2000 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2000 · General Studies
Question 66: History and Culture
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
aBaki Itihas: Badal Sarkar
bSita Swayamvar: Vishnu Das Bhave
cYayati: Girish Karnad
dGiddha: Jabbar Patel
AnswerThe answer is (d).
Giddha is a Punjabi folk dance of women, while Jabbar Patel is a Marathi theatre and film director, so that pair is wrong. The others are right: Baki Itihas is Badal Sarkar's Bengali play, Sita Swayamvar is by Vishnudas Bhave, who founded Marathi theatre, and Yayati is Girish Karnad's Kannada play.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Correct: Baki Itihas is a play by Badal Sarkar.
- (b) Correct: Sita Swayamvar is by Vishnudas Bhave, a pioneer of Marathi theatre.
- (c) Correct: Yayati is Girish Karnad's play.
- (d) Right: it is wrongly matched; Giddha is a Punjabi folk dance and Jabbar Patel a Marathi director.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2000, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.