art & culture section 7 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1

Consider the following statements:

1. Bharata’s Natya Sastra, from around the 5th century AD, and Saranga Deva’s Sangita Ratnakara, from the early13th century AD, are considered the to be the earliest recorded documents available on the theory and performance of Indian classical music.
2. Carnatic music is based on a 22 scale note (swaras) on contrary to the earlier 12 note scale that is used in the western classical music. But in all its practical aspects and puposes, not more than 16 notes are generally used.

a) 2 only

b) 1 and 2 both

c) 1 only

d) None

Question : 2 [IAS (Pre) 2014]

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.

a) Only 1 and 2

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) Only 1

d) Only 2 and 3

Question : 3 [IAS (Pre) 2002]

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

a) 3 1 2 4

b) 3 2 1 4

c) 4 2 1 3

d) 4 1 2 3

Question : 4

The ‘yoga’ philosophy belongs to

a) Patanjali

b) Kannada

c) Jaimini

d) Gautam

Question : 5 [MPPCS (Pre) 1993]

Match the following.

a) 1 4 3 2

b) 3 1 2 4

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 4 2 3 1