Famous personalities

41. Consider the following famous names: 1. Amrita Shergil 2. Bikash Bhattacharjee 3. N. S. Bendre 4. Subodh Gupta Who of the above is/are well known as artist(s)?

1 only
1 and 4 only
2, 3 and 4 only
1, 2, 3 and 4

Detailed SolutionConsider the following famous names: 1. Amrita Shergil 2. Bikash Bhattacharjee 3. N. S. Bendre 4. Subodh Gupta Who of the above is/are well known as artist(s)?

42. The theory of use and disuse was used to explain evolution by

Lamarck
Darwin
De Vries
Wallace

Detailed SolutionThe theory of use and disuse was used to explain evolution by

43. Who among the following is not a dramatist?

Girish R. Karnad
Badal Sircar
Jayanta Mahapatra
Vijay Tendulkar

Detailed SolutionWho among the following is not a dramatist?

44. Naina Devi, was associated with field of?

Social Service
Stage acting
Classical dance
Vocal music

Detailed SolutionNaina Devi, was associated with field of?

45. Bismillah Khan was associated with?

Sarod
Shehnai
Flute
Tabla

Detailed SolutionBismillah Khan was associated with?

46. Which artist decorated the handwritten copy of the Indian Constitution?

Raja Ravi Verma
Mihir Sen
Nandalal Bose
Rabindranath Tagore

Detailed SolutionWhich artist decorated the handwritten copy of the Indian Constitution?

47. Who is Richard Halbrooke?

Producer and Director of Hollywood movies
US special envoy on Afghanistan and Pakistan
US ambassador to India
UN observer for overseeing the rehabilitation process of displaced Tamils in Sri Lanka

Detailed SolutionWho is Richard Halbrooke?

48. Colonel Muammar al Gaddafi is associated with which one of the following countries?

Libya
Bahrain
Yemen
Tunisia

Detailed SolutionColonel Muammar al Gaddafi is associated with which one of the following countries?

49. Which one among the following statements regarding Rabindranath Tagore’s concern for the natural world and environment is not correct?

Caring for nature on aesthetic grounds, as Tagore did, has now become one of the major environmental concerns in the developed countries of the world.
Tagore's short stories and novels exhibit his concern for nature.
Tagore's vision of education emphasized the need to generate environmental awareness among the students.
Tagore's concern about the environment was activated by pragmatic and utilitarian considerations.

Detailed SolutionWhich one among the following statements regarding Rabindranath Tagore’s concern for the natural world and environment is not correct?

50. Match the following: a. Radha Reddy 1. Bharatnatyam b. Padma Subrahmanyam 2. Kathak c. Sitara Devi 3. Kuchipudi

a-2, b-1, c-3
a-3, b-2, c-1
a-3, b-1, c-2
a-1, b-3, c-2

Detailed SolutionMatch the following: a. Radha Reddy 1. Bharatnatyam b. Padma Subrahmanyam 2. Kathak c. Sitara Devi 3. Kuchipudi

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