UPSC Prelims 2005 · General Studies
Question 107: Economy and Social Development
Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched? Publication — Group
- 1.Sportstar — The Hindu publication group
- 2.Business-world — ABP group
- 3.The Week — Malayala Manorama publication group
- 4.Reader’s Digest — Indian Express publication group
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
AnswerThe answer is (b).
Sportstar is published by The Hindu group, Businessworld by the ABP group and The Week by the Malayala Manorama group, so pairs 1, 2 and 3 are right. Reader's Digest is not an Indian Express title, so pair 4 is wrong. Remember The Week with Manorama and Sportstar with The Hindu.
- 1. Sportstar belongs to The Hindu group.
- 2. Businessworld belonged to the ABP group.
- 3. The Week belongs to the Malayala Manorama group.
- 4. Reader's Digest is not an Indian Express publication.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 2 is correct, (d) goes: it leaves 2 out.
What you needed to know: Businessworld belonged to the ABP group.
- Then, if you were sure statement 4 is not correct, (a) and (c) go: each of them includes 4.
What you needed to know: Reader's Digest is not an Indian Express publication.
Only (b) is left. You didn’t need statements 1 or 3.
This follows an unofficial answer: UPSC has not published its key for this year, and if that answer is wrong, so is this path.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Pair 4 is wrong: Reader's Digest is not an Indian Express title.
- (b) Correct: pairs 1, 2 and 3.
- (c) Includes pair 4, which is wrong.
- (d) Drops pair 2, which is right.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2005, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.