Obituaries Questions and Answers

Answer: C

The scholar is M. Chidananda Murthy.

M. Chidananda Murthy (1931-2020), who died in January 2020, was a Kannada scholar and researcher in Kannada language, epigraphy and the history of Karnataka. He campaigned to protect the monuments of Hampi from encroachment and damage, and was a leading voice in the movement for classical language status for Kannada.

S. Srikanta Sastri was a historian who died in 1974, and B.M. Srikantaiah, the poet and scholar who pioneered modern Kannada literature, died in 1946, so neither is 'recently deceased'. K. Srinivas is not the scholar linked with the Hampi campaign.

Answer: B

Padma Shri Prafulla Kar was related to music.

Prafulla Kar was a noted Odia music composer, singer and lyricist who scored music for many Odia films. He received the Padma Shri in 2015 and died in April 2022, which is why he is described as having died recently.

He was not known for politics, sports or education.

He was known for composing music for Odia films and for popular songs in the 1970s and 1980s, and he also wrote lyrics.