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

Question : 11 [IAS (Pre) 2017]

Consider the following pairs based on Traditions and Communities

1. Chaliha Sahib - Sindhis Festival
2. Nanda Raj Jaat - Gonds Yatra
3. Wari-Warkari - Santhals

a) Only 2 and 3

b) None of these

c) Only 1

d) Only 1 and 3

Question : 12

Kuchipudi dance style belongs to

a) Kerala

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Karnataka

d) Odisha

Question : 13 [IAS (Pre) 2014]

With reference to India’s culture and tradition, what is ‘Kalaripayattu’?

a) It is an ancient style bronze and brasswork still found in Southern part of Coromandel area

b) It is an ancient martial art and a living tradition in some parts of South India

c) It is an ancient Bhakti cult of Shaivism still prevalent in some parts of South India

d) It is an ancient form of dancedrama and a living tradition in the Northern part of Malabar

Question : 14 [UPPSC (GIC) 2010]

Gangubai Hangal, who died a few months ago, was a

a) Dancer

b) Sitar Player

c) Classical Singer

d) Painter

Question : 15 [MPPCS (Pre) 1998]

Who was the producer of the famous T.V. serial ‘Ramayan’?

a) Ramanand Sagar

b) Mira Nair

c) B.R. Chopra

d) Shyam Benegal