian Junior Chess title in Mumbai, 2000. Seema Antil's gold came at the World Junior Athletics Championships.
- I. Deep Sen Gupta won the Under-12 title at Oropesa.
- II. Hari Krishna is matched with India's youngest International Master at Sangli.
- III. Seema Antil won the discus gold at Santiago.
- IV. Tejas Bakre won the Asian Junior title in Mumbai.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Hari Krishna and Tejas Bakre are swapped; the other two are right.
- (b) All four matches are wrong.
- (c) Right: Sen Gupta-Oropesa, Hari Krishna-Sangli, Antil-Santiago, Bakre-Mumbai.
- (d) Only Hari Krishna's match is 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.