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Prelims 2025 · Art and Culture · Question 28

The first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music training school, was set up in 1901 by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar in:

  1. Delhi
  2. Gwalior
  3. Ujjain
  4. Lahore

Answer

Lahore

  • (a) Delhi: Incorrect. Vishnu Digambar Paluskar did not found the first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in Delhi in 1901.
  • (b) Gwalior: Incorrect. Gwalior was important in Hindustani music, but the first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya was not established there.
  • (c) Ujjain: Incorrect. There is no factual basis for the first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya being founded at Ujjain.
  • (d) Lahore: Correct. Vishnu Digambar Paluskar founded the first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya at Lahore in 1901.
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