Art & Culture UPSC PYQ 1999

Question 1

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I
I. Pandit Vishnu Digamber Paluskar
II. Venkatamahi
III. Shyama Shastri
IV. Amir Khusru
List II
A. Introduced the scheme of Raga classification of Indian music
B. Proponent of Carnatic music
C. Proponent of the Khayal form of Hindustani music
D. Wrote the music for the song ‘Vande Mataram’
Codes:

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I-D, II-A, III-C, IV-B

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I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C

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I-A, II-D, III-C, IV-B

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I-A, II-D, III-B, IV-C

Question 2

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I (Writers)
I. Sashi Tharoor
II. Amitav Ghosh
III. Anita Desai
IV. Vikram Chandra
List II (Books)
A) Clear Light of Day
B) Circle of Reason
C) Love and Longing in Bombay
D) Show Business

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I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A

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I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B

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I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B

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I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A

Question 3

The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was

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Amir Khusru

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Mirza Ghalib

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Bahadur Shah Zafar

Answer

Faiz

List I

List II

List I (Writers)

List II (Books)

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