APPSC Group-I Prelims 2010

382 questions from the 2010 papers, each with the official answer and an explanation.

A question repeated across years is listed once, under one of the years it appeared.

321. Q321Vocabulary

     The antonym for ‘hard’ is:

     • aRigid
     • bSoftAnswer
     • cFlexible
     • dTough
     ›Explanation

     Option B is correct because the primary antonym of hard in tactile and physical properties is soft. Option A: Rigid is a synonym meaning firm and not bendable. Option C: Flexible is an antonym of stiff or rigid rather than the standard direct opposite of hard. Option D: Tough is synonymous with strong and resistant to pressure or damage.

322. Q322Vocabulary

     Antonym of Hard:

     • aRigid
     • bSoftAnswer
     • cFlexible
     • dTough
     ›Explanation

     Option B is correct because soft represents the direct physical opposite of hard, signifying something that yields easily to pressure. Option A: Rigid is a synonym of hard, describing an inability to bend or be forced out of shape. Option C: Flexible is the antonym of rigid or stiff, rather than the primary physical antonym of hard. Option D: Tough is a synonym denoting durability and resistance to breaking.

323. Q323Letters, literature and general English knowledge

     Identify the name of the creator of the popular fictional character Hercule Poirot:

     • aJules Verne
     • bAgastha ChristieAnswer
     • cArthur Conan Doyle
     • dMark Twain
     ›Explanation

     Option B is correct because Hercule Poirot, the fictional Belgian private detective, was created by the British crime novelist Agatha Christie and made his debut in The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Option A: Jules Verne created characters like Captain Nemo and Phileas Fogg in his adventure novels. Option C: Arthur Conan Doyle created the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. Option D: Mark Twain created iconic American literary characters like Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer.

324. Q324Letters, literature and general English knowledge

     Identify the name of the popular fictional character created by Satyajit Ray:

     • aFeludaAnswer
     • bLord Voldemort
     • cTarzan
     • dCaptian Nemo
     ›Explanation

     Option A is correct because Feluda is the renowned private investigator created by the Indian filmmaker and author Satyajit Ray, debuting in the magazine Sandesh. Option B: Lord Voldemort was created by J. K. Rowling for the Harry Potter series. Option C: Tarzan was created by the American pulp fiction writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. Option D: Captain Nemo was created by French novelist Jules Verne in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

325. Q325Letters, literature and general English knowledge

     Identify the name of the creator of the popular fictional character Sherlock Holmes:

     • aJules Verne
     • bAgatha Christie
     • cArthur Conan DoyleAnswer
     • dMark Twain
     ›Explanation

     Option C is correct because Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created the iconic fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, who first appeared in the novel A Study in Scarlet in 1887. Option A: Jules Verne created characters like Captain Nemo and Phileas Fogg, not Sherlock Holmes. Option B: Agatha Christie created detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Option D: Mark Twain created characters such as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.

326. Q326Letters, literature and general English knowledge

     Identify the popular fictional character created by Satyajit Ray:

     • aFeludaAnswer
     • bLord Valdemort
     • cTuraan
     • dCaptain Nemo
     ›Explanation

     Option A is correct because Feluda, whose full name is Prodosh Chandra Mitter, is a popular Bengali fictional detective created by Satyajit Ray in 1965. Option B: Lord Voldemort is the fictional dark wizard created by British author J. K. Rowling. Option C: Turaan is not a fictional character created by Satyajit Ray. Option D: Captain Nemo is the fictional submarine commander created by French author Jules Verne.

327. Q327Letters, literature and general English knowledge

     Identify the name of the creator of the popular fictional character Lord Voldemort:

     • aEoin Coulfer
     • bJ.K. RowlingAnswer
     • cSalman Rushdie
     • dEdgar Rice Burroughs
     ›Explanation

     Option B is correct because British author J.K. Rowling created the dark wizard Lord Voldemort as the primary antagonist of the Harry Potter fantasy series. Option A: Eoin Colfer is an Irish author best known for writing the Artemis Fowl series. Option C: Salman Rushdie is an acclaimed novelist famous for works such as Midnights Children. Option D: Edgar Rice Burroughs created adventure characters including Tarzan and John Carter.

