2007 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2007 · General Studies
Question 41: Polity and Governance
Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
aT. S. Krishnamurthy : Former Chief Election Commissioner of India
bK. C. Pant : Chairman, Tenth Finance Commission of India
cA. M. Khusro : Former Chairman, Union Public Service Commission
dR. C. Lahoti : Former Chief Justice of India
AnswerThe answer is (c).
A. M. Khusro was an economist who chaired the Eleventh Finance Commission, not the Union Public Service Commission, so pair (c) is wrong. The other pairs are right: T. S. Krishnamurthy was Chief Election Commissioner (2004-05), K. C. Pant chaired the Tenth Finance Commission, and R. C. Lahoti was Chief Justice of India (2004-05).
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Correctly matched: Krishnamurthy was Chief Election Commissioner.
- (b) Correctly matched: K. C. Pant chaired the Tenth Finance Commission.
- (c) Not correctly matched: Khusro chaired a Finance Commission, not the UPSC.
- (d) Correctly matched: Lahoti was Chief Justice of India.
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.