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Art & Culture PYQs

43 questions across 11 years · 70% trap rate · Top trap: Common Misconception

43
Total Questions
70%
Trap Rate
~4
Per Year

Year-wise Distribution

2025
3 questions
2024
4 questions
2023
3 questions
2022
1 question
2021
7 questions
2020
2 questions
2019
3 questions
2018
7 questions
2017
4 questions
2016
4 questions
2015
5 questions

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Sample Questions (2025)

2025 Q28Art & Culture
The first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music training school, was set up in 1901 by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar in
(a) Delhi
(b) Gwalior
(c) Ujjain
(d) Lahore
Answer: (d)
Trap: Common Misconception
Candidates commonly associate Gandharva Mahavidyalaya with either Delhi (where a later branch was famous) or Gwalior (where Paluskar trained under Balkrishnabuwa Ichalkaranjikar). The FIRST one was established in Lahore in 1901.
2025 Q59Art & Culture
Consider the following statements in respect of the first Kho Kho World Cup : I. The event was held in Delhi, India. II. Indian men beat Nepal with a score of 78-40 in the final to become the World Champion in men category. III. Indian women beat Nepal with a score of 54-36 in the final to become the World Champion in women category. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) I only
(b) II and III only
(c) I and III only
(d) I, II and III
Answer: (a)
Trap: Partial Truth
The event was in Delhi (I correct), but the specific scores and opponents in II and III are likely incorrect. Candidates who remember it was held in India and India won may accept all three, picking (d). The specific match details are designed to trip up those who assume rather than recall precisely.
2025 Q60Art & Culture
Consider the following statements : I. In the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024, Gukesh Dommaraju became the world's youngest winner after defeating the Russian player Ian Nepomniachtchi. II. Abhimanyu Mishra, an American chess player, holds the record of becoming world's youngest ever Grandmaster. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Answer: (b)
Trap: Distractor Pairing
Statement I mixes up multiple facts: Gukesh DID become youngest World Chess Champion in 2024, but (1) it was the World Chess Championship, NOT the Chess Olympiad, and (2) he defeated Ding Liren (Chinese), NOT Nepomniachtchi (Russian). These subtle swaps make I look correct to those with partial knowledge.
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