Q96 · UPSC Prelims 2025 · Set A · Science and Technology

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Consider the following pairs:I.International Year of the Woman Farmer : 2026II.International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism : 2027III.International Year of Peace and Trust : 2025IV.International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence : 2029How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

A Only one
B Only two
C Only three
D All the four

Correct answer: (d) All the four

Explanation

  1. A

    Only one

    Only one. Under-counts.

  2. B

    Only two

    Only two. Under-counts.

  3. C

    Only three

    Only three. Still short of the official four.

  4. D

    All the four

    All the four. Each UN international-year pairing in the table is treated as correctly matched.

Summary. Official key is (d) all four UN international-year pairs. Woman Farmer 2026, Sustainable Tourism 2027, Peace and Trust 2025, Asteroid Awareness 2029 are all scored. (a)(b)(c) under-count.

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