Subhadra Devi, who was awarded the Padma Shri in 2023, is known as a

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Subhadra Devi, who was awarded the Padma Shri in 2023, is known as a

Answer: C. Papier-mâché artistConceptAwards-and-honours questions are solved by matching the awardee, award year, and recognized field. A broad field such as Art should be cross-checked…

  1. A.

    architect

  2. B.

    space scientist

  3. C.

    Papier-mâché artist

  4. D.

    More than one of the above

  5. E.

    None of the above

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Correct answer: C

Concept

Awards-and-honours questions are solved by matching the awardee, award year, and recognized field.

A broad field such as Art should be cross-checked with the recipient’s specific contribution.

Application

The Government of India’s 2023 Padma Awards list records Subhadra Devi as a Padma Shri awardee in Art from Bihar.

A Press Information Bureau profile identifies her specific contribution as preserving papier-mâché art, which she had practised for more than 65 years.

Contrast

  • Architect: a profession concerned with planning and designing buildings and other built environments.

  • Space scientist: a profession concerned with space-related phenomena, technology, or missions.

  • Papier-mâché artist: a craft practitioner who creates forms from moulded paper pulp or layered paper.

  • More than one of the above: this would require at least two listed occupational descriptions to apply.

  • None of the above: this would require every listed occupational description to be inapplicable.

Result

Subhadra Devi is known as a papier-mâché artist.

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