Match List-I (Distinguished Person) with List-II (Achievement/Known as) and select the correct answer using the code given below the list: List I List II A. Guenter Grass 1. First woman Prime Minister of Canada B. Tevors Huddleston 2. Nobel Prize Winner for literature C. Dicky Dolma 3. Leading campaigner against apartheid in south Africa D. Kim Campbell 4. Youngest woman to climb the Mt. Everest 5. American violinist Codes:
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- A5 3 2 1
- B2 3 4 1Correct
- C5 3 4 2
- D2 4 1 3
Explanation
The correct answer is B because of the following matches
A. Guenter Grass corresponds to 2. He was a renowned German novelist and playwright who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1999.
B. Trevor Huddleston corresponds to 3. He was an Anglican bishop and a prominent anti-apartheid activist in South Africa, known for his close relationship with Nelson Mandela.
C. Dicky Dolma corresponds to 4. She is an Indian woman who achieved fame for becoming the youngest woman to climb Mount Everest at that time in 1993.
D. Kim Campbell corresponds to 1. She served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada and holds the distinction of being the first woman to hold that office.
By matching these facts, the code 2 3 4 1 is the only correct sequence.

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