art & culture section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Richard Attenborough is

a) A painter

b) Producer and director

c) A writer

d) An actor

Question : 2

What contribution has been made by Ernest Binfield Havell (E.B. Havell) in the Indian art and culture?

a) E.B. Havell was a famous indologist who translated several Sanskrit dramas in English

b) E.B. Havell made efforts in establishing the Bengal school of art

c) E.B. Havell was a teacher at Pune who established the National Archives of India

d) E.B. Havell was a official of East India company, whose efforts led to establishment of Asiatic Society

Question : 3

To which State does the folk art form of Madhubani belong?

a) West Bengal

b) Rajasthan

c) Orissa

d) Bihar

Question : 4

The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was

a) Mirza Ghalib

b) Faiz

c) Amir Khusrau

d) Bahadur Shah Zafar

Question : 5

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

a) 4 2 3 1

b) 1 3 2 4

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 4 3 2 1

Question : 6

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the National School of Drama?

1. It is the foremost theatre training institution in India.
2. It was set up by the Sangeet Natak Akademi as one of its constituent units in 1959.
3. In 1975, it became an independent entity and was registered as an autonomous organization.
4. Institute is fully financed by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

a) 2, 3, and 4

b) 1, 3, and 4

c) 1, 2, and 3

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4