328. Q328Letters, literature and general English knowledge

     Identify the popular fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs:

     • aFeluda
     • bHercule Poirot
     • cTarzanAnswer
     • dGandalf
     ›Explanation

     Option C is correct because Tarzan is the jungle hero created by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appearing in the 1912 story Tarzan of the Apes. Option A: Feluda was created by the Bengali filmmaker and author Satyajit Ray. Option B: Hercule Poirot was created by the British mystery writer Agatha Christie. Option D: Gandalf was created by the British author J. R. R. Tolkien in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

329. Q329People: appointments, honours and passings

     UNESCO's first woman Director-General:

     • aCristina Kirchner
     • bIrina BokovaAnswer
     • cElizabeth Hold
     • dIlgar Andres
     ›Explanation

     Option B is correct because Irina Bokova of Bulgaria was elected Director-General of UNESCO in 2009, serving until 2017 as the first woman to lead the organisation since its founding. Option A: Cristina Kirchner was the President of Argentina and not associated with the leadership of UNESCO. Option C: Elizabeth Hold is an invented name in this context and never served as Director-General of UNESCO. Option D: Ilgar Andres is not associated with the leadership of UNESCO.

330. Q330People: appointments, honours and passings

     Chief Justice of India's Supreme Court:

     • aS. H. KapadiaAnswer
     • bA. R. Dave
     • cD. N. R. Varma
     • dK. G. Balakrishnan
     ›Explanation

     Option A is correct because Justice S. H. Kapadia served as the 38th Chief Justice of India from May 2010 to September 2012. Option B: A. R. Dave served as a judge of the Supreme Court of India but never held the office of Chief Justice of India. Option C: D. N. R. Varma is not among the former Chief Justices of India. Option D: K. G. Balakrishnan was the 37th Chief Justice of India, who retired before S. H. Kapadia took office.

331. Q331People: appointments, honours and passings

     Who is the President of Bharatiya Janata Party?

     • aL. K. Advani
     • bSushma Swaraj
     • cVenkaiah Naidu
     • dNitin GadkariAnswer
     ›Explanation

     Option D is correct because Nitin Gadkari served as the National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party from December 2009 to January 2013, the period when this examination question was administered. Option A: L. K. Advani served multiple earlier terms as party president, most recently concluding in 2005. Option B: Sushma Swaraj held several major ministerial and parliamentary posts but was never the National President of the party. Option C: M. Venkaiah Naidu served as party president earlier, from 2002 to 2004.

332. Q332People: appointments, honours and passings

     Comptroller and Auditor General of India is :

     • aVinod RoyAnswer
     • bT.N. Chaturvedi
     • cC.K. Bhat
     • dVinay Chopra
     ›Explanation

     Option A is correct because Vinod Rai served as the 11th Comptroller and Auditor General of India from January 2008 to May 2013. Option B: T.N. Chaturvedi held the office of Comptroller and Auditor General decades earlier, from 1984 to 1990. Option C: C.K. Bhat has never held the constitutional office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Option D: Vinay Chopra has never served as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

333. Q333People: appointments, honours and passings

     Who was the longest serving Chief Minister in India?

     • aChimanbhai Patel
     • bHiteshwar Saikia
     • cBhajan Lal
     • dJyoti BasuAnswer
     ›Explanation

     Option D is correct because among the given options, Jyoti Basu was the longest-serving Chief Minister, holding the office in West Bengal continuously for over 23 years from 1977 to 2000. Option A: Chimanbhai Patel served as Chief Minister of Gujarat for relatively short periods totaling less than six years. Option B: Hiteswar Saikia served as Chief Minister of Assam for two separate terms totaling around eight years. Option C: Bhajan Lal served as Chief Minister of Haryana across two non-consecutive terms totaling roughly eleven years.

334. Q334People: appointments, honours and passings

     Who received the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2009 from the President of India?

