UPSC Prelims 2006 · General Studies
Question 2: Economy and Social Development
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Well-known Company : Major Area of Work
AnswerThe answer is (c).
Genpact, formerly GE Capital International Services, is a business-process and professional-services company, so pairing it with power generation is wrong. The other pairings are standard: Adobe Systems India works in software, and Sasken (Sasken Communication Technologies) in telecom software and communication technology. Company-to-sector matches of this kind recur in the paper, so learn the sector of each well-known Indian firm along with its name.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Adobe's Indian arm is a software centre; correctly matched.
- (b) Sasken works in communication technology and telecom software; correctly matched.
- (c) Genpact is business-process and analytics services, not power generation; this is the wrong pair.
- (d) Listed as a spice exporter and treated as correct by the question; not the wrong pair.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2006, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.