UPSC Prelims 2005 Q107: Current Affairs – Business & Economy
Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Publication - Group
1. Sportstar - The Hindu publication group
2. Business - world - ABP group
3. The Week - Malayala Manorama publication group
4. Reader’s Digest - Indian Express publication group
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
- (b) 1, 2 and 3
- (c) 2 and 4
- (d) 1 and 3
Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Publications and their groups
| Publication | Group |
|---|---|
| Sportstar | The Hindu group — correct |
| Businessworld | ABP group — correct |
| The Week | Malayala Manorama group — correct |
| Reader's Digest | Not the Indian Express group — wrong |
Pairs 1, 2 and 3 are correctly matched; *Reader's Digest* is not published by the Indian Express group.
Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 3.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Incorrect. Pair 4 is wrongly matched.
- (b) CORRECT. Pairs 1, 2 and 3 are correct.
- (c) Incorrect. Pair 4 is wrong and pair 2 is right.
- (d) Incorrect. Pair 2 is also right.
Key point
Hindu: Frontline, Sportstar. Manorama: The Week. ABP: Businessworld, Anandabazar.
Remember
Sportstar is from The Hindu group; The Week from Malayala Manorama.
Common mistakes
- Linking Reader's Digest with an Indian newspaper group.
- Forgetting that The Week belongs to Malayala Manorama.
- Mixing the ABP group with the Times group.
Exam tip
Magazines and groups are frequent current-affairs pairs.
Sources
- Kasturi & Sons Limited (The Hindu Group) — Frontline and Sportstar
- ABP Group — Businessworld
- Malayala Manorama Company Limited — The Week