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UPSC CSE Prelims 2008 · GS paper · Music, dance, theatre & martial arts

Ebraham Alkazi is an eminent personality in which one of the following areas?

A question from UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2008, General Studies, explained with its sources.

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Ebraham Alkazi is an eminent personality in which one of the following areas?

Answer & explanation

Answer: (c) Theatre training

Ebrahim Alkazi directed the National School of Drama from 1962 to 1977 and shaped Indian theatre training.

  • ✓ (c) He built the NSD into India's premier theatre-training institute.
  • ✗ (a) Not a surgeon.
  • ✗ (b) Not in aviation.
  • ✗ (d) Not an engineer.

Remember · Alkazi: NSD director 1962 to 1977, theatre training.

Sources

  • Britannica, Ebrahim Alkazi ↗ · reference work “as the director (1962–77) of the National School of Drama in New Delhi, Alkazi catalyzed its emergence as India’s premier theatre training institute”

Question: UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 2008, General Studies paper. UPSC did not publish an answer key for 2008: the answer shown is the one the sources above support. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 24 Oct 2026 (how we verify). ·

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