Which organisation holds the National Exhibition of Art, whose 65th edition was held in New Delhi?
- A.Sangeet Natak Akademi
- B.Sahitya Akademi
- C.Lalit Kala Akademi
- D.National Gallery of Modern Art
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Lalit Kala Akademi, India's national academy of fine arts, which works under the Ministry of Culture and organises the National Exhibition of Art. At the sixty fifth edition the Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, was the Chief Guest and felicitated twenty award-winning artists. Option A, the Sangeet Natak Akademi, is the national academy for music, dance and drama, not for the visual arts, so it is wrong. Option B, the Sahitya Akademi, is the national academy of letters and deals with literature, which rules it out. Option D, the National Gallery of Modern Art, is a museum that displays modern and contemporary art but does not organise this exhibition, so it is incorrect too. Aspirants should keep the three national akademies and their fields clearly separated.
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Practice Questions
How many artists were selected for the 65th National Exhibition of Art through the two-tier jury process?
- A.150
- B.270
- C.500
- D.650
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The Secretary of the Lalit Kala Akademi said the edition attracted more than six thousand entries, and from that pool two hundred and seventy artists were chosen through a jury that screened the work in two rounds.
Read the full explanation →A monograph released at the 65th National Exhibition of Art was on which modern Indian painter?
- A.Abdul Aziz Raiba
- B.Sudarshan Patnaik
- C.Sudhakar Olwe
- D.Ram Gopal Khadilkar
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A monograph on this eminent modern Indian painter, known for his bold lines, vibrant colours and a distinctive fusion of traditional Indian and modern art, was released at the exhibition.
Read the full explanation →Koraput in Odisha was recognised by the Food and Agriculture Organization in which year as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System?
- A.2001
- B.2012
- C.2018
- D.2022
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Koraput was cited as a case of conservation driven by the community itself, and it carries the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System tag conferred by the Food and Agriculture Organization in that year.
Read the full explanation →Which Foundation Day of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority was observed with the Plant Genome Saviour Award ceremony?
- A.12th
- B.20th
- C.22nd
- D.25th
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The authority observed its twenty-second Foundation Day together with the award ceremony that honours farmers and communities who have conserved plant genetic resources.
Read the full explanation →India’s National Genebank, located at ICAR-NBPGR, ranks where in the world by size?
- A.First
- B.Second
- C.Fifth
- D.Tenth
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Speaking at the Foundation Day of the plant varieties authority, the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister noted that the National Genebank housed at the national bureau of plant genetic resources under the agricultural research council is the second largest in the world, and he linked that holding to the…
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