2001 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2001 · General Studies

Question 90: 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 (Award / Prize) I. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament II. Jamanlal Bajaj Award III. International Gandhi Peace Prize IV. Wolf Prize List II (Recipient) A) Archbishop Desmond Tutu B) Dr. Gurudev Khush C) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan D) Nelson Mandela

aI-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
bI-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
cI-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
dI-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D

AnswerThe answer is (b).

The key's matches: the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development went to M. S. Swaminathan (1999); the Jamnalal Bajaj Award goes with Archbishop Desmond Tutu; the International Gandhi Peace Prize (2000) went to Nelson Mandela; and the Wolf Prize in agriculture (2000) to Dr Gurdev Khush. Remember Khush as the rice breeder behind high-yielding varieties.

  • I. Swaminathan received the Indira Gandhi Prize.
  • II. The Jamnalal Bajaj Award is matched with Archbishop Tutu.
  • III. Mandela received the International Gandhi Peace Prize.
  • IV. Gurdev Khush received the Wolf Prize.
Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) The first two matches are swapped.
  • (b) Right: Swaminathan, Tutu, Mandela, Khush.
  • (c) All four matches are wrong.
  • (d) The first two are right, but Mandela and Khush are swapped.

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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.