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

Question : 16

Hornbill Festival is celebrated in which among the following states of India?

a) Mizoram

b) Nagaland

c) Meghalaya

d) Manipur

Question : 17

Who among the following are famous instrumentalists of Sarod?

1. Bismillah Khan
2. Ali Akbar Khan
3. Budhadev Dasgupta
4. Bahadur Khan

a) 2, 3, and 4

b) 1, 3, and 4

c) 1, 2, and 3

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question : 18

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:

a) 3 1 2 4

b) 4 2 1 3

c) 4 1 2 3

d) 3 2 1 4

Question : 19

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar?

1. He spearheaded the worldwide spread of Indian music and had a major influence on Western musicians.
2. In 1970, he became chair of the Department of Indian Music of the California Institute of the Arts.
3. A recipient of Bharat Ratna in 1999, Shankar maintained residences in both India and the United States.
4. He won Grammy award three times.

a) 2, 3, and 4

b) 1, 3, and 4

c) 1, 2, and 3

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question : 20 [MPPCS (Pre) 2005]

Who was the grandfather of Arjun, the hero of Mahabharata?

a) Shantanu

b) Devadutt

c) Vichitravirya

d) Chitrangad