Consider the following pairs : 1. Amartya Sen – Economist 2. Kapila Vatsyayan – Sculptor 3. Hari Prasad Chaurasia – Novelist Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

The correct answer is A. 1 only.

Amartya Sen is an Indian economist and philosopher who has made contributions to welfare economics, social choice theory, economic and social justice, economic theories of famines, and indexes of the measure of well-being of citizens of developing countries. He was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998.

Kapila Vatsyayan was an Indian art historian, museologist, and cultural theorist. She was the first director-general of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in New Delhi. She was also a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.

Hari Prasad Chaurasia was an Indian classical musician who played the bansuri, a bamboo flute. He was one of the most influential bansuri players of the 20th century. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, in 1972.

The following pairs are not correctly matched:

1. Kapila Vatsyayan – Sculptor

Kapila Vatsyayan was not a sculptor. She was an art historian, museologist, and cultural theorist.

1. Hari Prasad Chaurasia – Novelist

Hari Prasad Chaurasia was not a novelist. He was a classical musician who played the bansuri.