2004 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2004 · General Studies

Question 115: International Relations and Current Affairs

In the well-known Tennis doubles team, Max Mirnyi — the partner of Mahesh Bhupathi, comes from which of the following countries?

aItaly
bSweden
cBelarus
dCroatia

AnswerThe answer is (c).

Max Mirnyi, who partnered Mahesh Bhupathi in doubles in the early 2000s, is a tennis player from Belarus, born in Minsk. Italy, Sweden and Croatia are the home countries of other well-known players, but not of Mirnyi. Remember: Mirnyi, Belarus, Bhupathi's doubles partner.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Mirnyi is not Italian.
  • (b) Mirnyi is not Swedish.
  • (c) Correct: Mirnyi is from Belarus.
  • (d) Mirnyi is not Croatian.

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