MCQs | General knowledge(GK)/GK General Knowledge - Art And Culture Question Set 1 Sample Test,Sample questions

Question:
....... is usually not celebrated in the month of January every year.

1.Pongal

2.Bhogali Bihu

3.Uttarayan

4.Mahashivratri


Question:
Consider the following statements -
1. Flute and Saxophone are wind instruments
2. Dhol, Tabla, Mridanga are percussion instruments
3. Piano, Sitar and Vina are chordophone
4. Ghungru and Jaltarangs are percussion instruments
Which of the above statements is/ are correct?

1.1 and 2 only

2.2 and 3 only

3.2, 3 and 4 only

4.All of the above


Question:
In which city of Madhya Pradesh is the Parikrama of 7 Sea, 9 Narayanas, and 84 Mahadevas completed?

1.Amarkantaka

2.Chitrakoot

3.Onkareshwar

4.Ujjain


Question:
In which of the following states is Me-Dam-Me-Phi the festival of ancestor worship celebrated?

1.Odisha

2.Chhattisgarh

3.Madhya Pradesh

4.Assam


Question:
In which state of India is the harvest festival of Kailpodh celebrated by an indigenous community ?

1.Odisha

2.Madhya Pradesh

3.Jharkhand

4.Karnataka


Question:
In which year Dada Saheb Phalke directed film Raja Harishchandra?

1.1911

2.1913

3.1915

4.1917


Question:
Laho and Baagla are popular folk dances of -

1.Mizoram

2.Ngaland

3.Meghalaya

4.Assam


Question:
Laho and Baagla are popular folk dances of -

1.Mizoram

2.Ngaland

3.Meghalaya

4.Assam


Question:
Mohini Attam dance developed in -

1.Andhra Pradesh

2.Tamil Nadu

3.Kerala

4.Karnataka


Question:
Prolific Indian painter Maqbool Fida Husain predominantly used which of these animals to depict a lively and free spirit in his paintings?

1.Vikram Seth

2.Romila Thapar

3.Elephants

4.Cows


Question:
What was the real name of National poet Balkavi Bairagi?

1.Jugal Das

2.Balkishan Das

3.Tikam Das

4.Nandram Das


Question:
Which of the following books on musicology is not matched correctly in respect of its author?

1.Sangeet Ratnakar - Sarangadev

2.Brihaddeshi - Matanga

3.Sangeet Makaranda - Nand

4.Chaturdandi prakashika - Taansen


Question:
Which of the following is the exclusive material dance form?

1.Jat-Jatin

2.Jhumar

3.Bihu

4.Thang Ta


Question:
Which one of the following temples is not included in the Panch Kedar?

1.Tungnath

2.Kedarnath

3.Rudranath

4.Bagnath


Question:
Who among the following played the leading lady in the film 'Mission Mangal' that tells the dramatic true story of the women behind India's first mission to Mars?

1.Deepika Padukone

2.Vidya Balan

3.Kajol

4.Kareena Kapoor


Question:
Who among the following was a famous Qawwall singer?

1.Nazia Hassan

2.Begum Akhtar

3.Nusrat Fatech Ali Khan

4.Bade Ghulam Ali Khan


Question:
Who is the author of the book Patel : A Life?

1.S. Radhakrishnan

2. Ram Chandra Guha

3.Rajendra Prashad

4.Rajmohan Gandhi


Question:
Who is the author of the book Patel : A Life?

1.S. Radhakrishnan

2. Ram Chandra Guha

3.Rajendra Prashad

4.Rajmohan Gandhi


Question:
Who is the author of the book Silent Spring ?

1.Eugene P. Odum

2.Rachel Carson

3.James Lyons-Weiler

4.E.O. Wilson


Question:
Who is writer of Ashtaraj Ambhoj?

1.Pt. Sundarlal Sharma

2.Pt. Lochanprasad Pandeya

3.Dhanulal Shrivastava

4. Lala Jagdalpuri


Question:
. Which of the following luminaries from the field of music were awarded the Bharat Ratna in the year 2001.
I. Ustad Bismillah Khan
II. Lata Mangeshkar
III. Naushad
Correct code is -

1.Only I

2.Only II

3.Only I and II

4.All I, II and III


Question:
A Century is Not Enough is an autobiography of -

1.Sachin Tendulkar

2.Rahul Dravid

3.Sourabh Gangully

4.Anil Kumble


Question:
A Promised Land, is a book authored by -

1.Barack Obama, Former US President

2.Dr. Man Mohan Singh, Former Prime Minister

3.Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Former Prime Minister UK

4.Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General


Question:
Anantpadmanabh temple is located in which city?

1.Thiruvananthapuram

2.Madurai

3.Kanyakumari

4.Tanjore


Question:
Bhagoria is a folk dance associated with which tribe of Madhya Pradesh?

1.Gond

2.Bhil

3.Sahariya

4.Baiga


Question:
Bhogali Bihu is a festival of -

1.Assam

2.Odisha

3.Gujarat

4.Rajasthan


Question:
Bible Book' of North Indian classical music is related to -

1.Natyashastra

2.Sursagar

3.Nad-Vinad

4.Sufinama


Question:
Bilama dance is performed by which tribe of Chhattisgarh?

1.Baiga

2.Oraon

3.Madia

4.Kamar


Question:
Chakradhar Samaroh is organised in which city of Chhattisgarh?

1.Khairagarh

2.Deogarh

3.Raigarh

4.Rajnandgaon


Question:
Chandimangala was composed in which one of the following languages during the 16th century CE?

