2024 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2024 · GS Paper I

Question 86: International Relations and Current Affairs

Who of the following is the author of the books “The India Way” and “Why Bharat Matters” ?

aBhupender Yadav
bNalin Mehta
cShashi Tharoor
dSubrahmanyam Jaishankar

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (d).

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India's External Affairs Minister, wrote 'The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World' (2020) and 'Why Bharat Matters' (2024). Nalin Mehta wrote 'The New BJP' and Shashi Tharoor wrote 'Inglorious Empire'; neither wrote these two books. Remember: both of Jaishankar's books deal with India's foreign policy and its place in the world.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Wrong: Bhupender Yadav did not write these books.
  • (b) Wrong: Nalin Mehta wrote 'The New BJP', not these books.
  • (c) Wrong: Shashi Tharoor wrote 'Inglorious Empire', not these books.
  • (d) Right: S. Jaishankar wrote 'The India Way' and 'Why Bharat Matters'.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2024, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.