UPSC Prelims 2004 · General Studies
Question 119: International Relations and Current Affairs
Match List I (Person) with List II (Position) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I (A) Anil Kakodkar (B) Raman Puri (C) M. Jagannatha Rao (D) G. Madhavan Nair List II 1. Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff 2. Chairman, 17th Law Commission 3. Chairman, ISRO 4. Chairman Atomic Energy Commission Codes:
AnswerThe answer is (d).
Anil Kakodkar chaired the Atomic Energy Commission, Raman Puri headed the Integrated Defence Staff, Justice M. Jagannadha Rao chaired the 17th Law Commission, and G. Madhavan Nair chaired ISRO. Madhavan Nair took over at ISRO in 2003. So the matches are A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3.
- A. Anil Kakodkar - Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission.
- B. Raman Puri - Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff.
- C. M. Jagannadha Rao - Chairman, 17th Law Commission.
- D. G. Madhavan Nair - Chairman, ISRO.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Gives Kakodkar the ISRO chair, which is wrong.
- (b) Gives Puri the Law Commission, which is wrong.
- (c) Gives Kakodkar the ISRO chair, which is wrong.
- (d) Correct: A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2004, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.