art & culture section 5 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 31

Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A):
Sunga sculptures were invariably carved in low-relief with flat surfaces.
Reason (R) :
Because the sculptors had no knowledge of perspective.


Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes:

a) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.

b) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.

c) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect. (b)

d) Both (A) and (R) are correct.

Answer: (c)

Question : 32 [UPPCS (Re. Exam)(Pre) 2015]

Who among the following established ‘Indian Society of Oriental Art’?

a) Narendra Mohan Mukherjee

b) Barindra Kumar Ghosh

c) Nihar Ranjan Ray

d) Abanindra Nath Tagore

Answer: (d)

Question : 33

Famous instrumentalist T. N. Krishnan played:

a) Violin

b) Sarod

c) Sitar

d) Flute

Answer: (a)

Krishnan was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1974 and became a fellow of the academy in 2006. He received the Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1980. Krishnan was awarded the Padma Shri in 1973 and the Padma Bhushan in 1992 by the Government of India.

He received the Sangeetha Kalasikhamani award for the year 1999 given by The Indian Fine arts Society, Chennai.

Question : 34 [MPPCS (Pre) 1997]

Where is the ‘Rath Yatra’ festival held?

a) Puri

b) Haridwar

c) Konark

d) Dwarka

Answer: (a)

Question : 35

Who among the following is an accomplished Veena player?

a) Hari Prasad Chaurasia

b) Pannalal Ghose

c) K.R. Kumaraswamy Iyer

d) Baluswamy Dikshitar

Answer: (c)

Kumaraswamy Iyer took active part in the restoration of Swati Tirunal’s compositions with the support of the Travancore royalty.

Among his other contributions to the music world was his setting the tunes for rare compositions of Saint Achyuta Dasa and Kamakoti Sastrigal.

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