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UPSC 2018 Art & Culture PYQ Solved

7 Art & Culture questions from UPSC 2018 Prelims GS Paper 1 — solved with answers

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Q22moderateDistractor Pairing
Consider the following pairs : Tradition — State 1. Chapchar Kut festival — Mizoram 2. Khongjom Parba ballad — Manipur 3. Thang-Ta dance — Sikkim Which of the pairs given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 3 only
(d) 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
Trap: Distractor Pairing
Thang-Ta is wrongly paired with Sikkim -- it is actually a martial art form from Manipur. Students unfamiliar with Northeast cultures may accept the Sikkim pairing since both are NE states.
Q42easy
The well-known painting "Bani Thani" belongs to the
(a) Bundi school
(b) Jaipur school
(c) Kangra school
(d) Kishangarh school
Answer: (d)
Q44easyCommon Misconception
With reference to cultural history of India, consider the following statements : 1. Most of the Tyagaraja Kritis are devotional songs in praise of Lord Krishna. 2. Tyagaraja created several new ragas. 3. Annamacharya and Tyagaraja are contemporaries. 4. Annamacharya kirtanas are devotional songs in praise of Lord Venkateshwara. Which of the statements given above are correct ?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (b)
Trap: Common Misconception
Statement 1 is a trap: Tyagaraja's kritis are primarily in praise of Lord Rama, not Krishna. Statement 3 is also wrong: Annamacharya lived in the 15th century while Tyagaraja lived in the 18th-19th century -- they are NOT contemporaries, separated by about 300 years.
Q54easyDistractor Pairing
Consider the following pairs : Craft — Heritage of 1. Puthukkuli shawls — Tamil Nadu 2. Sujni embroidery — Maharashtra 3. Uppada Jamdani saris — Karnataka Which of the pairs given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 3 only
(d) 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
Trap: Distractor Pairing
Sujni embroidery is from Bihar (not Maharashtra), and Uppada Jamdani saris are from Andhra Pradesh (not Karnataka). Students unfamiliar with these crafts may associate Sujni with Maharashtra (known for embroidery) and Uppada with Karnataka (South India confusion).
Q71easy
With reference to the religious practices in India, the "Sthanakvasi" sect belongs to
(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Vaishnavism
(d) Shaivism
Answer: (b)
Q72easyCommon Misconception
With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following statements : 1. White marble was used in making Buland Darwaza and Khankah at Fatehpur Sikri. 2. Red sandstone and marble were used in making Bara Imambara and Rumi Darwaza at Lucknow. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (d)
Trap: Common Misconception
Statement 1: Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri is primarily made of RED SANDSTONE (with some marble), not white marble. Statement 2: Bara Imambara and Rumi Darwaza in Lucknow are made of BRICK and LIME plaster (Lakhnavi style), not red sandstone and marble. Both swap the materials.
Q74moderate
With reference to Indian history, who among the following is a future Buddha, yet to come to save the world ?
(a) Avalokiteshvara
(b) Lokesvara
(c) Maitreya
(d) Padmapani
Answer: (c)
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