....... is usually not celebrated in the month of January every year.
1.Pongal
2.Bhogali Bihu
3.Uttarayan
4.Mahashivratri
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
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
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
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
In which year Dada Saheb Phalke directed film Raja Harishchandra?
1.1911
2.1913
3.1915
4.1917
Laho and Baagla are popular folk dances of -
1.Mizoram
2.Ngaland
3.Meghalaya
4.Assam
Laho and Baagla are popular folk dances of -
1.Mizoram
2.Ngaland
3.Meghalaya
4.Assam
Mohini Attam dance developed in -
1.Andhra Pradesh
2.Tamil Nadu
3.Kerala
4.Karnataka
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
What was the real name of National poet Balkavi Bairagi?
1.Jugal Das
2.Balkishan Das
3.Tikam Das
4.Nandram Das
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
Which of the following is the exclusive material dance form?
1.Jat-Jatin
2.Jhumar
3.Bihu
4.Thang Ta
Which one of the following temples is not included in the Panch Kedar?
1.Tungnath
2.Kedarnath
3.Rudranath
4.Bagnath
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
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
Who is the author of the book Patel : A Life?
1.S. Radhakrishnan
2. Ram Chandra Guha
3.Rajendra Prashad
4.Rajmohan Gandhi
Who is the author of the book Patel : A Life?
1.S. Radhakrishnan
2. Ram Chandra Guha
3.Rajendra Prashad
4.Rajmohan Gandhi
Who is the author of the book Silent Spring ?
1.Eugene P. Odum
2.Rachel Carson
3.James Lyons-Weiler
4.E.O. Wilson
Who is writer of Ashtaraj Ambhoj?
1.Pt. Sundarlal Sharma
2.Pt. Lochanprasad Pandeya
3.Dhanulal Shrivastava
4. Lala Jagdalpuri
. 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
A Century is Not Enough is an autobiography of -
1.Sachin Tendulkar
2.Rahul Dravid
3.Sourabh Gangully
4.Anil Kumble
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
Anantpadmanabh temple is located in which city?
1.Thiruvananthapuram
2.Madurai
3.Kanyakumari
4.Tanjore
Bhagoria is a folk dance associated with which tribe of Madhya Pradesh?
1.Gond
2.Bhil
3.Sahariya
4.Baiga
Bhogali Bihu is a festival of -
1.Assam
2.Odisha
3.Gujarat
4.Rajasthan
Bible Book' of North Indian classical music is related to -
1.Natyashastra
2.Sursagar
3.Nad-Vinad
4.Sufinama
Bilama dance is performed by which tribe of Chhattisgarh?
1.Baiga
2.Oraon
3.Madia
4.Kamar
Chakradhar Samaroh is organised in which city of Chhattisgarh?
1.Khairagarh
2.Deogarh
3.Raigarh
4.Rajnandgaon
Chandimangala was composed in which one of the following languages during the 16th century CE?
1.Sanskrit
2.Tamil
3.Bengali
4.Oriya
Chong, Lim and Nuralim are the popular folk dances of
1.Nagaland
2.Manipur
3.Mizoram
4. Arunachal Pradesh
Classical dance having its roots in Tamil Nadu is -
1.Kathakali
2.Bharat Natyam
3.Kuchipudi
4.Kathak
Dumhal is Folk dance of -
1.Rajasthan
2.Punjab
3.Kashmir
4.Himachal Pradesh
Gahira Guru belonged to which tribe of Chhattisgarh?
1.Kamar
2.Gond
3.Kanwar
4.Oraon
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
In which tribe of Chhattisgarh the kitchen called Lal bangala is found?
1.Kamar
2.Bhunjia
3.Halba
4.Gond
Jamini Roy distinguished himself in -
1.Dancing
2.Colour Photography
3.Instrumental music
4.Painting
Kumar Gandharva award of Madhya Pradesh is associated with -
1. Music
2.Dance
3.Drama
4.Film
Kumi, Kolattam and Kavadi are popular folk dance of -
1.Kerala
2. Tamil Nadu
3.Karnataka
4.Telangana
Leshalaptu is a folk dance of which Indian state?
1.Kerala
2.Nagaland
3.Karnataka
4.Goa
Mahsu, Dangli and Jhali are popular folk dances of -
1.Uttarakhand
2.Punjab
3.Himachal Pradesh
4.Rajasthan
Naropa is an annual festival of -
1.Meghalaya
2.Mizoram
3.Ladakh
4.Arunachal Pradesh
Savari, Ghumara, Painka and Munari are famous folk dances of -
1. Odisha
2.Andhra Pradesh
3.Kerala
4.Maharashtra
The author of Vanshabhaskar is -
1.Suryamal Sisodiya
2.Sutan Medatia
3.Surjan Hada
4.Suryamall Mishran
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
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
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
The God of Small Things is written by -
1.Margret Thatcher
2.Arundhati Roy
3.Taslima Nasreen
4.Uma Shankar Joshi
The Hemis Tsechu festival commemorates the birth anniversary of -
1.Dalai Lama
2.Gautama Buddha
3.Guru Padmasambhava
4.Adi Shankaracharya
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
The Shatasahasri-Samhita is the nickname of which of the following texts?
1.Rigveda
2.Atharvaveda
3.Ramayana
4.Mahabharata
Tribes of which division celebrate Goncha festival in Chhattisgarh?
1.Sarguja
2.Bastar
3.Durg
4.Raipur
Turi, Bungal and Pava are folk musical instruments from the state of _______
1.West bengal
2.Karnataka
3.Odisha
4.Gujarat
Wangla Festival is celebrated in the following state -
1.Mizoram
2.Meghalaya
3.Manipur
4.Tripura
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
Which of the following are songs about oneself?
1.Tikir
2.Ja-Jin-Ja
3.Nyioga
4.Hekialeu
Which of the following award-winning films had no dialogues?
1.Salaam Bombay
2.Pushpak
3.Chetak
4.Dassi
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
Which of the following is not a language of Northern group language?
1.Brahui
2.Malto
3.Ahom
4.Kurukh
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
Which State's short documentary film, Chi Lupo was won Dada Saheb Phalke Award, 2020?
1.Manipur
2.Nagaland
3.Meghalaya
4.Arunachal Pradesh
Which was the instrument that was played by Ustad Bismillah Khan ?
1.Sitar
2.Santoor
3.Shehnai
4.Flute
Who is tatoo maker (Godana maker) Scheduled Tribe in Chhattisgarh?
1.Ojha
2.Gadaba
3.Nagesia
4.Kharia
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
Who was the author of the book Plagues and Peoples?
1.William H. McNeill
2.W.I. Thomas
3.Rachel Carson
4.David Cannadine
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