UPSC Prelims 2009 Q129: Current Affairs – Football

UPSC Prelims 2009, General Studies Paper I · Current Affairs

Who of the following is a football player ?

Answer: (d) Nicolas Anelka

Explanation

Identifying the football player among these names

Three of these four names belong to Formula 1 racing drivers, while one is a footballer.

Option	Verdict	Reason
(a) Fernando Alonso	Incorrect	A well-known Formula 1 driver, not a footballer
(b) Kimi Raikkonen	Incorrect	Also a well-known Formula 1 driver
(c) Lewis Hamilton	Incorrect	Also a well-known Formula 1 driver
(d) Nicolas Anelka	Correct	Nicolas Anelka is a well-known football player, unlike the other three F1 drivers

Sport classification:

Name	Sport
Alonso, Raikkonen, Hamilton	Formula 1 racing
Nicolas Anelka	Football

Answer: (d) Nicolas Anelka.

(a) Incorrect. Fernando Alonso is an F1 driver, not a footballer.
(b) Incorrect. Kimi Raikkonen is also an F1 driver.
(c) Incorrect. Lewis Hamilton is also an F1 driver.
(d) CORRECT. Nicolas Anelka is the football player among these four names.

Nicolas Anelka is a football player — Alonso, Raikkonen, and Hamilton are all Formula 1 racing drivers.

Nicolas Anelka is a football player, unlike Alonso, Raikkonen, and Hamilton, who are all Formula 1 drivers.

Not knowing Nicolas Anelka's football career, assuming all four names belong to the same sport.
Confusing famous Formula 1 drivers' names with athletes from other sports.
Overlooking the 'odd one out' pattern common in these sports-identification questions.

Alonso, Raikkonen, Hamilton = Formula 1 drivers. Nicolas Anelka = football player. The clear odd-one-out among these four names.