Miscellaneous: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Polity)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Miscellaneous (Polity). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
Explanations state facts as of the year each question was asked; words like “recently” refer to that year.
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UPSC 2008Polity · Miscellaneous
Q1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-I (Person)
List-II (Position)
A. Nagendra Singh
1. Chief Election Commissioner of India
B. N. Ray
2. President, International Court of Justice
C. R. K. Trivedi
3. Chief Justice of India
D. Ashok Desai
4. Attorney General of India
Explanation
A is matched with 2: Nagender Singh served as the President of the International Court of Justice. B is matched with 3: A. N. Ray held the position of Chief Justice of India. He is well remembered for his controversial elevation as Chief Justice during the tenure of Indira Gandhi’s government, which was perceived as politically motivated. C is matched with 1: R. K. Trivedi was the Chief Election Commissioner of India. D is matched with 4: Ashok Desai served as the Attorney General of India. The Attorney General is the top legal advisor to the government of India and represents the government in the Supreme Court.
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
2008
(b) A-2; B-3; C-1; D-4
Frequently asked questions
How many previous year UPSC questions are there on Miscellaneous?
This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Miscellaneous (Polity), asked from 1997 to 2025. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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Questions on Miscellaneous (Polity) are available for 19 years, from 1997 to 2025. Use the Year filter to practise a single paper.
