art & culture section 6 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 6 [IAS (Pre) 1999]

Which one of the following pairs of folk dance forms and States is not correctly matched?

a) Jhumar - Haryana

b) Mukna - Manipur

c) Korku - Maharashtra

d) Thali - Himachal Pradesh

Question : 7 [UPPCS (Pre) 1998]

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Amjad Ali Khan - Sarod

b) Yahudi Menuhin - Violin

c) Debu Chaudhuri - Sitar

d) Panna Lal Ghosh - Tabla

Question : 8

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the Odissi classical dance?

1. It is predominantly a dance for women, with postures that replicate those found in temple sculptures.
2. Based on archaeological findings, Odissi is believed to be the oldest of the surviving Indian classical dances.
3. It is a very complex and expressive dance, with over fifty mudras (symbolic hand gestures) commonly used.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 9

Thumri Singer Girija Devi belongs to which among the following Gharanas?

a) Kirana Gharana

b) Agra Gharana

c) Lucknow Gharana

d) Banaras Gharana

Question : 10

Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?

a) Jainism

b) Buddhism

c) Islam

d) Hinduism