GI Tags, Crafts & Tribes UPSC PYQ

With reference to Indian history, who of the following were known as "Kulah-Daran"?

1. AArab merchants
2. BQalandars
3. CPersian calligraphists
4. DSayyids

Consider the following pairs:
(Historical place) : (Well-known for)
1. Burzahom : Rock-cut shrines
2. Chandra-ketugarh : Terracotta art
3. Ganeshwar : Copper artifacts

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

1. A1 only
2. B1 and 2
3. C3 only
4. D2 and 3

With reference to India, the terms 'Halbi, Ho and Kui' pertain to

1. Adance forms of Northwest India
2. Bmusical instruments
3. Cprehistoric cave paintings
4. Dtribal languages

With reference to Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated with

1. Aarchaeological excavations
2. Bestablishment of English Press in Colonial India
3. Cestablishment of Churches in Princely States
4. Dconstruction of railways in Colonial India

Chaitra 1 of the national calendar based on the Saka Era corresponds to which one of the following dates of the Gregorian calendar in a normal year of 365 days?

1. A22nd March (or 21st March)
2. B15th May (or 16th May)
3. C31st March (or 30th March)
4. D21st April (or 20th April)

Consider the following pairs: Tribe State
1. Limboo (Limbu) : Sikkim
2. Karbi : Himachal Pradesh
3. Dongaria Kondh : Odisha
4. Bonda : Tamil Nadu
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

1. A1 and 3 only
2. B2 and 4 only
3. C1, 3 and 4 only
4. D1, 2, 3 and 4

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I (Famous person)
A. Mandakini Amte
B. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry
C. Romila Thapar
D. Vanashree Rao
List II (Well-known for)
1. Theatre direction
2. Social service and community leadership
3. Dance
4. History writing

1. AA-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
2. BA-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
3. CA-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
4. DA-3 B-4 C-1 D-2

Among the following, who are the Agaria community ?

1. AA traditional toddy tappers community of Andhra Pradesh
2. BA traditional fishing community of Maharashtra
3. CA traditional silk-weaving community of Karnataka
4. DA traditional salt pan workers community of Gujarat

Consider the following statements :
1. The National School of Drama was set up by Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1959.
2. The highest honour conferred by the Sahitya Akademi on a writer is by electing him its Fellow.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

1. A1 only
2. B2 only
3. CBoth 1 and 2
4. DNeither 1 nor 2

Consider the following houses:
1. Christie's
2. Osian's
3. Sotheby's
Which of the above is/are auctioneer/auctioneers ?

1. A1 only
2. B1 and 3 only
3. C2 and 3 only
4. D1, 2 and 3

Consider the following statements:
1. Orange Prize is awarded to a work of published fiction in English by a woman.
2. Pulitzer Prize is awarded by the Commonwealth Foundation to a citizen of any Commonwealth
country for any literary work in English. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A1 only
2. B2 only
3. CBoth 1 and 2
4. DNeither 1 nor 2

Recently, the manuscripts of which one of the following have been included in the UNESCO's Memory of World Register?

1. AAbhidhamma Pitaka
2. BMahabharata
3. CRamayana
4. DRig-Veda

The Pulitzer Prize is associated with which one of the following?

1. AEnvironmental protection
2. BCivil aviation
3. CJournalism
4. DOlympic Games

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I (Eminent Person)
A. Bhanu Bharti
B. Mike Pandey
C. Mohd. Zafar Khayyam
D. Vinda Karandikar
List-II (Known as)
1. Music composer
2. Poet and litterateur
3. Theatre director
4. Wildlife film-maker
Codes:

1. AA-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
2. BA-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
3. CA-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
4. DA-3 B-4 C-1 D-2

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I (Writer)
A. V. S. Naipaul
B. Salman Rushdie
C. Paul Scott
D. J. G. Farrell
List-II (Book)
1. The Siege of Krishnapur
2. In a Free State
3. Midnight's Children
4. Staying On
Codes:

1. AA-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
2. BA-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
3. CA-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
4. DA-2 B-3 C-4 D-1

For which one of the following books did Kiran Desai win the Man Booker Prize 2006?

1. AThe Secret River
2. BIn the Country of Men
3. CThe Inheritance of Loss
4. DMother's Milk

Who among the following was presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Award, 2005 for her lifetime achievement in dance?

1. AChandralekha
2. BTanjavur Balasaraswati
3. CUma Sharma
4. DYamini Krishnamurthy

Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award?

1. AUstad Bismillah Khan
2. BSatyajit Ray
3. CLata Mangeshkar
4. DRaj Kapoor

The Archaeological Survey of India is an attached office of the Department/Ministry of

1. ACulture
2. BTourism
3. CScience and Technology
4. DHuman Resource Development

In which one of the following Union Territories, do the people of the Onge tribe live?

1. AAndaman & Nicobar Islands
2. BDadra & Nagar Haveli
3. CDaman & Diu
4. DLakshadweep

Consider the following statements:
1. Hema Malini is the Chairperson of the Children's Film Society, India.
2. Yash Chopra is the Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification of India.
3. Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand have all been recipients of the Dada Saheb Phalke
Award. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A1 and 3
2. B2 and 3
3. C2 only
4. D3 only

Which of the following authors won the Booker Prize twice?

1. AMargaret Atwood
2. BJ. M. Coetzee
3. CGraham Swift
4. DIan McEwan

Which one of the following statements is correct?

1. AThe National Song Vande Mataram was composed by Bankimchandra Chatterji originally in Bengali
2. BThe National Calendar of India based on Saka era has its 1st Chaitra on 22nd March normally and 21st March in a leap year
3. CThe design of the National Flag of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 22nd July 1947
4. DThe song ‘Jana-gana-mana’, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly on 24th January 1950 as the National Anthem of India

Who among the following was selected for the 2001 Dada Saheb Phalke Award?

1. ADev Anand
2. BLata Mangeshkar
3. CRamanand Sagar
4. DYash Chopra

Who was the first Indian actress to receive the Padma Shri Award?

1. ASmita Patil
2. BNargis Dutt
3. CMeena Kumari
4. DMadhubala

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I (Libraries)
I. Saraswati Mahal Library
II. Library of Tibetan Work and Archives
III. Raza Library
IV. Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library
List II (Locations)
A. Patna
B. Dharamsala
C. Thanjavur
D. Rampur
Codes:

1. AI-C, II-B, III-D, IV-A
2. BI-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D
3. CI-B, II-C, III-A, IV-D
4. DI-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A

Nastaliq was

1. Aa Persian script used in medieval India
2. Ba raga composed by Tansen
3. Ca cess levied by the Mughal rulers
4. Da manual of code of conduct for the Ulemas

The original home of the gypsies was

1. AEgypt
2. BRussia
3. CIndia
4. DPersia