     • aBill Clinton
     • bBarack Obama
     • cAung San Suu Kyi
     • dBill GatesAnswer
     ›Explanation

     Option D is correct because Bill Gates received the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2009 on behalf of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in recognition of its philanthropic work in healthcare and disease prevention. Option A: Bill Clinton was not the recipient of the Indira Gandhi Prize for 2009. Option B: Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, not the Indira Gandhi Prize. Option C: Aung San Suu Kyi was conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize much earlier, for the year 1995.

335. Q335People: appointments, honours and passings

     Shyam Charan of Kalpa village, Kinnaur district, was honored by Chief Chapta, Chief Election Commissioner of India, in Himachal Pradesh on June 12, 2010, because:

     • ahe was one of the most senior citizens in India
     • bhe was one of those who voted in all elections
     • che was one of the first voters in India before independence
     • dhe was one of the first few voters in independent IndiaAnswer
     ›Explanation

     Option D is correct because Shyam Saran Negi (referred to as Shyam Charan) from Kalpa, Kinnaur, was recognized as the first voter of independent India when early polling was conducted in Himachal Pradesh in October 1951 ahead of the 1951-52 general elections. Option A: He was honored specifically for his historic voting record rather than merely being one of India's oldest citizens. Option B: While he did vote consistently in general elections, the unique distinction that brought him national recognition was casting the very first vote in independent India. Option C: His first vote was cast post-independence in October 1951, not before independence.

336. Q336People: appointments, honours and passings

     Shyam Saran from Kalga village, Kinnaur district, was honored by Naveen Chawla, Chief Election Commissioner of India, in Himachal Pradesh on June 12, 2010. Why?

     • aBecause he is one of the oldest senior citizens in India
     • bBecause he is one of those who voted in all elections
     • cBecause he was one of the first voters in India before independence
     • dBecause he was one of the first few voters in independent IndiaAnswer
     ›Explanation

     Option D is correct because Shyam Saran Negi of Kalpa village in Himachal Pradesh was honoured as the first voter of independent India, having cast his ballot on October 25, 1951, ahead of the rest of the nation. Option A: The honour was bestowed specifically for his distinction as independent India's first voter, not simply for being an elderly citizen. Option B: While he participated in subsequent elections, the nationwide recognition by the Election Commission was anchored to his status as the very first voter. Option C: His historic ballot was cast in the first general elections after independence in 1951, not prior to independence.

337. Q337People: appointments, honours and passings

     The winner of the Spelling Bee Trust 2010 held in Washington on June 4, 2010 is:

     • aSameer Mishra
     • bKavya Shivashankar
     • cAnamika VeeramaniAnswer
     • dShankal Srivastava
     ›Explanation

     Option C is correct because Anamika Veeramani won the 83rd Scripps National Spelling Bee held in Washington, D.C., in June 2010 by correctly spelling the word stromuhr. Option A: Sameer Mishra won the Scripps National Spelling Bee title earlier in 2008. Option B: Kavya Shivashankar was the champion of the previous edition in 2009. Option D: Shankal Srivastava was not the winner of the 2010 championship.

338. Q338People: appointments, honours and passings

     Oscar Kateriyu, 2000 was awarded to which of the following?

     • aThe Hurt Locker
     • bAvatar
     • cPressAnswer
     • dGandhi My Father

     Explanation coming soon.

339. Q339People: appointments, honours and passings

     The winner of 'Scripting the Prize 2010' held in Washington on June 4, 2010:

     • aAnamika VeeramoniAnswer
     • bSantanu Srivastava
     • cKavya Shivashankar
     • dSameer Mitra
     ›Explanation

     Option A is correct because Anamika Veeramani won the 83rd Scripps National Spelling Bee held near Washington on June 4, 2010, after correctly spelling the word stromuhr. Option B: Santanu Srivastava was a contestant in the competition but did not win the championship title. Option C: Kavya Shivashankar won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the preceding year, 2009. Option D: Sameer Mitra was not the winner of this national spelling competition.

