2007 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2007 · General Studies
Question 131: Science and Technology
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
aWilliams Dickson : Motion Picture Film
bCharles Babbage : Programmable Computer
cNicholas Stern : Construction Technology
dBrian Greene : String Theory
AnswerThe answer is (c).
Nicholas Stern is an economist, known for the 2006 Stern Review on the economics of climate change, not for construction technology, so pair (c) is wrong. The other pairs are right: William Dickson worked on motion picture film, Charles Babbage designed programmable computing machines, and Brian Greene is a string theorist.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Correctly matched: Dickson developed motion picture film technology.
- (b) Correctly matched: Babbage designed a programmable computing machine.
- (c) Not correctly matched: Stern is an economist known for the Stern Review.
- (d) Correctly matched: Brian Greene is a string theorist.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2007, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.