1. Thumri Singer Girija Devi belongs to which among the following Gharanas?
[A] Banaras Gharana
[B] Agra Gharana
[C] Kirana Gharana
[D] Lucknow Gharana
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Correct Answer: A [Banaras Gharana]
Notes:
Girija Devi belongs to Banaras gharana. She performs classical and light classical music and has helped elevate the profile of thumri.
2. Ramman is a religious festival and ritual theatre of ____?
[A] Uttarkhand
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] West Bengal
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: A [Uttarkhand ]
Notes:
Ramman is a religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal region, Uttarkhand. It is a festival of the Hindu community in the Saloor Dungra village in the Chamoli district of Uttarkhand. The festival and the eponymous art form are conducted as an offering to the village deity, Bhumiyal Devta.
3. Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether (sky) these are the panchtatvas (5 elements) and when they combine they give rise to new objects. This is a principle of which of the Vedic philosophies?
[A] Sankhya
[B] Yoga
[C] Vaisheshika
[D] Advita
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Correct Answer: C [Vaisheshika]
Notes:
Vaisheshika is one of the six schools of Indian philosophy from ancient India. It is the theory of logic. In its early stages, the Vaiśeṣika was an independent philosophy with its own metaphysics, epistemology, logic, ethics, and soteriology.
4. Who among the following Indian painters was elected as Associate of the Grand Salon in Paris in 1933?
[A] Asit Kumar Haldar
[B] M F Hussain
[C] Amrita Shergill
[D] K Mazumdar
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Correct Answer: C [Amrita Shergill]
Notes:
Amrita Sher-Gil was a Hungarian-Indian painter. She has been called “one of the greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century” and a “pioneer” in modern Indian art. She was elected as Associate of the Grand Salon in Paris in 1933.
5. Nirmal Hridaya is located in:
[A] Bangalore
[B] Chennai
[C] Hyderabad
[D] Kolkata
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Correct Answer: D [Kolkata]
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Nirmal Hriday is Mother Teresa`s first home for the dying, located next to the famous Kali Temple in Kalighat, is now one of 300 affiliated organizations all over the world, set up by her. A very small building, it is characterized by neo-Mughal style mini domes on the roof.
6. Who among the following poet/poetess is well known for his work ‘Brahmarakshas’?
[A] Harishankar Parsai
[B] Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh
[C] Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
[D] Nida Fazli
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Correct Answer: B [Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh ]
Notes:
Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh was one of the most prominent Hindi poets, essayist, literary and political critic, and fiction writers of the 20th century.He also remained assistant-editor of journals like, Naya Khun and Vasudha.He is best known for his long poems:Brahma-rakshasa, Chand ka Muh Teda hai,Andhere Mein and Bhuri Bhuri Khak Dhul.
7. Which among the following was the main contribution of Jainism to Indian Philosophy ?
[A] The doctrine of rebirth
[B] The doctrine of Syadvada
[C] The doctrine of immortality of soul
[D] The doctrine of Brahma is nirguna
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Correct Answer: B [ The doctrine of Syadvada ]
Notes:
The doctrine of Syadvada is based on the premise that every proposition is only relatively true. It all depends on the particular aspect from which we approach that proposition.
8. Who among the following wrote the national song of India?
[A] Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
[B] Rabindranath Tagore
[C] Lord Mountbatten
[D] Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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Correct Answer: A [Bankim Chandra Chatterjee]
Notes:
The national song is called “Vande Mataram…”. The first Political occasion when it was sung was the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress. It was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
9. Polo originated in which of the following Indian states?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Meghalaya
[C] Manipur
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: C [Manipur]
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Manipur believes it is the place from where polo originated. The first polo club was established in the town of Silchar in Assam, India, in 1833. The origins of the game in Manipur are traced to early precursors of Sagol Kangjei.
10. Which of the following statements is correct for Guru Nanak? (UPSC Prelims 1982)
[A] He preached punishment for wicked
[B] He preached against Muslims
[C] He preached a war society
[D] He preached that “God is one”
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Correct Answer: D [He preached that “God is one”]
Notes:
Sikhism is strictly monotheistic and believes that there is only One God. Guru Nanak prefixed the numeral “IK” (one) to the syllable Ongkar to stress the idea of God’s oneness, that the Creator, Preserver, and Destroyer is One.
