UPSC Prelims 2009 · General Studies
Question 134: International Relations and Current Affairs
Consider the following statements :
- 1.V.K. Krishna Menon Foundation is based in New Delhi.
- 2.The first recipient of the V.K. Krishna Menon Award is the Chief Justice of India, K.G. Balakrishnan.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
AnswerThe answer is (b).
The key marks statement 2 correct and statement 1 wrong: the first V. K. Krishna Menon Award is said to have gone to Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan, and the Foundation is not placed in New Delhi. V. K. Krishna Menon was a diplomat, India's representative at the UN, and Defence Minister from 1957 to 1962.
- 1. The given answer treats this as false, so the Foundation is not placed in New Delhi.
- 2. The given answer treats this as true: CJI K. G. Balakrishnan is said to be the first recipient.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 1 is not correct, (a) and (c) go: each of them includes 1.
What you needed to know: The given answer treats this as false, so the Foundation is not placed in New Delhi.
- Then, if you were sure statement 2 is correct, (d) goes: it leaves 2 out.
What you needed to know: The given answer treats this as true: CJI K. G. Balakrishnan is said to be the first recipient.
Only (b) is left. This one needs every statement.
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) Wrong: it makes statement 1 the only correct one, but the key accepts statement 2.
- (b) Right under the key: only statement 2 is correct.
- (c) Wrong: statement 1 is not accepted by the key.
- (d) Wrong: statement 2 is correct.
Worth knowing: I could not independently confirm where the Foundation is based or who received the first award, so this rests on the given key.
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.