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EasyEbraham 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). ·