Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – June 25, 2022 [Mock Test]
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1. Who among the following freedom fighters from south India is credited for coining the slogan ‘Jal, Jangal, Zameen’ and also for his contribution in the culmination of the Telangana Rebellion of 1946?
[A] Alluri Sitaram Raju
[B] Komaram Bheem
[C] Pingali Venkayya
[D] Veerapandiya Kattabomman
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Correct Answer: B [Komaram Bheem]
Notes:- Alluri Sitaram Raju, an Indian rebel who became a monk at the age of 18, led the Rampa Rebellion in 1922 opposing the British Raj for enacting the 1882 Madras Forest Act.
- Komaram Bheem belonged to Gond tribe. He waged a rebellion against the feudal Nizams of Hyderabad and the British Raj in the eastern part of the princely state during the 1930s which contributed in the culmination of the Telangana Rebellion of 1946. He is credited for coining the slogan Jal, Jangal, Zameen.
- Pingali Venkayya was a freedom fighter and the designer of the Indian National Tricolour.
- Veerapandiya Kattabomman was an 18th-century Tamil Palayakarrar and king of Panchalankuruchi in Tamil Nadu, India. He refused to accept the sovereignty of the British East India Company and waged a war against them.
2. Which of the following pairs of musicians and associated instruments are matched correctly?
- Pandit Shivkumar Sharma – Santoor
- Kadri Gopalnath – Veena
- Hariprasad Chaurasia – Flautist
- Geetashree Sandhya Mukherjee – Saxophonist
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 3 & 4
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] Only 1 & 4
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Correct Answer: C [Only 1 & 3]
Notes:- Pandit Shivkumar Sharma was an Indian classical musician and santoor player who is credited with adapting the santoor for Indian classical music.
- Kadri Gopalnath was an Indian alto saxophonist and one of the pioneers of Carnatic music for that instrument.
- Hariprasad Chaurasia is an Indian music director and classical flautist, who plays the flute, in the Hindustani classical tradition.
- Geetashree Sandhya Mukherjee was a playback singer and musician, specialising in Bengali music. She received Banga Bibhushan, the highest civilian honour of the Indian state of West Bengal in 2011.
3. With respect to India, terms, ‘baoli’, ‘panam keni’, ‘ahar pynes’, ‘taanka’ pertain to which of the following?
[A] Folk Art
[B] Water harvesting techniques
[C] Tribal festivals
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Water harvesting techniques]
Notes:- A baoli is a reservoir in which water can be stored. It is also a source of ground water.
- Panam Keni is a special type of well used by Kerala’s Kuruma tribe to store water.
- Ahar pynes are traditional floodwater harvesting systems indigenous to South Bihar.
- Taanka is a traditional rainwater harvesting technique indigenous to the Thar desert region of Rajasthan.
