Q18 · UPSC Prelims 2025 · Set A · Art and Culture

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

A Delhi
B Gwalior
C Ujjain
D Lahore

Correct answer: (d) Lahore

Explanation

  1. A

    Delhi

    Delhi. A later music city, not the 1901 founding.

  2. B

    Gwalior

    Gwalior. Paluskar’s training ground, not the first school’s city.

  3. C

    Ujjain

    Ujjain. Another music town in the same belt; not this founding.

  4. D

    Lahore

    Lahore. Vishnu Digambar Paluskar opened the first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya there in 1901.

Summary. Official Set A key is (d) Lahore. In 1901 Paluskar set up the first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in Lahore to teach Hindustani music outside the gharana court. Gwalior is where he trained; Delhi and Ujjain are other centres. The founding city on this paper is Lahore.

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