UPSC Prelims 2003 Q117: Current Affairs – Other Sports & Personalities
The sportsperson Soma Biswas is associated with
- (a) Sailing
- (b) Hockey
- (c) Golf
- (d) Athletics
Answer: (d) Athletics
Explanation
Soma Biswas
| Game | Link |
|---|---|
| Athletics | Yes — heptathlete, silver at the 2002 Asian Games |
| Sailing | No |
| Hockey | No |
| Golf | No |
Soma Biswas is an Indian heptathlete who won the silver medal in the heptathlon at the 2002 Busan Asian Games (5899 points), and she is associated with athletics, not with sailing, hockey or golf.
Answer: (d) Athletics.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Incorrect. She is not a sailor.
- (b) Incorrect. She is not a hockey player.
- (c) Incorrect. She is not a golfer.
- (d) CORRECT. Soma Biswas is an athlete.
Key point
Indian heptathletes: Soma Biswas, Pramila Aiyappa, Jincy Philip.
Remember
Soma Biswas is an Indian heptathlete.
Common mistakes
- Mixing her with a hockey player of India.
- Forgetting the heptathlon event of athletics.
- Choosing sailing without any basis for it.
Exam tip
Women athletes of 2002 Asian Games: Soma Biswas, Anju George, K. M. Beenamol.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games, Women's heptathlon (Soma Biswas, silver, 5899 points)
- World Athletics — Athlete profile: Soma Biswas