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Questions : Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I List II
(Person) (Distinguished as)
A. Santosh Yadav 1. T.V. Host
B. Oprah Winfrey 2. Journalist
C. Oscar Wilde 3. Mountaineer
D. P. Sainath 4. Dramatist and Author
Codes: A B C D

(a) 1 3 2 4

(b) 1 3 4 2

(c) 3 1 4 2

(d) 3 1 2 4

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

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Question : 1

The lead character in the film ‘The Bandit Queen’ has been played by

a) Shabana Azmi

b) Pallavi Joshi

c) Seema Biswas

d) Neeta Gupta

Answer: (c)

Question : 2

Consider the following statements:

  1. Odissi dance is related to Odisha.
  2. Kathak belongs to North India (Uttar Pradesh)
  3. Sattaria dance belongs to Assam.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) All of the above

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1 and 3 only

Answer: (a)

Odissi, also known as Orissi is one of the eight classical dance forms of India. It originates from the state of Odisha, in eastern India. It is the oldest surviving dance form of India on the basis of archaeological evidence. The classic treatise Natya Shastra refers to it as Odra-Magadhi.

This dance is characterised by various Bhangas (Stance), which involves stamping of the foot and striking various postures as seen in Indian sculptures. The common Bhangas are Bhanga, Abanga, Atibhanga and Tribhanga.

Question : 3

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the movie ‘Raja Harishchandra’?

  1. It is a 1913 Indian talking film.
  2. It was directed and produced by Indian icon director Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (Dadasaheb Phalke).
  3. It is the first full-length Indian feature film.
  4. The complete film is no longer available.
Select the answer from the codes given below:

a) 2, 3, and 4

b) 1, 3, and 4

c) 1, 2, and 3

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (a)

First screened, in 1913 it is a silent film.

Question : 4

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

List I List II
A. Amrita Shergil 1. Dancer
B. Bhimsen Joshi 2. Painter
C. Rukmini Devi Arundale 3. Poet
D. Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’ 4. Singer
Codes: A B C D

a) 2 4 1 3

b) 3 4 1 2

c) 2 1 4 3

d) 3 1 4 2

Answer: (a)

Question : 5

Which of the painting is mixture of Rajasthani and Mughal?

a) Madhubani painting

b) Pahari painting

c) Basohli painting

d) Kangra painting

Answer: (d)

Kangra painting is a mixture of Rajasthan and Mughal. The pictorial art of Kangra is one of the finest gifts of India to the art world.

It originated in a small hill state ‘Guler’ in the lower Himalayas in the 18th century when a family of Kashmiri painters trained in the Mughal Style of painting sought shelter at the court of Raja Dalip Singh of Guler.

Question : 6

Mask dance is associated with which of the following dance styles?

a) Naga

b) Kuchipudi

c) Kathakali

d) Odissi

Answer: (c)

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