Indian Art & Culture MCQ | Set -2

Q. Name the place where the Thyagaraja festival is regularly celebrated in the honour of composer Sri Thyagaraja?
(A) Adyar
(B) Thanjavur
(C) Mamallapuram
(D) Udipi

Q. ‘Sufi Kalam’ a type of devotional music, is characteristic of______.
(A) Gujarat
(B) Kashmir
(C) Rajasthan
(D) None of these

Q. According to Mimamsa system of philosophy liberation is possible by means of ________.
(A) Gyan
(B) Bhakti
(C) Yoga
(D) Karma

Q. ‘Jagar’ is a form of God worship ritual prevalent in______.
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Haryana
(D) Assam

Q. Where is the ‘Rath Yatra’ festival held?
(A) Konark
(B) Puri
(C) Dwarka
(D) Haridwar

Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Madhumita – Odissi dancer
(B) Indira Chakravarty – Nutritional scientist
(C) Meeta Bhatia – Jurist
(D) Sadhvi Sadhana – Homemaker doctor

Q. Alla Rakha, the famous instrumentalist, is related with_______.
(A) Violin
(B) Pakhawaj
(C) Tabla
(D) Sitar recital

Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Debu Chaudhuri – Sitar
(B) Amjad Ali Khan – Sarod
(C) Panna Lal Ghosh – Tabla
(D) Yahudi Menuhin – Violin

Q. Which one of the following pairs of composers in different languages and their works on the Mahabharata theme is correctly matched?
(A) Sarladasa – Bengali
(B) Kasirama – Oriya
(C) Tikkana – Marathi
(D) Pampa – Kannada

Q. The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was______.
(A) Amir Khusrau
(B) Mirza Ghalib
(C) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(D) Faiz

Q. ‘Radha Govind Sangeet Sar’ the renowned classical music composition is the creation of______.
(A) Devarshi Bhatt Brajpal
(B) Sawai Pratap Singh
(C) Hiranand Vyas
(D) Chatur Lal Sen

Q. The brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are______.
(A) Dhrupad vocalists
(B) Kathak dancers
(C) Sarod maestros
(D) Table players

Q. The author of the ‘Raga Kallpadrum’ is _______.
(A) Radhakrishnan
(B) Krishnanand Vyas
(C) Rana Hammir
(D) Maharana Kumbha

Q. The ‘Raga’ which is sung early in the morning is______.
(A) Todi
(B) Darbari
(C) Bhopali
(D) Bhimpalasi

Q. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi is related to______.
(A) Astrology
(B) Politics
(C) Environment
(D) Music

Q. The famous classical singer, Bhimsen Joshi is related to______.
(A) Banaras Gharana
(B) Kirana Gharana
(C) Lucknow Gharana
(D) Rampur Gharana

Q. ‘Odissi’ dance belongs to______.
(A) Kerala
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Orissa
(D) Tamil Nadu

Q. ‘Mohini Attam’ is the folk dance of______.
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu

Q. Which one of the following dances involves solo performance?
(A) Bharatnatyam
(B) Kuchipudi
(C) Mohiniyattam
(D) Odissi

Q. Which of the following dance styles originates from Eastern India?
(A) Kathakali
(B) Kuchipudi
(C) Bharatanatyam
(D) Manipuri

Q. From which classical dance system Indrani Rahman is related?
(A) Kathak
(B) Bharatanatyam
(C) Odissi
(D) Kuchipudi

Q. Girija Devi, famous singer of Thumri belongs to______.
(A) Banaras Gharana
(B) Lucknow Gharana
(C) Jaipur Gharana
(D) None of the above

Q. Which of the following musical instrument is not of Indo-Islamic origin?
(A) Sitar
(B) Tabla
(C) Sarangi
(D) Shehnai

Q. Gangubai Hangal, who died a few months ago, was a______.
(A) Classical Singer
(B) Dancer
(C) Painter
(D) Sitar Player

Q. ‘Tera Tali’ is the folk dance of______.
(A) Kerala
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu

Q. ‘Karagam’ a religious folk dance is associated with ______.
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Karnataka

Q. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Vilayat Khan – Sitar
(B) Alla Rakha – Tabla
(C) Hari Prasad – Flute Chaurasia
(D) Amjad Ali Khan – Pakhawaj

Q. Sri V.G. Jog is famous for which of the following instrumental music?
(A) Sitar
(B) Violin
(C) Tabla
(D) Santoor

Q. Who among the following is an excellent dancer of Kathak?
(A) Alla Rakha
(B) M.S. Reddy
(C) Birju Maharaj
(D) Raja Reddy

Q. Identify one from the following who is not associated with Kathak dance.
(A) Bindadin
(B) Shambhu Maharaj
(C) Lachhu Maharaj
(D) Dhruvtara Joshi