Who among the following have got place in TIME 2021 list of 100 most influential people? (A) Narendra Modi (B) Mamata Banerjee (C) Adar Poonawalla (D) Manjusha P. Kulkarni Correct answer is -
- (1)(A), (B), (C) and (D) are correct
- (2)Only (B), (C) and (D) are correct
- (3)Only (A) and (B) are correct
- (4)Only (A), (B) and (C) are correct
Answer
Why
Correct — option (1), (A), (B), (C) and (D) are correct.
TIME published its list of the 100 most influential people of 2021 on 15 September 2021. All four names in the stem have entries in it.
(A) Narendra Modi — entry written by Fareed Zakaria. The data behind TIME's collection page files it under Leaders.
(B) Mamata Banerjee — entry written by Barkha Dutt, also filed under Leaders in that page data. The entry notes that on 2 May she retained her role as Chief Minister of West Bengal in the state's assembly elections.
(C) Adar Poonawalla — under Pioneers, written by Abhishyant Kidangoor; TIME's entry names his company as the Serum Institute of India.
(D) Manjusha P. Kulkarni — in a joint entry with Russell Jeung and Cynthia Choi under Icons. TIME says Jeung founded Stop AAPI Hate in March 2020 with Choi and Kulkarni.
Since all four are on the list, the answer is (A), (B), (C) and (D) are correct.
The idea to remember: TIME100 2021 included Modi, Mamata Banerjee, Adar Poonawalla and Manjusha P. Kulkarni.
Why the others are wrong
- (2)Only (B), (C) and (D) are correct — Option (2) leaves out Narendra Modi, who has an entry in TIME100 2021, written by Fareed Zakaria.
The other three names are correct, but a code that omits one person on the list is wrong.
- (3)Only (A) and (B) are correct — Option (3) keeps the two politicians and drops Adar Poonawalla (Pioneers) and Manjusha P. Kulkarni (Icons).
Both have entries in TIME100 2021, so the list is not limited to political leaders.
- (4)Only (A), (B) and (C) are correct — Option (4) drops Manjusha P. Kulkarni, who appears in a joint entry with Russell Jeung and Cynthia Choi, the co-founders of Stop AAPI Hate.
A joint entry still places each named person on the list, so (D) is correct too.
Concept
TIME's annual TIME100 names the magazine's choice of the 100 most influential people of the year. The data behind TIME's 2021 collection page groups the entries into six categories: Icons, Pioneers, Titans, Artists, Leaders and Innovators.
Each entry is a short piece under a named writer's byline. Some entries cover more than one person, such as the joint entry for the three co-founders of Stop AAPI Hate.
The list is a selection by TIME, not an official ranking or award.
RPSC's 2021 syllabus lists "Persons, Places and Institutions in News." under Current Affairs.
The four names come from different fields: a Prime Minister, a Chief Minister, a businessman whose company makes vaccines, and a US-based activist against anti-Asian racism.
TIME describes Stop AAPI Hate as logging more than 9,000 anti-Asian acts of hate, harassment, discrimination and assault in the United States since its start in March 2020.
Key facts
- 15 September 2021: TIME published its list of the 100 most influential people of 2021.
- The data behind TIME's collection page files Narendra Modi and Mamata Banerjee under Leaders.
- Adar Poonawalla, of the Serum Institute of India, appears under Pioneers.
- Manjusha P. Kulkarni appears under Icons, in a joint entry with Russell Jeung and Cynthia Choi of Stop AAPI Hate.
- The data behind TIME's 2021 collection page names six categories: Icons, Pioneers, Titans, Artists, Leaders and Innovators.
All four are on the list: option (1). Source: TIME, The 100 Most Influential People of 2021 (entries dated 15 September 2021); the Leaders label is from the collection page's data.
Study next
Common traps
- Assuming a list covers only politicians: TIME100 2021 includes business leaders and activists as well.
- Missing a joint entry: Manjusha P. Kulkarni is listed together with two co-founders, which still counts as being on the list.
- Mixing up categories: Modi and Banerjee are under Leaders, Poonawalla under Pioneers, and Kulkarni under Icons.
A question can list names and ask which of them appear in a published list of a given year.
A question can also ask the category in which a person was placed, or the organisation a listed person founded.
Related PYQs
Read the following statements carefully : Statement 1 : According to TIME Magazine, S.S. Rajamouli has been named among the top “Pioneers” of 2023, while Shahrukh Khan has been named among the top “Icons” of 2023. Statement 2 : The TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people list has been divided into six major categories – Leader, Titan, Pioneer, Artist, Icon and Innovator. Select the correct option among the following :
- (1) Statements 1 and 2 both are true.
- (2) Statements 1 and 2 both are false.
- (3) Only statement 2 is true.
- (4) Only statement 1 is true.
Answer(1)
Both are on TIME's list of the 100 most influential people. That question tests statements about the 2023 list, including the categories of S.S. Rajamouli and Shahrukh Khan (RPSC's key: both statements true); this one asks which of four names appear in the 2021 list.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
In TIME's list of the 100 most influential people of 2021, Adar Poonawalla appears in which category?
- (a)Pioneers
- (b)Leaders
- (c)Titans
- (d)Icons
Answer(1) — TIME's 2021 list places Adar Poonawalla under Pioneers. Option (2) is the category the page data gives Narendra Modi and Mamata Banerjee, option (4) is where the Stop AAPI Hate co-founders appear, and option (3) is another category that does not include him. - practice — not a real PYQ
Manjusha P. Kulkarni, named in TIME100 2021 along with Russell Jeung and Cynthia Choi, is a co-founder of
- (a)Stop AAPI Hate
- (b)Serum Institute of India
- (c)Human Rights Watch
- (d)Amnesty International
Answer(1) — TIME says Russell Jeung founded Stop AAPI Hate in March 2020 with Cynthia Choi and Manjusha P. Kulkarni. Option (2) is Adar Poonawalla's company, and options (3) and (4) are not organisations TIME's entry links to her.