48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre), 2008
According to Forbes magazine, the richest person in the world in 2007 was—
aCarlos Slim Helu
bBill Gates✓ Correct
cLakshmi Mittal
dWarren Buffett
Explanation
At the time of the question, option (b) was the correct answer. In April 2025, in the World’s Billionaires List 2025 released by Forbes, Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX was at the first position with 342 billion US dollars.
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