1. Who among the following freedom fighters from South India is credited with coining the slogan ‘Jal, Jangal, Zameen’ and for his contribution to the culmination of the Telangana Rebellion of 1946?
- Alluri Sitaram Raju
- Komaram Bheem
- Pingali Venkayya
- Veerapandiya Kattabomman
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Only 3
[D] Only 4
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2]
Notes:
Komaram Bheem, a Gond tribal leader, fought against the Nizams of Hyderabad and the British and played a significant role in the Telangana Rebellion of 1946. He is credited with coining the slogan ‘Jal, Jangal, Zameen’. The other leaders listed were not connected with this slogan or the Telangana Rebellion.
2. Which of the following pairs of musicians and their associated instruments are correctly matched?
- Pandit Shivkumar Sharma – Santoor
- Kadri Gopalnath – Veena
- Hariprasad Chaurasia – Flute
- Geetashree Sandhya Mukherjee – Saxophone
Select the correct option using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 3 & 4
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] Only 1 & 4
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Correct Answer: C [Only 1 & 3]
Notes:
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is renowned for the santoor. Hariprasad Chaurasia is a famous classical flautist. Kadri Gopalnath is known for the saxophone, not veena. Geetashree Sandhya Mukherjee was a playback singer and not associated with the saxophone. Thus, only statements 1 and 3 are correct.
3. With respect to India, terms, ‘baoli’, ‘panam keni’, ‘ahar pynes’, ‘taanka’ pertain to which of the following?
[A] Folk Art
[B] Water harvesting techniques
[C] Tribal festivals
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Water harvesting techniques]
Notes:- A baoli is a reservoir in which water can be stored. It is also a source of ground water.
- Panam Keni is a special type of well used by Kerala’s Kuruma tribe to store water.
- Ahar pynes are traditional floodwater harvesting systems indigenous to South Bihar.
- Taanka is a traditional rainwater harvesting technique indigenous to the Thar desert region of Rajasthan.
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