2007 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2007 · General Studies

Question 40: International Relations and Current Affairs

Parimarajan Negi excelled in which one of the following games?

aBilliards
bSwimming
cChess
dWeight-lifting

AnswerThe answer is (c).

Parimarajan Negi, from Delhi, became a chess grandmaster in 2006 at the age of 13, then the youngest Indian to hold the title. Grandmaster is the highest title in chess, awarded by FIDE after norms and a rating threshold. Negi is not linked with billiards, swimming or weightlifting.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) He is not a billiards player.
  • (b) He is not a swimmer.
  • (c) Correct: he is a chess grandmaster.
  • (d) He is not a weightlifter.

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