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14 questions · 2006 · answers as per the UPSC key

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Topics: Architecture & World Heritage (5)Literature & Languages (4)Cultural Institutions & Awards (1)Festivals, Crafts & Folk Traditions (1)Music (1)Philosophy & Religion (1)Theatre & Cinema (1)

Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List – I (Place of Archaeological Monument) A. Sisupalgarh B. Piprahwa C. Goalpara D. Bishnupur List – II (State)

  1. Assam
  2. Manipur
  3. Orissa
  4. Uttar Pradesh

Code: A B C D

(a) 4 1 3 2
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 1 3 2 4
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Answer: (c) 3 4 1 2

Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List – I (Centre of Handicrafts) A. Mon B. Nalbari C. Pasighat D. Tura List – II (State)

  1. Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Assam
  3. Meghalaya
  4. Nagaland

Code: A B C D

(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 3 4 2
(d) 1 2 4 3
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Answer: (a) 4 2 1 3

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

(a) Vikramsila Monastery : Uttar Pradesh
(b) Hemkund Gurudwara : Himachal Pradesh
(c) Udayagiri Caves : Maharashtra
(d) Amaravati Buddhist Stupa : Andhra Pradesh
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Answer: (d) Amaravati Buddhist Stupa : Andhra Pradesh
UPSC 2006 · Q32 · Art & Culture › Music · Save

Who among the following is a Hindustani classical singer?

(a) Geeta Chandran
(b) Leela Samson
(c) Gangubai Hangal
(d) Swapnasundari
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Answer: (c) Gangubai Hangal

Which of the following is not correctly matched? Prominent Indian Writer : Language

(a) Raja Rao : Telugu
(b) Gobind Trimbuk Deshpande : Marathi
(c) Subramaniyam Bharati : Tamil
(d) Tara Shankar Joshi : Gujarati
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Answer: (a) Raja Rao : Telugu

Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List – I ( Author ) A. Amartya Sen B. Bimal Jalan C. Arundhati Roy D. Mani Shankar List – II ( Book )

  1. An Ordinary Person’s Guide to Empire
  2. The Argumentative Indian
  3. The Future of India
  4. Confessions of a Secular Fundamentalist

Code:

(a) A 3 B 2 C 1 D 4
(b) A 3 B 2 C 4 D 1
(c) A 2 B 3 C 1 D 4
(d) A 2 B 3 C 4 D 1
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Answer: (c) A 2 B 3 C 1 D 4

Who among the following was presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Award, 2005 for her lifetime achievement in dance?

(a) Chandralekha
(b) Tanjavur Balasaraswati
(c) Uma Sharma
(d) Yamini Krishnamurthy
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Answer: (a) Chandralekha

Who is Wole Soyinka ?

(a) A well-known economist
(b) A well-known football player
(c) A well-known industrialist owning steel plants in many parts of the world.
(d) A Nobel Prize winner for literature.
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Answer: (d) A Nobel Prize winner for literature.

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Monastery — State

(a) Dhankar Monastery — Himachal Pradesh
(b) Rumtek Monastery — Sikkim
(c) Tabo Monastery — Himachal Pradesh
(d) Kye Monastery — Arunachal Pradesh
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Answer: (d) Kye Monastery — Arunachal Pradesh

Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal Emperor?

(a) Babar
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Aurangzeb
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Answer: (c) Jahangir

The initial design and construction of which massive temple took place during the reign of Suryavarman II?

(a) Sri Mariamman Temple
(b) Angkor Vat
(c) Batu Caves Temple
(d) Kamakhya Temple
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Answer: (b) Angkor Vat

Indian Airlines (now renamed ‘Indian’) have redesigned their logo which is a graphic wheel. This logo has been inspired from which one of the following?

(a) Hampi Temples
(b) Mamallapuram Temples
(c) Sun Temple, Konark
(d) Khajuraho Temple
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Answer: (c) Sun Temple, Konark

“Lectures from Colombo to Almora” is based on the experiences of which one of the following?

(a) Veer Savarkar
(b) Annie Besant
(c) Ramkrishna Paramhansa
(d) Swami Vivekanand
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Answer: (d) Swami Vivekanand

In which one of the following films did the Nobel Laureate Pearl S. Buck collaborate?

(a) Shatranj Ke Khilari
(b) Guide
(c) Lawrence of Arabia
(d) Titanic
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Answer: (b) Guide