UPSC Prelims 2003 · General Studies
Question 55: International Relations and Current Affairs
Match List I (Name of the Person) with List II (Associated with) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Name of the person) A. Brijmohan Lall Mungal B. Kiran Karnik C. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw D. Sunil Mittal List II (Associated with) 1. Biotechnology 2. Automobile industry 3. Software 4. Telecom industry 5. Film industry Codes: A B C D
AnswerThe answer is (c).
Brijmohan Lall Munjal is the Hero group chairman (Hero Honda, two-wheelers), so the automobile industry. Kiran Karnik led NASSCOM, the software industry body. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw founded Biocon, which is biotechnology. Sunil Mittal founded Bharti, which is telecom. So A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4. Remember each industrialist together with the field they are known for.
- A. Brijmohan Lall Munjal is associated with the automobile industry (2).
- B. Kiran Karnik is associated with software (3).
- C. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is associated with biotechnology (1).
- D. Sunil Mittal is associated with the telecom industry (4).
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) All four pairings are wrong.
- (b) A-4 and D-2 are wrong: Munjal is in automobiles and Mittal in telecom.
- (c) Correct: automobiles, software, biotechnology, telecom.
- (d) B-1 and C-5 are wrong: Karnik is software and Mazumdar-Shaw is biotechnology.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
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.