Indian Culture and Arts Quiz for Civil Services

[gaurav]

1.Which is the first Hindi talkie film

Ans : Alamara

2.Which of the following is a academic promenade pattern of Andhra Pradesh
(a) Odissi (b) Kuchipudi
(c) Kathakali (d) Mohiniyattam

Ans : B

3. With which melodious equipment is Shiv Kumar Sharma associated
(a) Tabala (b) Santoor (c) Sithar (d) Shehnai

Ans : B

4. In Indian melodious terminology, what is the feminine of Raga?

Ans : Ragini

5. According to legend, which deity was Ved Vyasa's scribe as he determined the article of the Mahabharata?

Ans : Ganesha

6. Consider the following declarations about Sikh Gurus:
a. Banda Bahadur was nominated as the infantry foremost of the Sikhs by Guru Tegh Bahadur.
b. Guru Arjan Dev become the Sikh Guru after Guru Ram Das.
c. Guru Arjan Dev provided to Sikhs their own script- Gurumukhi.

Which of the declarations presents is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1 and 2

Ans : D

7. Who amidst the following is well renowned as an exponent of flute?
(a) Debu Choudhuri (b) Madhup Mudgal
(c) Ronu Mazumdar (d) Shafaat Ahmad

Ans : C

8. Which one of the following four Vedas comprises an account of magical charms and spells?
(a) Rig-veda (b) Yajur-veda
(c) Atharva-veda (d) Sama-veda

Ans : C

9. What is the gap between two 'Maha Kumbh' melas at the identical place?
(a) 6 years (b) 10 years (c) 12 years (d) 15 years

Ans : C

10. Which Ragamala depicts the martial creative pursuits by inserting horsemen in battle?

Ans : Nataraga/ Natanarayana

11.Who amidst the following is considered as the chronicled founder of Jainism?
(a) Mahavira (b) Sisunaga
(c) Rishabha (d) Gautama

Ans : A

12. The Meenakshi temple at Madurai is the monument of
(a) Cholas (b) Cheras
(c) Pallavas (d) Pandyas

Ans : D

13. Name the ocean demoness renowned for confining birds by illusion, who endeavoured to obstruct Hanuman on his way to Lanka?

Ans : Sinhika

14. Which customary Asian accomplishing art draws from its title from the Japanese phrases for 'singing', 'dancing' and 'acting'?

Ans : Kabuki

15. Who founded 'Yoga Shastra' the school of Hindu philosophy

Ans : Patanjali

16. Who established Khalsa the Sikh order

Ans : Guru Gobind Singh

17.What is the title of the elephant which serves as the climb on of Lord Indra?

Ans : Airavata

18. Tirupati temple of Lord Venkateswara is located in which state

Ans : Andhra Pradesh

19. Which indian state ostracised the forceful devout conversions

Ans : Tamil Nadu

20. Who is the director of the first Sanskrit movie Adi Sankara

Ans : G.V. Iyer

21. The well renowned Sun Temple is established in which Indian state

Ans : Orissa

22. Pungi is a dance pattern associated to the state

Ans : Himachal Pradesh

23. Garba a well liked folk promenade is affiliated with Indian state

Ans : Gujarat

24. Bhangra is the folk dance of which Indian state

Ans : Punjab

25. Bhagavata Mela is a folk dance of

Ans : Andhra Pradesh

[gaurav]

1. Which is the first Sanskrit movie made in India

Ans : Adi Sankara

2. Which is the first talkie film

Ans : The Jazz Singer in 1927

3. Who is renowned as Barefoot Painter

Ans : M.F.Hussain

4. The Mohiniyattam dance pattern was evolved in which state

Ans : Kerala

5. Which of the following is the most common folk dance of Uttar Pradesh
(a) Naati (b) Bhangra
(c) Tamasha (d) Nautanki

Ans : D

6. The function of religion has been
(a) to convey persons closer
(b) to supply belief to persons in distress
(c) Harmonizing
(d) All the above

Ans : D

7. In which tribe the separated women is most respected
(a) Korawa of Mizapur (b) Santhals
(c) Lushai of Assam (d) Khasi tribe

Ans : A

8. The shuddi action to convey back to the Hindufold persons altered to other beliefs from Hinduism was commenced by

Ans : Arya Samajam

9. Which of the following is not a varna (group) of the Aryan society
(a) Vaishyas (b) Brahmanas
(c) Shudras (d) Sabhas

Ans : D

10. Which of the societies performed polyandry
(a) Nyinba of Nepal (b) Medieval of Europeans
(c) Wodabe of Africa (d) Todas of India

Ans : D

11. What is the most absolutely crucial component of nationality
(a) A widespread race (b) A widespread language
(c) A widespread religion (d) Corporate sentiment

Ans : C

12. A childless widow who could cohabit with her brother-in-law until the birth of a son. This perform was renowned as
(a) Niyoga (b) Levirate
(c) Sororate (d) Nantru

Ans : A

13. God conceived humanity just as he did the animate and inanimate things of the world. This outlook arrives from the
(a) Divine Origin Theory
(b) Evolution Theory
(c) Religious Theory

Ans : A

14. Who is advised as the father of Jainism

Ans : Mahavira

15. The oldest Veda is
(a) Atharva Veda (b) Rig Veda
(c) Yajur Veda (d) Sama Veda

Ans : B

16. Ramakrishna Mission was established by

Ans : Swami Vivekananda

17. Who was the first recipient of a scholarship suggested by the Indian Society of Oriental Arts in 1907

Ans : Nandala Bose

18. Who was the director of the video Salaam Bombay

Ans : Mira Nair

19. Keleucharan Mahapatra was an exponent in

Ans : Odissi

20. Dandiya Ras is a dance pattern of which state
(a) Kerala (b) Bengal (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra

Ans : C