1.Who among the following founded the Indian Society of Oriental Art to revive the ancient art traditions of India?
[A] Abanindranath Tagore
[B] Ravindranath Tagore
[C] Surendranath Ganguly
[D] Mukul Dey
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Correct Answer: A [Abanindranath Tagore]Notes:
Abanidranath Tagore had founded Indian Society of Oriental Art in Kolkata to revive the ancient art traditions of India. He was the principal of government school of art and a great artist of modern India.
Which among the following books was authored by Mahatma Gandhi?
[A] Hindu View of Life
[B] Hind Swaraj
[C] Discovery of India
[D] My Truth
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Correct Answer: B [Hind Swaraj]Notes:
Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule is a book written by Gandhiji in 1909 in his native language, Gujarati while traveling from London to South Africa. In the year 1910, it was banned by the British on the ground of seditious text. It comprised his views on Swaraj, Modern Civilization, Mechanisation etc.
The biographical memoir of A. O. Hume was written by __?
[A] Sir William Wedderburn
[B] Lord Dufferin
[C] J. Charles
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Sir William Wedderburn]Notes:
Sir William Wedderburn, or W. Wederbirn was a Scottish civil servant in India and a politician. He wrote a biographical memoir of A. O. Hume who died in 1912. (A. O. Hume was the founder of the Indian National Congress).
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