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Question : 16 [39th BPSC (Pre) 1992]

Which one of the following pair is wrong?

a) Alla Rakha Khan - Tabla

b) M.S. Subbalakshmi - Flute

c) Bhimsen Joshi - Classical Vocal Music

d) Debu Chaudhari - Sitar

Answer: (b)

Question : 17 [MPPCS (Pre) 1992]

Richard Attenborough is

a) A painter

b) Producer and director

c) A writer

d) An actor

Answer: (b)

Question : 18

What contribution has been made by Ernest Binfield Havell (E.B. Havell) in the Indian art and culture?

a) E.B. Havell was a famous indologist who translated several Sanskrit dramas in English

b) E.B. Havell made efforts in establishing the Bengal school of art

c) E.B. Havell was a teacher at Pune who established the National Archives of India

d) E.B. Havell was a official of East India company, whose efforts led to establishment of Asiatic Society

Answer: (b)

EB Havell and Bengal School of Art Ernest Binfield Havell or E.B. Havell was principal of the Government School of Art, Calcutta from 1896 to 1905, where, along with Abanindranath Tagore, he developed a style of art and art education based on Indian rather than Western models, which led to the foundation of the Bengal school of art. eventually it led to the development of the modern Indian painting.

Question : 19 [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2003]

To which State does the folk art form of Madhubani belong?

a) West Bengal

b) Rajasthan

c) Orissa

d) Bihar

Answer: (d)

Question : 20 [UPPCS (Pre) 2011]

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

List I List II
A. Pandit Durga Lal 1. Instrumental music
B. Lalgudi Jayaraman 2. Dance
C. Balamurali Krishna 3. Painting
D. Amrita Shergil 4. Vocal music
Codes: A B C D

a) 1 2 4 3

b) 2 4 3 1

c) 2 1 4 3

d) 3 1 2 4

Answer: (c)

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