UPSC Prelims 2005 · General Studies
Question 9: Polity and Governance
Match items in the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Country) (A) Netherlands (B) Ukraine (C) Poland (D) Japan List II (Name of Parliament) 1. Diet 2. States General 3. Supreme Council 4. Sejm
AnswerThe answer is (b).
The Netherlands' parliament is the States General, Ukraine's is the Supreme Council (Verkhovna Rada), Poland's is the Sejm and Japan's is the Diet. That gives A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1. A quick route: Sejm for Poland (C-4) leaves options (b) and (d), and Diet for Japan (D-1) leaves only (b).
- A. Netherlands - States General (2).
- B. Ukraine - Supreme Council, the Verkhovna Rada (3).
- C. Poland - Sejm (4).
- D. Japan - Diet (1).
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Gives the Netherlands the Sejm and Ukraine the Diet; both wrong.
- (b) Correct: States General, Supreme Council, Sejm, Diet.
- (c) Gives the Netherlands the Sejm and Poland the States General; both wrong.
- (d) Gives Ukraine the Diet and Japan the Supreme Council; both wrong.
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.