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9 questions · 2007 · answers as per the UPSC key

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Topics: Cultural Institutions & Awards (4)Literature & Languages (2)Architecture & World Heritage (1)Classical Dance Forms (1)Painting & Visual Arts (1)

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

  1. Bharatanatyam Dancer
  2. Exponent of Santoor
  3. Mridangam Maestro
  4. Kathak Dancer

List-I (Person) A. Bhajan Sopori B. Birju Maharaj C. Priyadarshini Govind D. T V Gopalkrishnan

List-II (Known as)

Codes:

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

Who among the following wrote the book "Ayodhya : 6 December 1992"?

(a) Chandra Shekar
(b) P. V. Narasimha Rao
(c) Jaswant Singh
(d) Arun Shourie
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Answer: (b) P. V. Narasimha Rao

How is Gabriel García well known?

(a) Known for research in agriculture
(b) A renowned football coach
(c) A great writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature
(d) Known for research in railway engineering
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Answer: (c) A great writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature

The Pulitzer Prize is associated with which one of the following?

(a) Environmental protection
(b) Civil aviation
(c) Journalism
(d) Olympic Games
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Answer: (c) Journalism

Raghu Rai is well known

for which one of the following areas?

(a) Environment protection
(b) Olympic Games
(c) Journalism
(d) Civil aviation
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Answer: (c) Journalism

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

  1. Music composer
  2. Poet and litterateur
  3. Theatre director
  4. Wildlife film-maker

List-I (Eminent Person) A. Bhanu Bharti B. Mike Pandey C. Mohd. Zafar Khayyam D. Vinda Karandikar

List-II (Known as)

Codes:

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

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

  1. The Siege of Krishnapur
  2. In a Free State
  3. Midnight's Children
  4. Staying On

List-I (Writer) A. V. S. Naipaul B. Salman Rushdie C. Paul Scott D. J. G. Farrell

List-II (Book)

Codes:

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

For which one of the following books did Kiran Desai win the Man Booker Prize 2006?

(a) The Secret River
(b) In the Country of Men
(c) The Inheritance of Loss
(d) Mother's Milk
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Answer: (c) The Inheritance of Loss

Where is the famous Vijaya Vittala Temple having its 56 carved pillars emitting musical notes located?

(a) Belur
(b) Bhadrachalam
(c) Hampi
(d) Srirangam
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Answer: (c) Hampi