UPSC Prelims 2004 · General Studies

Question 109: International Relations and Current Affairs

In 2003, Alison Richard took over as the first ever woman Vice-Chancellor of

aOxford University

bCambridge University

cHarvard University

dPurdue University

AnswerThe answer is (b).

Alison Richard became the first woman Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University in October 2003. Oxford's first woman Vice-Chancellor came later, in 2016. Harvard and Purdue have presidents, not Vice-Chancellors. Remember: Alison Richard, Cambridge, 2003, the first woman in that office there.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) Oxford's first woman Vice-Chancellor came in 2016.
(b) Correct: Alison Richard led Cambridge from 2003.
(c) Harvard has a president, not a Vice-Chancellor.
(d) Purdue has a president, not a Vice-Chancellor.

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