Art & Culture

WBPSC Misc 20237 questions

1. Q1

   Who was the author of the book 'From Volga to Ganga'?

   • ABibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
   • BRuskin Bond
   • CJerome. K. Jerome
   • DRahul Sankrityayan
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   Correct answer: (D) Rahul Sankrityayan

   Rahul Sankrityayan, the Hindi writer and traveller called the 'Father of Hindi travel literature', wrote 'Volga Se Ganga' (From Volga to Ganga).

2. Q2

   Who wrote the national anthems of two countries?

   • ABankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
   • BRabindranath Tagore
   • CKazi Nazrul Islam
   • DMohammad Iqbal
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   Correct answer: (B) Rabindranath Tagore

   Rabindranath Tagore wrote the national anthems of two countries: 'Jana Gana Mana' (India) and 'Amar Sonar Bangla' (Bangladesh).

3. Q3

   Who is the British author known for the "Harry Potter" series of Novels?

   • AAgatha Christie
   • BJ. K. Rowling
   • CJ. R. R. Tolkien
   • DC. Dickens
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   Correct answer: (B) J. K. Rowling

   The 'Harry Potter' series was written by the British author J. K. Rowling.

4. Q4

   Who among the following artists did not belong to the 'Bengal School of Art'?

   • ANandalal Bose
   • BRaja Ravi Varma
   • CAbanindranath Tagore
   • DSunayani Devi
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   Correct answer: (B) Raja Ravi Varma

   The Bengal School of Art, led by Abanindranath Tagore, included Nandalal Bose and Sunayani Devi. Raja Ravi Varma, a realist academic painter of an earlier tradition, did not belong to it, so option B is correct.

5. Q5

   Tansen was a famous musician, in the court of

   • AAkbar
   • BBallala Sena
   • CHussain Shah
   • DDevapala
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   Correct answer: (A) Akbar

   Tansen was one of the celebrated Navaratnas (nine gems) in the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar. Hence option A.

6. Q6

   Who wrote 'Ramcharit'?

   • ATulsidas
   • BKrittibas Ojha
   • CHaridas
   • DSandhyakar Nandi
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   Correct answer: (D) Sandhyakar Nandi

   The Sanskrit poem 'Ramacharitam' was written by Sandhyakar Nandi, a Bengali court poet of the Pala kings; it is a double-entendre work praising both Lord Rama and King Ramapala, so option (d) is correct.

7. Q7

   Which one among the following books was authored by Franz Kafka?

   • APsychology in Everyday Life
   • BThe Mother
   • CThe Old Man and the Sea
   • DThe Metamorphosis
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   Correct answer: (D) The Metamorphosis

   'The Metamorphosis' (Die Verwandlung), the novella about Gregor Samsa turning into an insect, was written by the German-language author Franz Kafka, so option (d) is correct.