MCQ on Indian Art & Culture (Set-4)

Q. The first feature film (talkie) to be produced in India was______.
(A) Hatimtai
(B) Alam Ara
(C) Pundalik
(D) Raja Harishchandra

Q. Whom did the famous Indian actress Devika Rani marry?
(A) Painter Svetoslav Roerich
(B) Writer Solzhenitsym
(C) Piano player and author Rubinstein
(D) None of the above

Q. Who was the producer of the serial ‘Mahabharat’?
(A) Shyam Benegal
(B) B.R. Chopra
(C) Ramanand Sagar
(D) Maniratnam

Q. Vidushaka, a common character in Sanskrit drama is invariably______.
(A) Brahmana
(B) Kshatriya
(C) Vaisya
(D) Shudra

Q. K. Shankar Pillai was a______.
(A) Cartoonist
(B) Painter
(C) Dancer
(D) Flute player

Q. Raghu Rai is well known for which one of the following areas?
(A) Research in Mathematics
(B) Photography
(C) Water harvesting
(D) Pollution control

Q. The paintings of Abanindra Nath Tagore have classified as______.
(A) Realistic
(B) Socialistic
(C) Revivalistic
(D) Impressionistic

Q. Who was Vishnu Chinchalkar?
(A) Chitrakar
(B) Shilpkar
(C) Kahanikar
(D) Sahityakar

Q. Who among the following established ‘Indian Society of Oriental Art’?
(A) Nihar Ranjan Ray
(B) Narendra Mohan Mukherjee
(C) Abanindra Nath Tagore
(D) Barindra Kumar Ghosh

Q. Who painted the famous ‘Mona Lisa’?
(A) Michel Angelo
(B) Jashua Reynolds
(C) Rambrandt
(D) Leonardo Da Vinci

Q. ‘Mera piya ghar aaya’ has been sung by which Pakistani singer?
(A) Ghulam Ali
(B) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
(C) Mehdi Hassan
(D) Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Q. Jamini Roy was ______.
(A) Musician
(B) Painter
(C) Lyricist
(D) None of these

Q. What is Britney Spears famous for?
(A) Dancing
(B) Singing
(C) Writing
(D) Modelling

Q. Who among the following is considered the ‘Tagore’ of Punjabi language?
(A) Puran Singh
(B) Mohan Singh
(C) Amrita Pritam
(D) Kartar Singh Duggal

Q. The famous painting ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’ was prepared by ______.
(A) Shobha Singh
(B) Nandkishore Sharma
(C) Shivnandan Nautiyal
(D) Vishwanath Mehta

Q. The First Indian lady to climb on Everest top is______.
(A) Bachendri Pal
(B) Dicky Dolma
(C) Santosh Yadav
(D) P.T. Usha

Q. Given below is a traditional list dresses of women along with States. Which one of them is not correctly matched?
(A) Boku – Sikkim
(B) Mekhala – Assam
(C) Mundu – Chhattisgarh
(D) Pheran – Kashmir

Q. Shanti Niketan is located in which district of West Bengal?
(A) Vardhman
(B) Bankura
(C) Murshidabad
(D) Birbhum

Q. With reference to Dhrupad, one of the major traditions of India that has been kept alive for centuries, which of the following statements are correct?

1. Dhrupad originated and developed in the Rajput kingdoms during the Mughal period.
2. Dhrupad is primarily a devotional and spiritual music.
3. Dhrupad Alap uses Sanskrit syllables from Mantras.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) None of these

Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Chakiarkoothu form of dance.

1. It is performed by Chakiar caste.
2. It cannot be traditionally witnessed by the higher caster Hindus.
3. Mizhavu is the accompanying instrument.
4. Its theatre form is called Koothambalam.

Which of these statements are correct?
(A) 1, 3 and 4
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2 and 4

Q. With reference to Manipuri Sankirtana, consider the following statements.

1. It is a song and dance performance.
2. Cymbals are the only musical instruments used in the performance.
3. It is performed to narrate the life and deeds of Lord Krishna.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) Only 1 and 3
(C) Only 2 and 3
(D) Only 1

Q. With reference to the famous Sattriya dance, consider the following statements.

1. Sattriya is a combination of music, dance and drama.
2. It is a centuries-old living tradition of Vaishnavites of Assam.
3. It is based on classical Ragas and Talas of devotional songs composed by Tulsidas, Kabir and Mirabai.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 1 and 2
(C) Only 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3

Q. Consider the following pairs.

1. Garba – Gujarat
2. Mohini Attam – Odisha
3. Yakshagana – Karnataka

Which of the pairs given above is/ are correctly matched?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 1 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3

Q. How do you distinguish between Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dances?

1. Dancers occasionally speaking dialogues is found in Kuchipudi dance but not in Bharatanatyam.
2. Dancing on the brass plate by keeping the feet on its edges is a feature of Bharatanatyam, but Kuchipudi dance does not have such a form of movements.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Q. Consider the following famous names.

1. Amrita Shergil
2. Bikas Bhattacharjee
3. N.S. Bendre
4. Subodh Gupta

Who of the above is/are wellknown as an artist(s)?
(A) Only 1
(B) 1 and 4
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List-I
(a) Bihu
(b) Onam
(c) Pongal
(d) Vaisakhi
List-II

1. Assam
2. Kerala
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Punjab

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Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List-I (Famous Temple)
(a) Vidyashankara Temple
(b) Rajarani Temple
(c) Kandariya Mahadeo Temple
(d) Bhimesvara Temple
List-II (State)

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Karnataka
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Orissa

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Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List-I (Person)
(a) Bhajan Sopori
(b) Birju Maharaj
(c) Priyadarshini Govind
(d) T.V. Gopala Krishnan
List-II (Known As)

1. Exponent of Santoor
2. Kathak dancer
3. Bharatanatyam dancer
4. Mridangam maestro

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Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List-I (Dancer)
(a) Kalamandalam Kshemavathy
(b) Kottakkal Sivaraman
(c) Lakshmi Viswanathan
(d) N. Madhabi Devi
List-II (Dance)

1. Kathakali
2. Manipuri
3. Mohiniattam
4. Bharatanatyam

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