UPSC Prelims 2005 Q44: Current Affairs – Awards & Honours
Match List - I (Distinguished Person) with List - II (Achievement/Known as) and select the
correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I
(A) Guenter Grass
(B) Trevor Huddleston
(C) Dicky Dolma
(D) Kim Campbell
List II
1. First woman Prime Minister of Canada
2. Nobel Prize winner for literature
3. Leading campaigner against apartheid in South Africa
4. Youngest woman to climb the Mt. Everest
5. American violinist
- (a) A 5 B 3 C 2 D 1
- (b) A 2 B 3 C 4 D 1
- (c) A 5 B 3 C 4 D 2
- (d) A 2 B 1 C 3 D 5
Answer: (b) A 2 B 3 C 4 D 1
Explanation
Distinguished persons and their achievements
| Person | Known as |
|---|---|
| A. Guenter Grass | Nobel Prize winner for literature (1999) (2) |
| B. Trevor Huddleston | Campaigner against apartheid in South Africa (3) |
| C. Dicky Dolma | Youngest woman to climb Mt Everest (4) |
| D. Kim Campbell | First woman Prime Minister of Canada (1) |
The correct matching is A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1.
Answer: (b) A - 2, B - 3, C - 4, D - 1.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Incorrect. Grass was not a violinist.
- (b) CORRECT. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1 matches all four.
- (c) Incorrect. Grass was a writer, not a violinist.
- (d) Incorrect. Kim Campbell was a prime minister, not a violinist.
Key point
Grass: Nobel 1999. Huddleston: anti-apartheid. Dicky Dolma: Everest 1993. Campbell: Canada PM 1993.
Remember
Dicky Dolma was the youngest woman to climb Mt Everest (1993).
Common mistakes
- Mixing up the Nobel winners with activists.
- Not recalling that Dicky Dolma is from Himachal Pradesh.
- Forgetting Kim Campbell served briefly in 1993.
Exam tip
Name-achievement matching: use elimination.
Sources
- Nobel Prize — The Nobel Prize in Literature 1999 (Günter Grass), press release
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Trevor Huddleston
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Kim Campbell