2004 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2004 · General Studies

Question 93: Science and Technology

Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

aReinhold Messner — Computer Technology
bHarlow Shapley — Astronomy
cGregor Mendel — Hereditary Theory
dGodfrey Housfield — CT Scan

AnswerThe answer is (a).

Reinhold Messner is a mountaineer, the first to climb all fourteen 8,000-metre peaks, not a computer technologist. Harlow Shapley was an astronomer, Gregor Mendel laid down the laws of heredity, and Godfrey Hounsfield developed the CT scan. Remember: Messner means mountains, not machines.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Not matched: Messner was a mountaineer.
  • (b) Matched: Shapley was an astronomer.
  • (c) Matched: Mendel studied heredity.
  • (d) Matched: Hounsfield developed the CT scan.

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