2003 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2003 · General Studies
Question 56: International Relations and Current Affairs
Whom did Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi beat in the US Open men’s doubles tennis championship in the year 2002 to win the title?
aWayne Black and Kevin Ullyett
bMike Bryan and Bob Bryan
cJonas Bjorkman and Todd Woodbridge
dJiri Novak and Radek Stepanek
AnswerThe answer is (d).
Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi of Belarus won the 2002 US Open men's doubles by beating the Czech pair Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek in the final. Remember that Bhupathi's partner in that title was Mirnyi, not Leander Paes. The other pairs named were well-known doubles teams, but they were not the beaten finalists.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett were not the beaten finalists.
- (b) The Bryan brothers were not the beaten finalists.
- (c) Bjorkman and Woodbridge were not the beaten finalists.
- (d) Correct: Novak and Stepanek.
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.