UPSC Prelims 2008 · General Studies
Question 121: Science and Technology
Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
- 1.Francis Collins — Mapping human genome
- 2.Sergey Brin : Google Search Engine
- 3.Jimmy Wales — Wikipedia
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
AnswerThe answer is (d).
All three pairs are correct. Francis Collins led the Human Genome Project, which mapped the human genome. Sergey Brin co-founded Google with Larry Page, and the Google search engine grew out of their work at Stanford. Jimmy Wales co-founded Wikipedia in 2001.
- 1. Francis Collins led the mapping of the human genome.
- 2. Sergey Brin co-founded Google.
- 3. Jimmy Wales co-founded Wikipedia.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 1 is correct, (b) and (c) go: each of them leaves 1 out.
What you needed to know: Francis Collins led the mapping of the human genome.
- Then, if you were sure statement 3 is correct, (a) goes: it leaves 3 out.
What you needed to know: Jimmy Wales co-founded Wikipedia.
Only (d) is left. You didn’t need statement 2.
This follows an unofficial answer: UPSC has not published its key for this year, and if that answer is wrong, so is this path.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Leaves out Wikipedia, which is correctly matched.
- (b) Leaves out Francis Collins, who is correctly matched.
- (c) Leaves out Brin and Collins, who are correctly matched.
- (d) All three pairs are correct.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2008, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.