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 MCQ Practice Quiz on Indian Culture – 1

1. Which Indian Academy is promoting dance, drama and music?

A.Sahitya Academy

B.Lalit Kala Academy

C.National School of Drama

D.Sangeet Academy

Answer: D.Sangeet Academy

2. The word ‘Sathyameva Jayate’ is taken from __________

A.Yajur Veda

B.Atharva Veda

C.Mundaka Upanishad

D.Sam Veda

Answer: C.Mundaka Upanishad

3. According to the cultural history of India ‘Panchayatan’ is:

A. An assembly of elders of village

B. A religious sect

C. Temple construction style

D. Functionary of an administration

Answer: C. Temple construction style

4. Dandia’ is a popular dance of

A.Punjab

B.Gujarat

C.Tamil Nadu

D.Maharashtra

Answer: B.Gujarat

5. Where is Pushkar Fair held?

A.Udaipur

B.Jaisalmer

C.Jodhpur

D.Ajmer

Answer: D.Ajmer

6. Sattriya is a classical dance form of which State?

A. Manipur

B. Uttar Pradesh

C. Assam

D. Andhra Pradesh

Answer: C. Assam

7. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?

A.Nautanki

B.Garba

C.Kathakali

D.Bhangra

Answer: B.Garba

8. In which of the following styles of dance the story/ theme is always taken from Mahabharata and Ramayana?

A. Bharatanatyam

B. Mohiniattam

C. Odissi

D. Kuchipudi

Answer: A. Bharatanatyam

9. The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity

A.Ram

B.Jaganath

C.Shiva

D.Vishnu

Answer: B.Jaganath

10. Which one of the following is not a feature of North Indian temple architecture?

A.Sikhara

B.Garbha Griha

C.Gopura

D.Pradakshina

Answer: C.Gopura

11. Which of the following dances is a solo dance?

A.OttanThullal

B.Kuchipudi

C.Yakshagana

D.Odissi

Answer: A.OttanThullal

12. Ramman is a religious festival and ritual theatre of ____?

A. Uttarkhand

B. Uttar Pradesh

C. West Bengal

D. Madhya Pradesh

Answer: B. Uttar Pradesh

13. Pungi is a dance form related to the state

A.Punjab

B.Himachal Pradesh

C.Haryana

D.Delhi

Answer: B.Himachal Pradesh

14. ___________ is classical dance form of Uttar Pradesh

A. Kathakali

B. Kathak

C. Kuchipudi

D. Mohiniattam

Answer: B. Kathak

15. Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?

A.Hinduism

B.Buddhism

C.Jainism

D.Islam

Answer: B.Buddhism

16. The famous Nabakalebara festival belongs to which of the following states?

A. Rajasthan

B. Odisha

C. West Bengal

D. Bihar

Answer: B. Odisha

17. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?

A.Lucknow

B.Hyderabad

C.Jaipur

D.Mysore

Answer: A.Lucknow

18. Which classical dance form is famous in Tamil Nadu?

A. Kuchipudi

B. Mohiniattam

C. Bharatanatyam

D. Kathakali

Answer: C. Bharatanatyam

19. Historic Chandragiri Fort is located in which of the following states?

A.Andhra Pradesh

B.Karnataka

C.Maharashtra

D.Telangana

Answer: A.Andhra Pradesh

20. The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is associated with which one of the following cities?

A. Kochi

B. Pune

C. Mumbai

D. Mysore

Answer: C. Mumbai

21. The 2016 International Minjar fair has started in which state of India?

A.Maharashtra

B.Bihar

C.Punjab

D.Himachal

Answer: D.Himachal

22. Which of the following is not a folk dance of Uttar Pradesh?

A. Quawwalis

B. Chhau

C. Birhas

D. Charkulas

Answer: B. Chhau

23. The famous traditional dance ‘Ruf’ or ‘Rauf’ is associated with ……………… State.

A.Andhra Pradesh

B.Rajasthan

C.Jammu & Kashmir

D.Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Answer: C.Jammu & Kashmir

24. Who composed the famous song ‘Sare Jahan SeAchha’?

A. Jaidev

B. Mohammad Iqbal

C. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

D. Rabindranath Tagore

Answer: B. Mohammad Iqbal

25. In India, which festival coincide with the festivals of Songkran in Thailand, Thingyan in Myanmar and Aluth Avurudda in Sri Lanka?

A.Baisakhi

B.Makar Sankranti

C.Guru Poornima

D.Holi

Answer: A.Baisakhi

26. Hanukkh, the festival of light is associated with which one of the following religions?

A. Hindu

B. Jewish

C. Jain

D. Christians

Answer: B. Jewish

27. In which State is the religious festival Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated with gusto?

A.Maharashtra

B.Madhya Pradesh

C.Uttar Pradesh

D.Nagaland

Answer: A.Maharashtra

28. The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of the development of art under the

A. Pallavas

B. Chalukyas

C. Pandyas

D. Rashtrakutas

Answer: B. Chalukyas

29. Which of the following combinations of the States and the festivals mainly celebrated there is not correct?

A.Uttar Pradesh – Krishna Janmashtami

B.Maharashtra – Ganesh Chaturthi

C.Gujarat – Durga Puja

D.Rajasthan – Gangaur

Answer: C.Gujarat – Durga Puja

30. Who among the following was known as Bengal’s Greata Garbo?

A. Suchitra Sen

B. Amaravati

C. Kanan Devi

D. Bharathi Shirodkor

Answer: A. Suchitra Sen

31. The Desert Festival, an annual event in Rajasthan that displays local folk arts and culture, aerobatics, camel races, is held at

A.Bikaner

B.Jodhpur

C.Jaisalmer

D.Barmer

Answer: C.Jaisalmer

32. Which one of the following manuscript is included in the UNESCO’s Memory of World Register?

A. Rig Veda

B. Ramayana

C. Mahabharata

D. None of the above

Answer: A. Rig Veda

33.  Losing festival is celebrated in which of the following states?

A.Assam

B.Sikkim

C.Bengal

D.Kerala

Answer: B.Sikkim

34. ‘Madhubani’, a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?

A. Uttar Pradesh

B. Rajasthan

C. Madhya Pradesh

D. Bihar

Answer: D. Bihar

35. The technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid lime plaster is known as –

A.Gouache

B.Cubism

C.Fresco

D.Tempera

Answer: C.Fresco