Q. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List – I (Padmavibhushan Fields 2025)
A. Trade and Industry
B. Literature and Education
C. Medicine
D. Art
List – II (Awardee 2025)
1. Shri Lakshminarayana Subramaniam
2. Shri Osamu Suzuki
3. Shri M. T. Vasudevan Nair
4. Shri D. Nageshwar Reddy
a) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
b) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
c) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
d) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
Correct Answer: b) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
Question from UPPSC Prelims 2025
Explanation:
A → 2: Shri Osamu Suzuki is the long-time leader of Suzuki Motor Corporation, pivotal to India’s automobile sector (Maruti Suzuki) — Trade & Industry.
B → 3: Shri M. T. Vasudevan Nair is an eminent Malayalam writer and Jnanpith laureate — Literature & Education.
C → 4: Shri D. Nageshwar Reddy is a renowned gastroenterologist, founder of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology — Medicine.
D → 1: Shri Lakshminarayana (L.) Subramaniam is a celebrated violinist and composer — Art (Music).