1.Sanskrit

2.Tamil

3.Bengali

4.Oriya


Question:
Chong, Lim and Nuralim are the popular folk dances of

1.Nagaland

2.Manipur

3.Mizoram

4. Arunachal Pradesh


Question:
Classical dance having its roots in Tamil Nadu is -

1.Kathakali

2.Bharat Natyam

3.Kuchipudi

4.Kathak


Question:
Dumhal is Folk dance of -

1.Rajasthan

2.Punjab

3.Kashmir

4.Himachal Pradesh


Question:
Gahira Guru belonged to which tribe of Chhattisgarh?

1.Kamar

2.Gond

3.Kanwar

4.Oraon


Question:
Hindi cinema's one of the most controversial actresses Kangana Ranaut won Best Actress Award in 67th National Awards (2019) for film Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi and Panga, This is her -

1.First National Award

2.Second National Award

3.Third National Award

4.Fourth National Award


Question:
In which tribe of Chhattisgarh the kitchen called Lal bangala is found?

1.Kamar

2.Bhunjia

3.Halba

4.Gond


Question:
Jamini Roy distinguished himself in -

1.Dancing

2.Colour Photography

3.Instrumental music

4.Painting


Question:
Kumar Gandharva award of Madhya Pradesh is associated with -

1. Music

2.Dance

3.Drama

4.Film


Question:
Kumi, Kolattam and Kavadi are popular folk dance of -

1.Kerala

2. Tamil Nadu

3.Karnataka

4.Telangana


Question:
Leshalaptu is a folk dance of which Indian state?

1.Kerala

2.Nagaland

3.Karnataka

4.Goa


Question:
Mahsu, Dangli and Jhali are popular folk dances of -

1.Uttarakhand

2.Punjab

3.Himachal Pradesh

4.Rajasthan


Question:
Naropa is an annual festival of -

1.Meghalaya

2.Mizoram

3.Ladakh

4.Arunachal Pradesh


Question:
Savari, Ghumara, Painka and Munari are famous folk dances of -

1. Odisha

2.Andhra Pradesh

3.Kerala

4.Maharashtra


Question:
The author of Vanshabhaskar is -

1.Suryamal Sisodiya

2.Sutan Medatia

3.Surjan Hada

4.Suryamall Mishran


Question:
The book Silent Spring published in 1962 which set the tone for an environment movement in the world, was written by -

1. Carolyn Merchant

2.Karl Marx

3. Rachel Carson

4.Rajgopalan


Question:
The book The Battle of Belonging: On Nationalism, Patriotism, And What It Means To Be Indian has been written by -

1.Raj Deep Sardesai

2.Shashi Tharoor

3.Farookh Abdulla

4.Barkha Dutta


Question:
The collection of poem titled Pakkaki Ottigilite has been composed by -

1. Kasturi Murali Krishna

2. K. Siva Reddy

3.Varavara Rao

4.Suryadevara Rammohan Rao


Question:
The God of Small Things is written by -

1.Margret Thatcher

2.Arundhati Roy

3.Taslima Nasreen

4.Uma Shankar Joshi


Question:
The Hemis Tsechu festival commemorates the birth anniversary of -

1.Dalai Lama

2.Gautama Buddha

3.Guru Padmasambhava

4.Adi Shankaracharya


Question:
The idols of Lord Jagannath, Subhadra and Balbhadra in sanctum sanctorum at Jagannath Puri Temple are made up of -

1.Stone

2.Metal

3.Wood

4.Glass


Question:
The Shatasahasri-Samhita is the nickname of which of the following texts?

1.Rigveda

2.Atharvaveda

3.Ramayana

4.Mahabharata


Question:
Tribes of which division celebrate Goncha festival in Chhattisgarh?

1.Sarguja

2.Bastar

3.Durg

4.Raipur


Question:
Turi, Bungal and Pava are folk musical instruments from the state of _______

1.West bengal

2.Karnataka

3.Odisha

4.Gujarat


Question:
Wangla Festival is celebrated in the following state -

1.Mizoram

2.Meghalaya

3.Manipur

4.Tripura


Question:
Which are the major folk dances of Uttar Pradesh?

1.Bihu, Ghoomar, Garba

2.Charkula, Karma, Pandav

3.Rau Nacha, Bhangra, Rouff

4.Lavani, Kathak, Kathakali


Question:
Which of the following are songs about oneself?

1.Tikir

2.Ja-Jin-Ja

3.Nyioga

4.Hekialeu


Question:
Which of the following award-winning films had no dialogues?

1.Salaam Bombay

2.Pushpak

3.Chetak

4.Dassi


Question:
Which of the following books is not written by Salman Rushdie?

1.The Satanic Verses

2.An Area of Darkness

3.Midnight's Children

4.Sahme


Question:
Which of the following is not a language of Northern group language?

1.Brahui

2.Malto

3.Ahom

4.Kurukh


Question:
Which one of the following actors has not been a recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke award?

1.Raj Kapoor

2.Prithviraj Kapoor

3.Shammi Kapoor

4.Shashi Kapoor


Question:
Which State's short documentary film, Chi Lupo was won Dada Saheb Phalke Award, 2020?

1.Manipur

2.Nagaland

3.Meghalaya

4.Arunachal Pradesh


Question:
Which was the instrument that was played by Ustad Bismillah Khan ?

1.Sitar

2.Santoor

3.Shehnai

4.Flute


Question:
Who is tatoo maker (Godana maker) Scheduled Tribe in Chhattisgarh?

1.Ojha

2.Gadaba

3.Nagesia

4.Kharia


Question:
Who is the author of the book A Better India: A Better World?

1.Nandan Nilekani

2.J Ramesh

3.Azim Premji

4.N. R. Narayana Murthy


Question:
Who was the author of the book Plagues and Peoples?

1.William H. McNeill

2.W.I. Thomas

3.Rachel Carson

4.David Cannadine


Question:
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 ?

1.1 only

2.1 and 2 only

3.2 and 3 only

4.1, 2 and 3


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