UPSC Prelims 2005 Q46: Current Affairs – Business & Economy
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I (Distinguished Person)
(A) B.V. Rao
(B) C.K. Prahlad
(C) John Kurien
(D) Kiran Karnik
List II (Area of Work)
1. Automobiles Manufacture
2. Fisheries Economy
3. Information Technology and Software
4. Poultry Farming
5. Management Science
- (a) A 2 B 5 C 1 D 3
- (b) A 4 B 3 C 2 D 5
- (c) A 2 B 3 C 1 D 5
- (d) A 4 B 5 C 2 D 3
Answer: (d) A 4 B 5 C 2 D 3
Explanation
Distinguished persons and their areas of work
| Person | Area of work |
|---|---|
| A. B.V. Rao | Poultry farming (4) |
| B. C.K. Prahlad | Management science (5) |
| C. John Kurien | Fisheries economy (2) |
| D. Kiran Karnik | Information technology and software (3) |
The correct matching is A-4, B-5, C-2, D-3.
Answer: (d) A - 4, B - 5, C - 2, D - 3.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Incorrect. B.V. Rao is associated with poultry, not fisheries.
- (b) Incorrect. C.K. Prahlad is a management scholar.
- (c) Incorrect. Kurien is a fisheries economist, not automobiles.
- (d) CORRECT. A-4, B-5, C-2, D-3 matches all four.
Key point
B.V. Rao - poultry; Prahlad - strategy; Kurien - fisheries; Karnik - NASSCOM.
Remember
B.V. Rao is known for poultry farming in India.
Common mistakes
- Mixing Verghese Kurien (milk) with John Kurien.
- Placing Prahlad in IT and software.
- Forgetting Kiran Karnik led NASSCOM.
Exam tip
White revolution: Verghese Kurien; blue revolution: John Kurien (fisheries scholar).
Sources
- NASSCOM — Annual Report 2004–05 (Kiran Karnik, President)
- C. K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel — "The Core Competence of the Corporation", Harvard Business Review (May–June 1990)
- FAO Bay of Bengal Programme — Economics of Artisanal and Mechanized Fisheries in Kerala (John Kurien, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram)
- R. C. Chadha — "The role of Venkateshwara Hatcheries Group and Dr B. V. Rao in the development of Indian poultry industry", Asian Agri-History, vol. 6, no. 4 (2002), pp. 315–326