Art and Culture: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

Sagadava is the main festival of which religion?

AJain
BBuddhist
CHindu
DParsi

Question 2 of 25

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists. List-I List-II A Bal Murali Krishna 1. Hindustani Vocal B Meeta Pandit 2. Ghatam C Kanyakumari 3. Sitar D Nikhil Banerjee 4. Violin 5. Carnatic Vocal

AABCD 4 1 2 3
BABCD 4 3 1 5
CABCD 3 1 5 2
DB C D 5 4 1 3

Question 3 of 25

Which Vedic text contains a collection of mantras and prayers to gods?

ARigveda
BYajurveda
CSamaveda
DAtharvaveda

Question 4 of 25

Indian folk dance is not-

AGhoomar
BKathakali
CGarba
DDandiya

Question 5 of 25

Match- List-I (Temples) List-II (Places) A Dilwara Temple 1. Bodhgaya B Lingaraj Temple 2. Mount Abu C Meenakshi Temple 3. Bhubaneswar D Mahabodhi Temple 4. Madurai

AABCD 2 3 1 4
BABCD 3 2 4 1
CABCD
DABCD 2 3 4 1

Question 6 of 25

Tansen's original name was-

AMakarchand Pandey
BRamtanu Pandey
CLala Kalavant
DBaaz Bahadur

Question 7 of 25

are the initiators of the 'DvaitaDvaita' theory

AShankaracharya
BRamanujacharya
CMadhvacharya
DNimbarkacharya

Question 8 of 25

Who installed the huge statue of Gomateshwara at Shravanabelagola in Mysore?

ABharat Rai
BRishabh said
CHari Raya
DBy Chamund Rai

Question 9 of 25

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) is the total number of

A7
B12
C19
D23

Question 10 of 25

Who said this line, "Everyone remembers God in sorrow, but no one does so in happiness"?

AMirabai
BSurdas
CKabirdas
DTulsidas

Question 11 of 25

Which of the following is considered a wonder of rock-cut architecture?

ABrihadeeswarar Temple - Thanjavur
BLingaraj Temple - Bhubaneswar
CKailash Temple - Ellora
DKandariya Mahadev Temple - Khajuraho

Question 12 of 25

'Cherokan' is a folk dance art form of which place?

AAssam
BNagaland
CManipur
DMizoram

Question 13 of 25

'Sarhul' festival is related to which state?

ARajasthan
BJharkhand
CMadhya Pradesh
DBengal

Question 14 of 25

The author of Nyaya philosophy was

AGeetam
BKanada
CKapil
DBadarayana

Question 15 of 25

Which one of the following is a 'wind instrument'?

ASarod
Bflute
CTabla
DSantoor

Question 16 of 25

With whom is the name Begum Akhtar associated?

AClassical playing music
BClassical Ghazal and Thumri
CSufi Ghazals
DClassical dance

Question 17 of 25

'Bamboo Dance' is the tribal dance of which of the following?

AKukis and Nagas
Bof the Murias
Cof the Gonds
Dof the landowners

Question 18 of 25

After which Sikh Guru did the title of Sikh Guru become hereditary?

AGuru Arjan Dev
BGuru Ramdas
CGuru Amardas
DGuru Nanak Dev

Question 19 of 25

Panchayatan style is related to what?

Aa form of painting
BA South Indian dance form
CA method of town planning
DTemple architecture

Question 20 of 25

Which large temple was initially designed and constructed during the reign of Suryavarman?

ASri Mariamman Temple
BAngkor Wat Temple
CBatukeruj Temple
DKamakhya Temple

Question 21 of 25

Who among the following is considered the originator of Sarod?

AAmjad Ali Khan
BPandit Ravi Shankar
CAllah bless you
DShivkumar Sharma

Question 22 of 25

Which state has the highest number of Buddhists?

ABihar
BKarnataka
CMaharashtra
DAnswer

Question 23 of 25

In which month is the festival of 'Chhoti Teej' celebrated according to the Hindu calendar?

AChaitra
BShravan
CBhadrapada
DKarthik

Question 24 of 25

Bal Murli Krishna is associated with which musical instrument?

ASarod
BSitar
CViolin
DTabla

Question 25 of 25

Which of the following musical instruments is not of Indo-Islamic origin?

ASitar
BTabla
CSarangi
DShehnai