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UPSC 2009: 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)?
(a)1 only
(b)1 and 4 only
(c)2, 3 and 4 only
(d)1, 2, 3 and 4
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
All four names are noted Indian artists: Amrita Sher-Gil was a pioneering modernist painter; Bikash Bhattacharjee was a realist painter from Kolkata; N. S. Bendre was a founding member of the Baroda Group and Padma Bhushan awardee; and Subodh Gupta is a contemporary conceptual artist famed for stainless-steel installations. Therefore 1, 2, 3 and 4 are all artists. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amrita_Sher-Gil?utm_source=openai))
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The correct answer is option (d): 1, 2, 3 and 4. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2009, GS Paper 1, as Question 144. It falls under Art & Culture > Painting & Visual Arts.
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