UPSC Prelims 2023 · GS Paper I
Question 96: International Relations and Current Affairs
Consider the following statements in respect of the 44th Chess Olympiad, 2022 :
- 1.It was the first time that Chess Olympiad was held in India.
- 2.The official mascot was named 'Thambi'.
- 3.The trophy for the winning team in the open section is the Vera Menchik Cup.
- 4.The trophy for the winning team in the women's section is the Hamilton-Russell Cup.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (b).
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The 44th Chess Olympiad (Chennai, 2022) was the first Olympiad held in India, and its mascot was a horse named Thambi. Statements 3 and 4 swap the trophies: the open section's winners receive the Hamilton-Russell Cup, and the women's section's winners receive the Vera Menchik Cup.
- 1. It was the first Chess Olympiad held in India.
- 2. The mascot was Thambi.
- 3. The open section's trophy is the Hamilton-Russell Cup.
- 4. The women's section's trophy is the Vera Menchik Cup.
How you could have got this
No shortcut here: in a “how many” question, ruling out options doesn’t help. Every statement has to be judged.
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) Only one undercounts; statements 1 and 2 are both true.
- (b) Correct: statements 1 and 2 hold.
- (c) Statements 3 and 4 swap the trophies, so not three.
- (d) Two trophy statements are wrong, so not all four.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2023, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.