UPSC Prelims 2005 Q150: Current Affairs – Awards & Honours
Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Person - Award
1. Champa Devi Shukla - Goldman Environmental Prize
2. Dr. P. Sri Ramachandrudu - Vachaspati Puraskar
3. Ela Ramesh Bhatt - Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public
Administration, Academics and Management
4. Upamanyu Chatterjee - Lalit Kala Ratna Award
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- (a) 1 and 2
- (b) 1, 2 and 3
- (c) 3 and 4
- (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Persons and awards
| Person | Award |
|---|---|
| 1. Champa Devi Shukla | Goldman Environmental Prize — correct |
| 2. Dr P. Sri Ramachandrudu | Vachaspati Puraskar — correct |
| 3. Ela Ramesh Bhatt | Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award — correct |
| 4. Upamanyu Chatterjee | A writer, not a Lalit Kala Ratna awardee — wrong |
Pairs 1, 2 and 3 are correctly matched.
Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 3.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Incorrect. Pair 3 is also correctly matched.
- (b) CORRECT. Pairs 1, 2 and 3 are correct.
- (c) Incorrect. Pair 4 is wrong, and pairs 1 and 2 are correct.
- (d) Incorrect. Pair 4 (Upamanyu Chatterjee) is wrong.
Key point
Lalit Kala awards go to artists; Upamanyu Chatterjee is a novelist.
Remember
Champa Devi Shukla received the Goldman Environmental Prize.
Common mistakes
- Linking a novelist with a Lalit Kala award.
- Forgetting Ela Bhatt's founding of SEWA.
- Mixing the Goldman Prize with the Magsaysay Award.
Exam tip
Match award to field: environment, literature, public administration, fine arts.
Sources
- Goldman Environmental Foundation — Goldman Environmental Prize: past winners (Champa Devi Shukla, 2004)
- Lalit Kala Akademi — National Awards