UPSC Prelims 2002 · General Studies
Question 95: International Relations and Current Affairs
Match List I (Name of the Lady) with List II (Achievement) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Name of the lady) List II (Achievement) A. Chinna Pillai 1. Winner of Neerja Bhanot Award B. Kaveri Thakur Puraskar 2. Recipient of Stree Shakti C. Mira Nair 3. Became the fastest swimmer in Asia at the age of 16 years D. Yasoda Ekambaram 4. Recipient of the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival Codes:
AnswerThe answer is (b).
Mira Nair won the Golden Lion at Venice for Monsoon Wedding in 2001 (C-4). Chinna Pillai, the Tamil Nadu self-help-group leader, received the Stree Shakti Puraskar (A-2). The remaining two follow by elimination: the swimming record goes with Kaveri Thakur Puraskar (B-3) and the Neerja Bhanot Award with Yasoda Ekambaram (D-1). So A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1.
- A. Chinna Pillai matches 2, the Stree Shakti Puraskar.
- B. Kaveri Thakur Puraskar matches 3, fastest swimmer in Asia at 16 (by elimination).
- C. Mira Nair matches 4, the Golden Lion at Venice.
- D. Yasoda Ekambaram matches 1, the Neerja Bhanot Award (by elimination).
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) All four pairs are mismatched.
- (b) Right: A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1.
- (c) C and D are right, but A and B are wrong.
- (d) A and B are right, but C and D are swapped.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2002, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.