Art Culture

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The National School of Drama was established by the Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1959. The highest recognition given by the Sahitya Akademi to a writer is by choosing them as its Fellow. Both statements are accurate.

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In this question, you had to match famous personalities with their respective fields of expertise. Mandakini Amte is known for her social service and community leadership, Neelam Mansingh Chowdhary is recognized for her theatre direction skills, Romila Thapar is famous for her history writing, and Vanashree Rao is known for her dance performances. The correct match is A-2; B-1; C-4; D-3.

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The Mahamastakabhisheka is a significant Jain festival that takes place every twelve years in the town of Shravanabelagola in Karnataka, India. It is a grand religious event associated with Bahubali, one of the options provided in the question.

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Among the houses mentioned - Christie's, Aosian's, and Sotheby's - all three are auctioneers. This means that option (d), which includes all three houses, is the correct answer.

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Raghu Rai is a renowned Indian photographer and photojournalist, known for his exceptional skills in capturing images through the lens of a camera.

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In this question, you were asked to match the eminent persons in List-I with their corresponding titles in List-II. The correct matching is: A. Bhanu Bharti - 3. Theatre director, B. Mike Pandey - 4. Wildlife film maker, C. Mohd Zahur Khayyam - 1. Music Composer, D. Vinda Karandikar - 2. Poet and litterateur. Therefore, option (d) A-3; B-4; C-1; D-2 is the correct answer.

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In this question, you were asked to match a list of people with their areas of distinction. The correct matches are: E.C.G. Sudarshan with Research in Physics, V. Shanta with Cancer treatment, T. N. Krishnan with Violin, and Mahesh Dattani with Theatre. The correct answer choice is (c).

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In this question, you were asked to match a list of people with their respective areas of work. Ela Bhatt is associated with the women labour sector, Mahashweta Devi with literature and social work for tribal communities, Ebrahim Alkazi with theatre training, and Vijay Govindaraja with management teaching. The correct match is Ela Bhatt with the women labour sector, Mahashweta Devi with literature and social work for tribal communities, Ebrahim Alkazi with theatre training, and Vijay Govindaraja with management teaching.

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Following the change in name to Indian, the aircraft of the company were adorned with a fresh appearance inspired by the Sun Temple of Konark in Odisha.

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Nobel Laureate Pearl S. Buck collaborated on the screenplay for the film 'Guide'.

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The question asked about correctly matched pairs. The correct pairs are Champadevi Sukla with the Goldman Environmental Prize, Dr. P. Sri Ramachanrudu with the Vachaspati Puraskar, and Ela Ramesh Bhatt with the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award. Upamanyu Chatterjee is not associated with the Lalit Kala Ratna Award.

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In the Indian Panorama, the correct pairing of publications with their respective groups is as follows: Sportstars with The Hindu Publication Group, Business-World with ABP Group, The Week with Malayala Manorama Publication Group, and Reader's Digest not belonging to Indian Express Publication Group. The correct matching pairs are 1 and 3, as per the options provided.

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Lata Mangeshkar, Bismillah Khan, and Satyajit Ray were all recipients of the Bharat Ratna Award. Raj Kapoor is the only one among the options listed who did not receive this prestigious award.

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The correct statements are: 1. Hema Malini is the Chairperson of the Children's Film Society India and 3. Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, and Dev Anand have all received the Dada Saheb Phalke Award. Yash Chopra is not the Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification of India.

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The recipient of the 2001 Dada Saheb Phalke Award was Yash Chopra, in recognition of his significant contributions to the film industry.

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Nargis Dutt was the first Indian female actress to be honored with the Padma Shri Award in 1958.

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The statement that Meena Kumari was the first actress to win the Bharat Ratna is incorrect.

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In this question, you were asked to match the names of individuals in List-I with their respective fields of distinction in List-II. The correct matching is as follows: Santosh Yadav is a mountaineer, Oprah Winfrey is a TV host, Oscar Wilde is a dramatist and author, and P. Sainath is a journalist. The correct answer choice is (a), where A is matched with 3, B with 1, C with 4, and D with 2.

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The prestigious Bharat Ratna award in 1997 was bestowed upon Dr. Abdul Kalam, making him one of the recipients of this honor.

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The film 'The Making of the Mahatma' was directed by Shyam Benegal, and it features Rajit Kapoor in the role of Mahatma Gandhi.

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In the movie "The Bandit Queen," the main character was portrayed by Seema Biswas.