Q53 · UPPSC Prelims 2024 · Set A · General Studies

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Match List-I with List-II andchoose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II (Person) (Reason)A.Gopi Thotakura 1. First Indian Gymnast to win Gold at Asian ChampionshipB.Dipa Karmakar2.Indian born NASA scientist who led the team to study solar ecliptic impact on ionosphereC.Aroh Barjatya3.First Indian Space TouristD.Dev Patel4.British actor who made his directorial debut with thriller “Monkey Man” Codes: A B C D

A 4 1 2 3
B 3 1 2 4
C 3 2 1 4
D 2 1 3 4

Correct answer: (b) 3 1 2 4

Explanation

  1. A

    4 1 2 3

    Option A claims the sequence begins with 4, connecting Gopi Thotakura to the British actor Dev Patel, which is factually incorrect because Gopi Thotakura is an astronaut.

  2. B

    3 1 2 4

    Option B correctly matches Gopi Thotakura as the first Indian space tourist (3), Dipa Karmakar as the first Indian gymnast to win gold at the Asian Championship (1), Aroh Barjatya as the NASA scientist who led the ionosphere study team (2), and Dev Patel as the British actor who made his directorial debut with Monkey Man (4). This pairing accurately aligns all four contemporary personalities with their respective achievements.

  3. C

    3 2 1 4

    Option C pairs Gopi Thotakura with the first Indian space tourist (3) and Dipa Karmakar with the NASA scientist (2), which incorrectly swaps the achievements of Dipa Karmakar and Aroh Barjatya.

  4. D

    2 1 3 4

    Option D claims the sequence starts with 2 for Gopi Thotakura, incorrectly identifying an astronaut as a NASA scientist leading an ionosphere team.

Summary. Official key is (b) aligning Gopi Thotakura with space tourism, Dipa Karmakar with gymnastics, Aroh Barjatya with NASA research, and Dev Patel with film direction. This question tests awareness of notable Indian achievers in recent news across science, sports, and entertainment. Candidates must carefully match each person to their distinct milestone without confusing scientific missions with space flight. Option (b) successfully provides the only accurate combination among the given choices.

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