UPSC CIVIL SERVICES PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

UPSC Prelims 2023— Question 30

2023General Studies Paper-IInternational RelationsInternational Organizationsmoderate
Q30

Question

Consider the following infrastructure sectors : 1. Affordable housing 2. Mass rapid transport 3. Health care 4. Renewable energy On how many of the above does UNOPS Sustainable Investments in Infrastructure and Innovation (S3i) initiative focus for its investments?

Options

A
Only one
B
Only two
C
Only three✓ Correct Answer
D
All four
AnswerOption C

Explanation

This question tests UNOPS S3i Initiative under UN & Development Institutions. The central point is UNOPS S3i focused on affordable housing, health care and renewable energy. Option A: Only one. This distractor is not the keyed answer because it conflicts with the specific factual relationship, chronology, institutional role, geographic association or conceptual distinction tested in the question. Option B: Only two. This distractor is not the keyed answer because it conflicts with the specific factual relationship, chronology, institutional role, geographic association or conceptual distinction tested in the question. Option C: Only three. This is the keyed answer because it matches the governing fact or concept: UNOPS S3i focused on affordable housing, health care and renewable energy. Option D: All four. This distractor is not the keyed answer because it conflicts with the specific factual relationship, chronology, institutional role, geographic association or conceptual distinction tested in the question. The question should be approached by checking each statement independently rather than accepting a familiar phrase at face value. This is particularly important in UPSC questions where a single incorrect institutional attribution, location, chronology, absolute word or causal link can invalidate an otherwise plausible option. The broader revision takeaway is to connect the keyed answer with the underlying concept rather than memorizing only the letter. The options also illustrate how UPSC constructs distractors by mixing correct facts with one altered detail. In revision, candidates should therefore retain both the positive fact and the nearest contrasting fact so that the same concept can be recognized when the framing changes in another year.

Question Classification

SubjectInternational Relations
TopicInternational Organizations
SubtopicTerminal topic
Question TypeSingle-correct MCQ
Difficultymoderate
VerificationVerified