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Question : 21

Propagate Indian culture Which among the following is known as the earliest example of Panchayatana style of temple?

a) Shatrughneshwara temple at Bhubaneshwar

b) Temple at Pathari

c) Lakshmana temple at Sirpur

d) Dashavatara temple at Deogarh

Answer: (d)

The Dashavatara Temple or Vishnu Temple is also called the Gupta temple at Deogarh. It was built in the Gupta Period (320 to c. 600 AD). Archaeologists have inferred that it is the earliest known Panchayatana temple in North India.

A Hindu temple is a Panchayatana one when the main shrine is surrounded by four subsidiary shrines.

Question : 22

Consider the following statements :

  1. Shujaat Khan, is a Sitar Player
  2. Latif Khan is a Tabla player
  3. Ashiq Ali Khan is a Sarangi player
  4. Hafiz Khan is a sarod player
Which of the statements given above is/are correct:

a) 1,2,3 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 1 ,2 and 3

d) 1,2 and 4

Answer: (d)

Question : 23 [IAS (Pre) 2009]

The brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are

a) Kathak dancers

b) Table players

c) Dhrupad vocalists

d) Sarod maestros

Answer: (c)

Question : 24 [IAS (Pre) 2001]

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a) India’s first 3-D film - My Dear Kuttichathan

b) India’s first actress to win the Bharat Ratna - Meena Kumari

c) India’s first technicolour film - Jhansi Ki Rani

d) India’s first insured film - Taal

Answer: (b)

Question : 25

Who among the following is a famous santoor player?

a) Ravi Shankar

b) Hari Prasad Chaurasia

c) Zakir Hussain

d) Shiv Kumar Sharma

Answer: (d)

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