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The brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are

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

1. Theatre direction
2. Social service and community leadership
3. Dance
4. History writing

List I (Famous person) A. Mandakini Amte B. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry C. Romila Thapar D. Vanashree Rao

List II (Well-known for)

In which State is the Buddhist site Tabo Monastery located?

Mahamasthakabhisheka, a great religious event, is associated with and done for who of the following?

Consider the following pairs: Tradition — State

1. Gatka, a traditional martial art : Kerala
2. Madhubani, a traditional painting : Bihar
3. Singhye Khababs Sindhu Darshan Festival : Jammu and Kashmir

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

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

1. Dancer
2. Painter
3. Poet
4. Singer

List I (Famous person) A. Amrita Sher-Gil B. Bhimsen Joshi C. Rukmini Devi Arundale D. Suryakant Tripathi Nirala

List II (Well-known as)

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

1. Amartya Sen
2. Amitav Ghosh
3. Anita Desai
4. Jhumpa Lahiri

List I (Book) A. In Custody B. Sea of Poppies C. The Argumentative Indian D. Unaccustomed Earth

List II (Author)

Among the following, who are the Agaria community ?

Recently,

which one of the following was included in the UNESCO's World Heritage list ?

Where is the famous Virupaksha temple located ?

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

1. Andhra Pradesh B. Rajarani temple
2. Karnataka C. Kandariya Mahadeo temple
3. Madhya Pradesh D. Bhimesvara temple
4. Orissa

List I (Famous Temple) List II (State) A. Vidyashankara temple

Code : A B C D

Who of the following is the author of a collection of poems called “Golden Threshold”?

Anekāntavāda is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following?

Consider the following statements :

1. The National School of Drama was set up by Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1959.
2. The highest honour conferred by the Sahitya Akademi on a writer is by electing him its Fellow.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Consider the following houses:

1. Christie's
2. Osian's
3. Sotheby's

Which of the above is/are auctioneer/auctioneers ?

Consider the following famous names:

1. Amrita Sher-Gil
2. Bikash Bhattacharjee
3. N. S. Bendre
4. Subodh Gupta Who of the above is/are well known as artist(s)?