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Art & Culture UPSC PYQ 2008

9 questions from the UPSC 2008 examination.

9 questions

1Easyprelims2 marks
Classical Dance Forms

Bimbavati Devi is a well-known dancer of which type of dance?

AManipuri
BBharat Natyam
CKuchipudi
DOdissi
2Easyprelims2 marks
Architecture & World Heritage

Near which one of the following cities are Palitana Temples located?

ABhavnagar
BMount Abu
CNasik
DUjjain
3Mediumprelims2 marks
Literature & Languages

Among the Indian languages, which one is spoken maximum in the world after Hindi?

ATelugu
BTamil
CBengali
DMalayalam
4Mediumprelims2 marks
Literature & Languages

Who among the following translated the Autobiography of Madam Curie in Hindi?

AAtal Bihari Vajpayee
BLal Bahadur Shastri
CChoudhary Charan Singh
DGobind Vallabh Pant
5Mediumprelims2 marks
Literature & Languages

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Author) A. Bankimchandra B. Dinabandhu Mitra C. Premchand List-II (Work) 1. Shatranj Ke Khilari 2. Debi Chaudhurani 3. Nil-Darpan 4. Chandrakanta

AA-2 B-4 C-1
BA-3 B-4 C-2
CA-2 B-3 C-1
DA-3 B-1 C-4
6Easyprelims2 marks
Literature & Languages

Who among the following wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi?

ASahir Ludhiyanvi
BFaiz Ahmed Faiz
CMuhammad Iqbal
DMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
7Easyprelims2 marks
Cultural Institutions & Awards

Recently, the manuscripts of which one of the following have been included in the UNESCO's Memory of World Register?

AAbhidhamma Pitaka
BMahabharata
CRamayana
DRig-Veda
8Easyprelims2 marks
Theatre & Cinema

Ebrahim Alkazi is an eminent personality in which one of the following areas?

AHeart surgery
BCivil aviation
CTheatre training
DTransport engineering
9Mediumprelims2 marks
Cultural Institutions & Awards

Consider the following statements: 1. Orange Prize is awarded to a work of published fiction in English by a woman. 2. Pulitzer Prize is awarded by the Commonwealth Foundation to a citizen of any Commonwealth country for any literary work in English. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only
B2 only
CBoth 1 and 2
DNeither 1 nor 2
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