Books, Writers and Literature of Himachal Pradesh (Part 3)

Question 1

“The Early Wooden Temples of Chamba” (1955) was authored by the art historian:

Accepted Answer

Hermann Goetz

Answer

J. Ph. Vogel

Answer

Stella Kramrisch

Answer

Percy Brown

Question 2

“Pahari Paintings and Sikh Portraits in the Lahore Museum” (1977) was authored by:

Accepted Answer

F.S. Aijazuddin

Answer

W.G. Archer

Answer

M.S. Randhawa

Answer

B.N. Goswamy

Question 3

“Indian Paintings from the Punjab Hills” (2 Volumes, 1973), an exhaustive magnum opus on Pahari painting, was written by:

Accepted Answer

W.G. Archer

Answer

Karl Khandalavala

Answer

Percy Brown

Answer

Vincent Smith

Question 4

“Pahari Masters: Court Painters of Northern India” was co-authored by the world-renowned Indian art historian:

Accepted Answer

B.N. Goswamy and Eberhard Fischer

Answer

M.S. Randhawa

Answer

K.L. Vaidya

Answer

Ananda Coomaraswamy

Question 5

“Twarikh-e-Jubbal” (History of Jubbal State) was authored by:

Accepted Answer

Bhagwan Das

Answer

Ranzor Singh

Answer

Ganesh Singh

Answer

Dev Raj Sharma

Question 6

“Paharan De Ansoo” (Tears of the Hills), a poignant collection of Pahari poetry, was authored by:

Accepted Answer

Baba Kanshi Ram

Answer

Piyush Guleri

Answer

Sunder Lohia

Answer

Lal Chand Prarthi

Question 7

Who conferred the title of “Pahari Gandhi” upon Baba Kanshi Ram at the Gadhrirwala conference in 1937?

Accepted Answer

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer

Sarojini Naidu

Answer

Mahatma Gandhi

Answer

Subhas Chandra Bose

Question 8

“Gaddi Tribe of Himachal Pradesh” and “Scheduled Tribes of Himachal Pradesh” were authored by the veteran administrator and Speaker:

Accepted Answer

Thakur Sen Negi (T.S. Negi)

Answer

Dr. Y.S. Parmar

Answer

Lal Chand Prarthi

Answer

Karam Singh

Question 9

The epic research work “Numismatic Sources on Early History of Western Himalayas” was written by:

Accepted Answer

Dr. P.L. Gupta

Answer

Alexander Cunningham

Answer

Dr. B.R. Sharma

Answer

J. Ph. Vogel

Question 10

“Waqiat-i-Kullu” and “Tawarikh-i-Kullu” were early Persian and Urdu historical records of Kullu written by:

Accepted Answer

Chelaram

Answer

Mian Goverdhan Singh

Answer

Ganesh Singh Bedi

Answer

J. Hutchison

Question 11

“Mera Gaon Mera Desh” and “Himachal Pradesh: Parichaya” were written by the veteran educationist:

Accepted Answer

Dev Raj Sharma

Answer

Dr. B.R. Sharma

Answer

Mian Goverdhan Singh

Answer

K.L. Vaidya

Question 12

The legendary Hindi short story “Usne Kaha Tha” (1915), set during World War I, was authored by the renowned writer whose roots belonged to Guleri village in Kangra:

Accepted Answer

Chandradhar Sharma 'Guleri'

Answer

Yashpal

Answer

Premchand

Answer

Jaishankar Prasad

Question 13

“Pahari Bhasha Aur Sahitya” (Pahari Language and Literature) was researched and authored by:

Accepted Answer

Dr. Narain Chand Parashar

Answer

Piyush Guleri

Answer

Dr. Y.S. Parmar

Answer

Dr. B.R. Sharma

Question 14

“Chamba Rumal: The Embroidered Heritage” was authored by the museum curator and scholar:

Accepted Answer

Dr. Vijay Sharma and Rohini Arora

Answer

M.S. Randhawa

Answer

Hermann Goetz

Answer

J. Ph. Vogel

Question 15

The first monthly literary magazine published by the Himachal Pradesh Academy of Arts, Culture and Languages is named:

Accepted Answer

Somasi

Answer

Himprastha

Answer

Vipasha

Answer

Sheeraza