UPSC Prelims 2001 · General Studies
Question 78: 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. Santosh Yadav II. Oprah Winfrey III. Oscar Wilde IV. P. Sainath List II (Distinguished as) A) T.V. Host B) Journalist C) Mountaineer D) Dramatist and Author
AnswerThe answer is (a).
Santosh Yadav is a mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest in 1992 and again in 1993, the first woman to do so twice. Oprah Winfrey is a US television host, Oscar Wilde was an Irish dramatist and author, and P. Sainath is a journalist known for writing on rural India and poverty. Remember Sainath for his book Everybody Loves a Good Drought.
- I. Santosh Yadav is a mountaineer.
- II. Oprah Winfrey is a TV host.
- III. Oscar Wilde was a dramatist and author.
- IV. P. Sainath is a journalist.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Right: Yadav-mountaineer, Winfrey-TV host, Wilde-dramatist, Sainath-journalist.
- (b) All four matches are wrong.
- (c) The first two are right, but Wilde and Sainath are swapped.
- (d) Yadav and Winfrey are swapped; the last two 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.