2003 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2003 · General Studies

Question 117: International Relations and Current Affairs

The sportsperson Soma Biswas is associated with

aSailing
bHockey
cGolf
dAthletics

AnswerThe answer is (d).

Soma Biswas is an Indian athlete, a heptathlete, so the answer is athletics. The heptathlon is a seven-event athletics contest for women. Sailing, hockey and golf are separate sports with other Indian names in the news. Remember to link each sports-person in the news to a sport and a major event.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Sailing is not her sport.
  • (b) Hockey is not her sport.
  • (c) Golf is not her sport.
  • (d) Correct: athletics.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2003, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.