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UPSC 2009: Consider the following pairs: Persons — Sport 1. Anand Pawar : Chess 2. Akhil Kumar : Boxing 3. Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia : Golf Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only
Anand Pawar is an international badminton player, not associated with chess, making pair 1 wrong. Akhil Kumar is an Indian boxer, and S.S.P. Chowrasia (Shiv Shankar Prasad) is a professional golfer; pairs 2 and 3 are correctly matched. Hence the right choice is 2 and 3 only. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Pawar?utm_source=openai))
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The correct answer is option (b): 2 and 3 only. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2009, GS Paper 1, as Question 22. It falls under Current Affairs > Other Sports & Personalities.
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