UPSC Prelims 2009 · General Studies
Question 144: History and Culture
Consider the following famous names:
- 1.Amrita Sher-Gil
- 2.Bikash Bhattacharjee
- 3.N. S. Bendre
- 4.Subodh Gupta Who of the above is/are well known as artist(s)?
AnswerThe answer is (d).
All four are well known as artists. Amrita Sher-Gil, Bikash Bhattacharjee and N. S. Bendre are painters, and Subodh Gupta is a contemporary artist known for sculpture and installations made from steel utensils. So all four statements are correct. Bhattacharjee is known for realist figure painting, and Bendre taught at the Baroda art school.
- 1. Amrita Sher-Gil was a painter.
- 2. Bikash Bhattacharjee was a painter.
- 3. N. S. Bendre was a painter.
- 4. Subodh Gupta is a contemporary artist.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 1 is correct, (c) goes: it leaves 1 out.
What you needed to know: Amrita Sher-Gil was a painter.
- Then, if you were sure statement 2 is correct, (a) and (b) go: each of them leaves 2 out.
What you needed to know: Bikash Bhattacharjee was a painter.
Only (d) is left. You didn’t need statements 3 or 4.
This follows an unofficial answer: UPSC has not published its key for this year, and if that answer is wrong, so is this path.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Wrong: the others are also artists.
- (b) Wrong: Bhattacharjee and Bendre are also artists.
- (c) Wrong: Sher-Gil is also an artist.
- (d) Right: all four are artists.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2009, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.