Art and Culture (Part-III)

Total Questions: 35

31. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2001]

List-I (Person)List II (Distinguished as)
A. Santosh Yadav1. T.V. host
B. Oprah Winfrey2. Journalist
C. Oscar Wilde3. Mountaineer
D. P. Sainath4. Dramatist and Author

Code :

ABCD
(a)3142
(b)4321
(c)2431
(d)3214
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:Santosh Yadav is a mountaineer. Oprah Winfrey is the most famous T.V. host. Oscar Wilde was a dramatist and author and Sainath is a journalist.

32. The First Indian lady to climb on Everest top is [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

Correct Answer: (a) Bachendri Pal
Solution:Bachendri Pal is an Indian mountaineer, who in 1984, became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

33. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]

List-I (Libraries)List-II (Locations)
A. Saraswati Mahal Library1. Patna
B. Library of Tibetan Work & Archives2. Dharamsala
C. Raza Library3. Thanjavur
D. Khuda Baksh Oriental Public library

 

4. Rampur

Code :

ABCD
(a)3241
(b)2314
(c)3412
(d)4321
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows :
Saraswati Mahal library - Thanjavur
Library of Tibetan Work and Archives - Dharamsala
Raza Library - Rampur
Khuda Baksh Oriental Public library - Patna

34. Given below is a traditional list dresses of women along with States. Which one of them is not correctly matched: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2003 U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2001]

Correct Answer: (c) Mundu - Chhattisgarh
Solution:The Mundu is a traditional garment worn around the waist in Kerala. The garment worn by women is divided into two parts. The upper part is like the blouse and the lower part looks like Saree. Other three pairs are correctly matched.

35. Match the following embroidery arts with their related states : [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Embroidery ArtsStates
A. Phulkari(i) Karnataka
B. Dharaniya(ii) Punjab
C. Kasuti(iii) Rajasthan
D. Karchobi(iv) Gujarat

Code :

ABCD
(a)(ii)(iv)(i)(iii)
(b)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)
(c)(ii)(iii)(i)(iv)
(d)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:Correctly matched list is as follows :
Phulkari - Punjab
Dharaniya - Gujarat
Kasuti - Karnataka
Karchobi - Rajasthan