UPSC Prelims 2006 Q108: Current Affairs – Notable Personalities
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
- (a) Sigmund Freud : Psychoanalysis
- (b) Anna Freud : Child psychiatry
- (c) Milton Friedman : Economic
- (d) Eric R. Kandel : Literature
Answer: (d) Eric R. Kandel : Literature
Explanation
Persons and their fields
| Pair | Actual field | Matched correctly? |
|---|---|---|
| Sigmund Freud : Psychoanalysis | Founder of psychoanalysis | Yes |
| Anna Freud : Child psychiatry | Pioneer of child psychoanalysis | Yes |
| Milton Friedman : Economics | Monetarist economist and Nobel laureate | Yes |
| Eric R. Kandel : Literature | Neuroscientist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2000 | No |
The incorrectly matched pair is Eric R. Kandel : Literature.
Answer: (d) Eric R. Kandel : Literature.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Incorrect. Sigmund Freud founded psychoanalysis, so this pair is correct.
- (b) Incorrect. Anna Freud worked in child psychoanalysis and psychiatry, so this pair is correct.
- (c) Incorrect. Milton Friedman was an economist, so this pair is correct.
- (d) CORRECT. Eric Kandel is a neuroscientist and Nobel laureate in medicine, not a literature figure.
Key point
Eric Kandel won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2000), so pairing him with literature is wrong.
Remember
Eric Kandel is a neuroscientist, not a literature figure.
Common mistakes
- Assuming every famous Nobel laureate on the list is a writer.
- Mixing Anna Freud with Sigmund Freud's own field.
- Not knowing Kandel's work on memory and the nervous system.
Exam tip
Kandel = neuroscience (memory); Friedman = economics; Freud = psychoanalysis.
Sources
- Nobel Prize — The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2000 (Arvid Carlsson, Paul Greengard and Eric R. Kandel), press release
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Eric Kandel