340. Q340People: appointments, honours and passings

     The Nobel Peace Prize 2009 was awarded to:

     • aHerta Müller
     • bThomas Steitz
     • cElinor Ostrom
     • dBarack ObamaAnswer
     ›Explanation

     Option D is correct because Barack Obama received the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. Option A: Herta Müller was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature, not the Peace Prize. Option B: Thomas Steitz shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome. Option C: Elinor Ostrom shared the 2009 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

341. Q341People: appointments, honours and passings

     The recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in the year 2009 is:

     • aOliver Williamson
     • bHerta MüllerAnswer
     • cElinor Ostrom
     • dThomas Steitz
     ›Explanation

     Option B is correct because the Romanian-born German author Herta Müller was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature for depicting the landscape of the dispossessed with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose. Herta Müller: 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature Oliver Williamson: 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Elinor Ostrom: 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Thomas Steitz: 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Option A: Oliver Williamson was a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2009. Option C: Elinor Ostrom was a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2009. Option D: Thomas Steitz was a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009.

342. Q342People: appointments, honours and passings

     Who won the gold medal in the Second World Sand Sculpture (2010) Championship?

     • aHarish Chandra Mukherjee
     • bSudarsan PattnaikAnswer
     • cSomeshwara Pathak
     • dGautam Prasad
     ›Explanation

     Option B is correct because internationally acclaimed Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik won the gold medal at the 2nd World Sand Sculpture Championship held in 2010. Option A: Harish Chandra Mukherjee was a nineteenth-century journalist and social reformer, not a sand artist. Option C: Someshwara Pathak is an incorrect distractor unconnected with international sand sculpture. Option D: Gautam Prasad is not an award-winning international sand sculptor.

343. Q343People: appointments, honours and passings

     The documentary film 'Smile Pinki' won the:

     • aOscar AwardAnswer
     • bNobel Prize
     • cDadasaheb Phalke Award
     • dBhatnagar Award
     ›Explanation

     Option A is correct because the documentary film Smile Pinki, directed by Megan Mylan, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009. Option B: Nobel Prize is an international award recognizing academic, cultural, or scientific advances and is not given to documentary films. Option C: Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema presented for lifetime contribution, not an award given to individual short documentary films. Option D: Bhatnagar Award is an Indian science award given for notable and outstanding research in scientific disciplines.

344. Q344People: appointments, honours and passings

     Who is the author of the book 'The Universe in a Single Atom'?

     • aDalai LamaAnswer
     • bNora Roberts
     • cChris Goodball
     • dNarendra Prasad
     ›Explanation

     Option A is correct because The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality is a 2005 book written by Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, exploring the relationship between Buddhist philosophy and modern scientific discovery. Option B: Nora Roberts is a popular American romance and thriller novelist. Option C: Chris Goodall is an author on green technology and carbon reduction. Option D: Narendra Prasad was an Indian actor and writer with no association with this work.

345. Q345Sports

     England won the ICC World 'Twenty-20, 2010' by:

     • aa series of five wickets
     • ba series of seven wicketsAnswer
     • ca series of five runs
     • da series of seven runs
     ›Explanation

     Option B is correct because England won the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 final against Australia by seven wickets at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on May 16, 2010. Australia innings: 147 for 6 in 20 overs England innings: 148 for 3 in 17 overs Victory margin: 7 wickets with 18 balls remaining Option A: A series of five wickets is incorrect because England lost only three wickets during the chase. Option C: A series of five runs is incorrect because England batted second and therefore won the match by wickets, not runs. Option D: A series of seven runs is incorrect because margin in runs applies only when defending a target.

346. Q346Sports

     Winner of ICC Women's 'Twenty-20' World Cup 2010:

     • aIndia
     • bSri Lanka
     • cAustraliaAnswer
     • dNew Zealand
     ›Explanation

     Option C is correct because the Australian women's cricket team won the 2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20 by defeating New Zealand by 3 runs in the final at Bridgetown, Barbados. Option A: India reached the semifinals but was eliminated by Australia. Option B: Sri Lanka failed to advance beyond the group stage. Option D: New Zealand finished as the runner-up after falling short of Australia's total.

347. Q347Sports

     Mention the sport/game with which the term Raider is most closely associated?

