Indian Panorama (UPSC) Part-II

Total Questions: 50

41. Who among the following is a Hindustani classical singer? [2006]

(a) Geeta Chandran
(b) Leela Samson
(c) Gangubai Hangal
(d) Swapnasundari

Correct Answer: (c) Gangubai Hangal

Solution:Gangubai Hangal was an Indian singer of the khyal genre of Hindustani classical music, who was known for her deep and powerful voice. Hangal belonged to the Kirana gharana.

42. Which one of the following is not a Central University? [2006]

(a) Pondicherry
(b) Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad
(c) Vishva Bharti, Shanti Niketan
(d) University of Madras, (Chennai)

Correct Answer: (d) University of Madras, (Chennai)

Solution:University of Madras is a public state university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was established in 1857. It is one of the third oldest universities in India immediately after University of Calcutta and University of Mumbai.

43. Match List-l (Person) with List-II (Area of Work) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2006]

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List-I (Person)	List-II (Area of Work)
A. Ela Bhatt	1. Theatre training
B. Mahashweta Devi	2. Women labour sector
C. Ebrahim Alkazi	3. Management teaching
D. Vijay Govindaraja	4. Literature and social work for the country tribal communities

Codes:

Option	A	B	C	D
(a)	3	1	4	2
(b)	2	4	1	3
(c)	3	4	1	2
(d)	2	1	4	3

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:

Person	Area of Work
A. Ela Bhatt	Women labour sector
B. Mahashweta Devi	Literature and social work for the country tribal communities
C. Ebrahim Alkazi	Theatre training
D. Vijay Govindaraja	Management teaching

44. Which is the correct chronological sequence of the major events given below? [2006]

1. SLV-3 Launch

2. Formation of Bangladesh.

3. Sikkim becomes twenty-second State of the Indian Union.

4. Pokharan-First Nuclear test.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) 2-4-3-1
(b) 3-1-2-4
(c) 2-1-4-3
(d) 3-4-2-1

Correct Answer: (a) 2-4-3-1

Solution:The correct chronological sequence is as follows:

Formation of Bangladesh took place in 1971.
Pokhran-1 test was conducted on May 18, 1974.
Sikkim becomes the 22nd State of the Indian Union on 16 May 1975.
SLV-3 was successfully launched on July 18, 1980.

45. Match List-1 (Author) with List II (Book) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2006]

List-I (Author)	List-II (Book)
A. Amartya Sen	1. An Ordinary Person Guide to Empire
B. Bimal Jalan	2. The Argumentative Indian
C. Arundhati Roy	3. The Future of India
D. Mani Shankar Aiyar	4. Confessions of a Secular Fundamentalist

Codes:

Option	A	B	C	D
(a)	4	3	2	1
(b)	2	3	1	4
(c)	3	2	4	1
(d)	2	3	4	1

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:

Author	Book
Amartya Sen	The Argumentative Indian
Bimal Jalan	The Future of India
Arundhati Roy	An Ordinary Person Guide to Empire
Mani Shankar Aiyar	Confessions of a Secular Fundamentalist

46. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [2006]

(a) Raja Rao : Telugu
(b) Gobind Trimbuk Desnpande : Marathi
(c) Subramaniyam Bharati : Tamil
(d) Tara Shankar Joshi : Gujarati

Correct Answer: (a) Raja Rao : Telugu

Solution:Raja Rao was an Indian writer of English language novels and short stories, whose works are deeply rooted in Hinduism.

47. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [2006]

(a) Vikramsila Monastery : Uttar Pradesh
(b) Hemkund Gurudwara : Himachal Pradesh
(c) Udayagiri Caves : Maharashtra
(d) Amaravati Buddhist Stupa : Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer: (d) Amaravati Buddhist Stupa : Andhra Pradesh

Solution:Vikramasila Monastery is one of the famous monasteries in Antichak in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar in India. It is an ancient and great centre of Vajrayana Buddhism and of learning.
The Udayagiri Caves are twenty rock-cut caves near Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh from the early years of the 5th century CE. They are the only site that can be verifiably associated with a Gupta period monarch from its inscriptions. Udayagiri caves contain iconography of Vaishnavism (Vishnu), Shaktism (Durga and Matrikas) and Shaivism (Shiva).
The Amaravati Stupa, is a ruined Buddhist monument, probably built in phases between the third century BCE and about 250 CE, at Amaravathi village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.

48. Where is the Central Water and Power Research Station located? [2006]

(a) Khadakwasla
(b) Sileru
(c) Jamnagar
(d) Srisailam

Correct Answer: (a) Khadakwasla

Solution:Central water and Power Research Station is located in Khadakwasla Pune, Maharashtra established in the year 1936. CWPRS is a part of Union of Water Resources, is the foremost organisation in the world in the field of hydraulics and allied research.

49. Projects and Development India Limited is mainly engaged in design engineering, procurement and supervision of construction/commissioning in which area? [2006]

(a) Pharmaceutical plants
(b) Petroleum refineries and sugar factories
(c) Ship-building yards
(d) Fertilizer and allied chemical plants

Correct Answer: (d) Fertilizer and allied chemical plants

Solution:Projects and Development India Limited (PDIL), an ISO-9001-2000 certified company, is a leading design engineering and consultancy organization having experience of 40 years in design, detailed engineering, procurement, project management, construction supervision and comissioning of fertilizer and allied chemical, power etc.

50. which one of the following process is the term CMYK related? [2006]

(a) Railway signaling
(b) Navigation
(c) Offset printing
(d) Electronic voting machine

Correct Answer: (c) Offset printing

Solution:CMYK refers to the primary colors of pigment: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black. These are the inks used on the press in "4-color process printing", commonly referred to as "full color printing" or "four color printing".

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