art & culture section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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

a) 4 1 3 2

b) 1 4 2 3

c) 4 2 1 3

d) 2 3 4 1

Question : 2

Where is the Tagore Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization?

a) Chennai

b) Kolkata

c) Dehradun

d) Shimla

Question : 3

Choose the correct chronological sequence of sculptors whose preferred medium was stone

a) Rajshekhar Nair, M. Dharmani, Mahendra Pandya, Balbir Singh Katt

b) M. Dharmani, Mahendra Pandya, Balbir Singh katt, Rajshekhar Nair

c) Mahendra Pandya, Balbir Singh Katt, Rajshekhar Nair, M. Dharmani

d) Balbir Singh Katt, M. Dharmani, Mahendra Pandya, Rajshekhar Nair

Question : 4

Consider the following statements, choose the correct statements?

1. Kathakali is the classical dance form of Kerala.
2. Kathakali is a religious dance. It draws inspiration from the Ramayana and stories from Shaiva traditions.
3. In Kathakali, costumes and makeup are especially elaborate, with faces made to look like painted masks and enormous headdresses.
4. Kathakali is traditionally performed by women.

a) 2, 3, and 4

b) 1, 3, and 4

c) 1, 2, and 3

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question : 5

With reference to Dhrupad, one of the major traditions of India that has been kept alive for centuries, which of the following statements are correct?

1. Dhrupad originated and developed in the Rajput kingdoms during the Mughal period.
2. Dhrupad is primarily a devotional and spiritual music.
3. Dhrupad Alap uses Sanskrit syllables from Mantras.

a) 2 and 3

b) None of these

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 6

Consider the following famous names.

1. Amrita Shergil
2. Bikas Bhattacharjee
3. N.S. Bendre
4. Subodh Gupta

a) 1 and 4

b) 1, 2, 3 and 4

c) Only 1

d) 2, 3 and 4