     • aKabaddiAnswer
     • bChess
     • cBasketball
     • dCricket
     ›Explanation

     Option A is correct because in Kabaddi, the attacking player who enters the opponent's court chanting the continuous cant to touch opponents and return safely is designated as the raider. Option B: Chess uses playing pieces such as king, queen, rook, bishop, knight, and pawn. Option C: Basketball uses designations like point guard, shooting guard, forward, and center. Option D: Cricket uses roles such as batter, bowler, wicketkeeper, and fielder.

348. Q348Sports

     Mention the term with which the game baseball is closely associated:

     • aCastle
     • bHome RunAnswer
     • cMashie
     • dRaider
     ›Explanation

     Option B is correct because a home run is a primary scoring play in baseball, achieved when a batter hits the ball fair and circles all bases to score a run without an error by the fielding team. Option A: Castle refers to castling, which is a defensive and developmental move in chess. Option C: Mashie is an archaic term for a specific type of iron club used in golf. Option D: Raider is the attacking player who enters the opponent's half in the sport of kabaddi.

349. Q349Sports

     Identify the sport/game most closely related to the word 'Diver':

     • aKabaddiAnswer
     • bChess
     • cBasketball
     • dCricket
     ›Explanation

     Option A is correct because in Kabaddi, an attacking or defending manoeuvre involving a sudden lunge or dive at an opponent's legs or waist is executed by a player termed a diver. Option B: Chess has pieces named pawn, knight, bishop, rook, queen, and king, with no term called diver. Option C: Basketball uses positions and roles such as point guard, shooting guard, forward, and centre. Option D: Cricket terminology includes bowlers, batters, fielders, and wicketkeepers, but not diver.

350. Q350Sports

     Identify the term most closely related to Baseball:

     • aCastle
     • bGolf
     • cMashie
     • dHome RunAnswer
     ›Explanation

     Option D is correct because a Home Run is a scoring achievement in baseball where the batter hits the ball out of the field of play in fair territory and completes a circuit of all four bases. Option A: Castle is a defensive move executed between a king and a rook in chess. Option B: Golf is an independent sport rather than a baseball term. Option C: Mashie is an archaic designation for a golf club.

351. Q351Sports

     The opening match of the 'FIFA 2010 World Cup' was played between which countries?

     • aSouth Africa and Greece
     • bSouth Africa and MexicoAnswer
     • cSouth Africa and England
     • dSouth Africa and South Korea
     ›Explanation

     Option B is correct because the opening fixture of the 2010 FIFA World Cup took place between host nation South Africa and Mexico on 11 June 2010 at the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg. Tournament opening match date: 11 June 2010 Host team: South Africa Visiting team: Mexico Match result: 1-1 draw Option A: Greece played their first match of the tournament against South Korea, not South Africa. Option C: England played their opening group fixture against the United States. Option D: South Korea faced Greece in their opening group game.

352. Q352Sports

     Identify the sport or game most closely related to the word 'Mashie' from the following:

     • aHigh Jump
     • bGolfAnswer
     • cVolleyball
     • dKho-kho
     ›Explanation

     Option B is correct because a mashie is a traditional, historic golf club with a loft roughly equivalent to a modern 5-iron. Option A: High Jump terminology includes terms like the Fosbury Flop, crossbar, and uprights, not mashie. Option C: Volleyball terminology includes spike, libero, dig, and setter, not mashie. Option D: Kho-kho terminology includes chaser, runner, cross lane, and pole turn, not mashie.

353. Q353Sports

     Identify the word most closely related to the game 'Chess' from the following:

     • aCastileAnswer
     • bHome Run
     • cMashie
     • dRaider
     ›Explanation

     Option A is correct because 'Castile' is an exam typo or alternate form of 'Castle' or 'Castling', a unique defensive move involving the king and the rook in chess. Option B: Home Run is a scoring term used in baseball and softball, not chess. Option C: Mashie is an archaic golf club term, not a chess term. Option D: Raider is an offensive player term from Kabaddi.

354. Q354Sports

     Viswanathan Anand won the 'Ephedrine' World Best Championships by defeating whom among the following?

