Ms. Vijaya Mehta has earned distinction in which of the field?
Answer: A
Vijaya Mehta earned her distinction in theatre.
She was a founder of the Marathi experimental group Rangayan and directed some of the landmark productions of modern Marathi theatre, including work by Vijay Tendulkar. She also directed for television and film.
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What is common between Kutty, Shankar, Laxman and Sudhir Dar?
Answer: B
All four are known for drawing cartoons.
K. Shankar Pillai founded Shankar's Weekly and is called the father of Indian political cartooning; R.K. Laxman created the Common Man; Kutty and Sudhir Dar were his contemporaries in the same trade.
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Who among the following was an eminent painter?
Answer: A
Sarada Ukil was an eminent painter.
He belonged to the Bengal School and founded the Sarada Ukil School of Art in Delhi in 1926. Uday Shankar was a dancer and V. Shantaram a film director.
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Guru Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which of the following dance forma?
Answer: B
Guru Gopi Krishna was a maestro of Kathak.
He belonged to the Banaras gharana and was known for the speed and precision of his footwork. He also choreographed for Hindi cinema, notably the dances in Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje.
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Girilal Jain was a noted figure in which of the following fields?
Answer: B
Girilal Jain was a noted figure in journalism.
He was editor of The Times of India from 1978 to 1988 and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1989.
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Ustad Nisar hussain Khan earned distinction in which of the following fields?
Answer: A
Ustad Nisar Hussain Khan was distinguished in vocal music.
He was a leading singer of the Rampur–Sahaswan gharana of Hindustani classical music, and taught Ustad Rashid Khan, his grandnephew.
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Who is the father of Geometry?
Answer: B
Euclid is the father of geometry.
His Elements, written at Alexandria about 300 BC, derived the whole of plane geometry from five postulates and five common notions, and remained the standard textbook for over two thousand years.
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Pandit K. G. Ginde, was well known for his contribution in the field of?
Answer: A
Pandit K.G. Ginde is known for his contribution to music.
A Hindustani classical vocalist of the Agra gharana, he was a scholar of rare ragas and a noted teacher and composer, long associated with the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Mumbai.
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Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instruments?
Answer: A
Amjad Ali Khan plays the sarod.
He belongs to the Bangash lineage, six generations of sarod players, and his ancestors are credited with developing the instrument from the Afghan rabab. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2001.
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Shovna Narayan is a reputed personality in which of the following fields?
Answer: A
Shovana Narayan is reputed in classical dance.
She is a leading exponent of Kathak, a disciple of Birju Maharaj, and was for many years also an officer of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service. She received the Padma Shri in 1992.
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