We have answered 49 Art and Culture related questions here.
1. In which of the following places is Kumbh Mela 2 not held?
(A) Nasik
(B) Haridwar
(C) Prayag
(D). Varanasi
2. After how many years 'Kumbh Mela' is held?
(A) 12 years
(B) 10 years
(C) 9 years
(D) 144 years
3. 'Madhubani' painting is related to which state?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
4. Onam is the festival of which State?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Assam
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
5. 'Bihu' is the folk dance of which of the following States?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) West Bengal
(D) Maharashtra
6. 'Pongal' is the festival of which State?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Kerala
7. South Indian Festival of 'Onam' is associated with which of the following?
(A) Ram's Victory over Rawan
(B) Durga's Killing of Mahishasur
(C) Shiva Shakti
(D) Mahabali
8. 'Tamasha' is the famous folk formof musical theatre in?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Punjab
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Bihar
9. Which holy place is the main God different from the other three?
(A) Amarnath
(B) Jagannath
(C) Kedarnath
(D) Vishwanath
10. Tabo Monastery Buddhist site is located in which state?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Sikkim
(D) Uttarakhand
11. Which festival is losung celebrated?
(A) Tibet
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Sikkim
(D) Kerala
12. What is 'Kaaba'?
(A) Hindu Shrine
(B) Jew's Shrine
(C) Muslim Shrine
(D) None of the above
13. Where the first Sanskrit University Chair established?
(A) England
(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) Russia
14. The 'Sufi Kalam' a type of devotional music, is characteristic of?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Kashmir
(C) Rajasthan
(D) None of these
15. Where is the 'Rath Yatra' festival held?
(A) Konark
(B) Puri
(C) Dwarka
(D) Haridwar
16. Alla Rakha, the famous instrumentalist, is related with?
(A) Violin
(B) Pakhawaj
(C) Tabla
(D) Sitar recital
17. Who was the first writer who used Urdu as a medium of poetic expression?
(A) Amir Khusrau
(B) Mirza Ghalib
(C) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(D) Faiz
18. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi is related to?
(A) Astrology
(B) Politics
(C) Environment
(D) Music
19. 'Odissi' dance belongs to?
(A) Kerala
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Orissa
(D) Tamil Nadu
20. 'Mohini Attam' is the folk dance of?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
21. Which dances involve solo performances?
(A) Bharatnatyam
(B) Kuchipudi
(C) Mohiniyattam
(D) Odissi
22. Which dance style originated from East India?
(A) Kathakali
(B) Kuchipudi
(C) Bharatanatyam
(D) Manipuri
23. Who is Girija Devi who is the famous singer of Thumri?
(A) Banaras Gharana
(B) Lucknow Gharana
(C) Jaipur Gharana
(D) None of the above
24. Which musical instrument is not of Indo-Islamic origin?
(A) Sitar
(B) Tabla
(C) Sarangi
(D) Shehnai
25. 'Tera Tali' is the folk dance of?
(A) Kerala
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
26. 'Karagam' a religious folk dance is associated with ?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Karnataka
27. Which one doesn't match correctly?
(A) Vilayat Khan - Sitar
(B) Alla Rakha - Tabla
(C) Hari Prasad - Flute Chaurasia
(D) Amjad Ali Khan - Pakhawaj
28. Who among the following is an excellent dancer of Kathak?
(A) Alla Rakha
(B) M.S. Reddy
(C) Birju Maharaj
(D) Raja Reddy
29. Who amongst the following is not a Kathak artist?
(A) Birju Maharaj
(B) Kishan Maharaj
(C) Lachhu Maharaj
(D) Sitara Devi
30. To which State does the folk art form of Madhubani belong?
(A) Orissa
(B) West Bengal
(C) Bihar
(D) Rajasthan
31. The dance which is not classical?
(A) Kathak
(B) Kuchipudi
(C) Odissi
(D) Garba
32. Which one of the following is correct?
(A) Hari Prasad Chaurasia - Flute
(B) Bismillah Khan - Tabla
(C) Alla Rakha Khan - Sarod
(D) Zakir Hussain - Veena
33. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is a famous player of which musical instrument?
(A) Sitar
(B) Tabla
(C) Flute
(D) Sarod
34. Which one doesn't match correctly?
(A) Birju Maharaj - Kathak
(B) Bismillah Khan - Shahnai
(C) Zakir Hussain - Harmonium
(D) Amzad Ali Khan - Sarod
35. Which one of the following is the most ancient musical instrument?
(A) Sitar
(B) Veena
(C) Sarod
(D) Tabla
36. Musical instrument sitar is the combination of?
(A) Bansuri and Veena
(B) Bansuri and Sarangi
(C) Veena and Tambura
(D) Veena and Piano
37. Which one of the following pairs of folk dance forms and States is not correctly matched?
(A) Korku - Maharashtra
(B) Jhumar - Haryana
(C) Thali Himachal Pradesh
(D) Mukna - Manipur
38. Kuchipudi dance started in?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Kerala
(C) Orissa
(D) Tamil Nadu
39. The folk dance of Meghalaya is?
(A) Nati
(B) Loho
(C) Bamboo dance
(D) Khantum
40. In Indian architecture, 'Surkhi' was introduced by ?
(A) Kushans
(B) Guptas
(C) Sultanate Sultans
(D) Mughals
41. Which one of the following is not the factor of 'Cultural Lag'?
(A) Religion
(B) Politics
(C) Law
(D) Tradition
42. Which dance is performed only by male?
(A) Mohini Attam
(B) Odissi
(C) Kathakali
(D) Manipuri
43. Which one of the following dances related to Gujarat?
(A) Chunar
(B) Bidesia
(C) Raas dance
(D) Kuchipudi
44. Who was the producer of the famous T.V. serial 'Ramayan'?
(A) B.R. Chopra
(B) Ramanand Sagar
(C) Shyam Benegal
(D) Mira Nair
45. Who played the role of Gandhi in the movie 'Gandhi'?
(A) Ben Kingsley
(B) Richard Attenborough
(C) Naseeruddin Shah
(D) Roshan Seth
46. The first feature film (talkie) to be produced in India was?
(A) Hatimtai
(B) Alam Ara
(C) Pundalik
(D) Raja Harishchandra
47. Who was the producer of the serial 'Mahabharat'?
(A) Shyam Benegal
(B) B.R. Chopra
(C) Ramanand Sagar
(D) Maniratnam
48. Who painted the famous 'Mona Lisa'?
(A) Michel Angelo
(B) Jashua Reynolds
(C) Rambrandt
(D) Leonardo Da Vinci
49. The famous painting 'Satyam Shivam Sundaram' was prepared by ?
(A) Shobha Singh
(B) Nandkishore Sharma
(C) Shivnandan Nautiyal
(D) Vishwanath Mehta