     • aBrek Borinis
     • bVeselin TopalovAnswer
     • cDinara Safina
     • dAna Ivanovic
     ›Explanation

     Option B is correct because Viswanathan Anand defeated Bulgarian Grandmaster Veselin Topalov in the 2010 World Chess Championship match (often mistranslated or garbled as 'Ephedrine' from the sponsor/source text referring to the Sofia match/event) to retain his world title. Option A: Brek Borinis is not a known chess grandmaster or competitor in this championship. Option C: Dinara Safina is a former world number one professional tennis player, not a chess player. Option D: Ana Ivanovic is a former Grand Slam-winning professional tennis player from Serbia.

355. Q355Sports

     The winner of the gold medal in the Second World Cycle Race Championship (2010) is:

     • aSudarsan PattnaikAnswer
     • bSomeshwar Pathak
     • cGautam Prasad
     • dHarishchandra Mukherjee

     Official answer shown. The explanation is under review.

356. Q356Sports

     The opening match of the 'FIFA 2010' World Cup was played between which of the following countries?

     • aSouth Africa and MexicoAnswer
     • bSouth Africa and Nigeria
     • cSouth Africa and America
     • dSouth Africa and England
     ›Explanation

     Option A is correct because the opening fixture of the 2010 FIFA World Cup was contested between the host country South Africa and Mexico at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, ending in a 1-1 draw. Option B: Nigeria was drawn in Group B and played its opening match against Argentina. Option C: The United States was in Group C and opened its tournament against England. Option D: England played against the United States in its opening group match.

357. Q357Events, summits and observances

     The Fifteenth 'ASEAN' Summit was held in:

     • aThailandAnswer
     • bMalaysia
     • cJapan
     • dSouth Korea
     ›Explanation

     Option A is correct because the 15th ASEAN Summit took place in Cha-am and Hua Hin, Thailand, in October 2009 under the chairmanship of Thailand. Option B: Malaysia hosted the 11th ASEAN Summit in 2005 and the 26th and 27th summits in 2015, not the 15th. Option C: Japan is a dialogue partner of the association rather than a member state, so it cannot host the ASEAN Summit. Option D: South Korea is an ASEAN dialogue partner and non-member, making it ineligible to chair or host the summit.

358. Q358Events, summits and observances

     The sixteenth SAARC Summit was held on:

     • a28-29 April, 2010Answer
     • b18-19 April, 2010
     • c16-17 March, 2010
     • d25-26 March, 2010
     ›Explanation

     Option A is correct because the 16th SAARC Summit was officially held on 28-29 April 2010 in Thimphu, Bhutan, marking the silver jubilee of the regional association. Summit: 16th SAARC Summit Host: Thimphu, Bhutan Dates: 28-29 April 2010 Theme: Towards a Green and Happy South Asia Option B: 18-19 April 2010 is incorrect as the summit occurred ten days later. Option C: 16-17 March 2010 places the summit more than a month before the actual event. Option D: 25-26 March 2010 is an incorrect set of dates.

359. Q359Events, summits and observances

     How often are the World Telecommunication Development Conferences held?

     • athree years
     • bfour yearsAnswer
     • cfive years
     • dsix years
     ›Explanation

     Option B is correct because the World Telecommunication Development Conferences are convened every four years by the International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Development Sector. Option A: A three-year interval does not conform to the statutory four-year cycle set by the ITU. Option C: A five-year cycle is incorrect as the conferences follow a quadrennial schedule. Option D: A six-year interval is incorrect as the events take place every four years.

360. Q360Events, summits and observances

     Who is the Indian girl who received the rare honor of addressing world leaders at the United Nations Summit regarding climate change?

     • aSoumya Bhattacharjee
     • bPratiksha Chakraborty
     • cYugratna SrivastavaAnswer
     • dAnjana Sharma
     ›Explanation

     Option C is correct because Yugratna Srivastava, a 13-year-old student from Lucknow, addressed world leaders on climate change at the United Nations Summit on Climate Change in New York in September 2009. Option A: Soumya Bhattacharjee is not the student activist who addressed the UN summit. Option B: Pratiksha Chakraborty did not address the United Nations Summit on Climate Change. Option D: Anjana Sharma was not the young Indian speaker at the UN event.