UPSC Prelims 2009 · General Studies
Question 22: International Relations and Current Affairs
Consider the following pairs: Persons — Sport
- 1.Anand Pawar : Chess
- 2.Akhil Kumar : Boxing
- 3.Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia : Golf
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
AnswerThe answer is (b).
Pairs 2 and 3 are correct. Akhil Kumar is a boxer who reached the quarter-finals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Shiv Shankar Prasad (S. S. P.) Chowrasia is a professional golfer. Anand Pawar is a badminton player, not a chess player, so pair 1 is wrong.
- 1. Anand Pawar is a badminton player, not a chess player.
- 2. Akhil Kumar is a boxer.
- 3. S. S. P. Chowrasia is a golfer.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 1 is not correct, (a) and (d) go: each of them includes 1.
What you needed to know: Anand Pawar is a badminton player, not a chess player.
- Then, if you were sure statement 2 is correct, (c) goes: it leaves 2 out.
What you needed to know: Akhil Kumar is a boxer.
Only (b) is left. You didn’t need statement 3.
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: pair 1 is false, since Anand Pawar plays badminton.
- (b) Right: Akhil Kumar-boxing and Chowrasia-golf are correct.
- (c) Wrong: pair 2 is also correct.
- (d) Wrong: pair 1 is false.
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.