2009 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2009 · General Studies
Question 125: International Relations and Current Affairs
When Leander Paes won the "mixed doubles" at the US Open in the year 2008, who of the following was his partner ?
aAna Ivanovic
bCara Black
cDinara Safina
dJelena Jankovic
AnswerThe answer is (b).
Leander Paes won the mixed doubles at the 2008 US Open with Cara Black of Zimbabwe. Ana Ivanovic, Dinara Safina and Jelena Jankovic were top women's singles players of that period, and none of them was his partner in that title. Black was a leading doubles specialist.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Ana Ivanovic was a singles star from Serbia.
- (b) Right: Cara Black was Paes's partner.
- (c) Dinara Safina was a Russian singles player.
- (d) Jelena Jankovic was a Serbian singles player.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2009, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.