UPSC Prelims 2005 · General Studies
Question 68: International Relations and Current Affairs
Consider the following statements :
- 1.Second World Buddhist Summit was held in Bangkok in November–December, 2004
- 2.World Punjabi Conference was held in Jalandhar in December, 2004
- 3.4th Meeting of the SAARC, Trade Ministers was held in Islamabad in November, 2004
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
AnswerThe answer is (c).
The given answer counts the World Punjabi Conference at Jalandhar in December 2004 and the SAARC Trade Ministers' meeting at Islamabad in November 2004 as correct, and rejects the Buddhist summit claim in statement 1. Remember that 2004 was a year of SAARC activity in Islamabad, where the twelfth SAARC summit in January 2004 launched the SAFTA agreement.
- 1. Not accepted by the key.
- 2. The World Punjabi Conference was held at Jalandhar in December 2004.
- 3. The SAARC Trade Ministers met in Islamabad in November 2004.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 1 is not correct, (a), (b) and (d) go: each of them includes 1.
What you needed to know: Not accepted by the key.
Only (c) is left. You didn’t need statements 2 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) Statement 1 is not accepted by the key.
- (b) Includes statement 1, which the key rejects, and drops statement 3.
- (c) Given answer: statements 2 and 3.
- (d) Includes statement 1, which the key rejects.
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.