2008 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2008 · General Studies
Question 35: International Relations and Current Affairs
C. Rangarajan has been actively involved in the Pan-Asian Commission addressing to which one of the following issues?
aPromotion of tourism in the Asian region
bImpact of HIV/AIDS in the Asian region
cPromotion of free trade in the Asian region
dHigher technical education in the universities in the Asian region
AnswerThe answer is (b).
C. Rangarajan, the economist and former RBI Governor, chaired the Commission on AIDS in Asia, also called the Pan-Asian commission on AIDS, set up with UNAIDS support. Its 2008 report, Redefining AIDS in Asia, argued for focusing prevention on the groups at greatest risk of infection. So the issue is HIV/AIDS in the Asian region.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Tourism was not the commission's subject.
- (b) The commission looked at the impact of HIV/AIDS in Asia.
- (c) Free trade was not its subject.
- (d) Higher technical education was not its subject.
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.