APSC (Indian Art and Culture)

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

a. Manipur
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Assam
d. Andhra Pradesh

ANSWER: c. Assam

2. ___________ is classical dance form of Uttar Pradesh.

a. Kathakali
b. Kathak
c. Kuchipudi
d. Mohiniattam

ANSWER: b. Kathak

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

a. Kuchipudi
b. Mohiniattam
c. Bharatanatyam
d. Kathakali

ANSWER: c. Bharatanatyam

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

a. Quawwalis
b. Chhau
c. Birhas
d. Charkulas

ANSWER: b. Chhau

5. Which is the folk dance of Andhra Pradesh?

a. Kolattam
b. Karakattam
c. Lavani
d. Saturi

ANSWER: a. Kolattam

6. Which devotional saint was cobbler by profession?

a. Tulsidas
b. Raidas
c. Surdas
d. None of the above

ANSWER: b. Raidas

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

a. Sahitya Academy
b. National School of Drama
c. Lalit Kala Academy
d. Sangeet Academy

ANSWER: d. Sangeet Academy

8. In which year National Anthem was first sung?

a. 1911
b. 1912
c. 1913
d. 1914

ANSWER: a. 1911

9. Madhubani painting is famous in which of the following state?

a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Kerala
c. Bihar
d. Tamil Naidu
ANSWER: c. Bihar

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

a. Yajur Veda
b. Mundaka Upanishad
c. Atharva Veda
d. Sam Veda

ANSWER: b. Mundaka Upanishad

11. The famous song ‘Saare Jaha se Achha’ is composed by ___________

a. Ravindra Nath Tagore
b. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya
c. Mohammad Iqbal
d. None of the above

ANSWER: c. Mohammad Iqbal

12. Boat race is part of which of the following festival?

a. Pongal
b. Onam
c. Bihu
d. Navratri

ANSWER: b. Onam

13. Who had introduced Police system in India?

a. Lord Wellesley
b. Lord Minto
c. Lord Hastings
d. Lord Cornwallis

ANSWER: d. Lord Cornwallis

14. Which of the following Raga is sung early in the morning?

a. Todi
b. Darbari
c. Malhar
d. Bhopali

ANSWER: a. Todi

15. __________ is the traditional form of Rangoli practised in the state of Uttarakhand.

a. Aripana
b. Aipan
c. Alpana
d. Kolam

ANSWER: b. Aipan

16. Aripana, an art form of Rangoli is practised in which state?

a. Tamil Nadu
b. Kerala
c. Bihar
d. Uttar Pradesh

ANSWER: c. Bihar

17. Which ofRangoli is made with the help of coarse rice flour?

a. Aripana
b. Kolam
c. Alpana
d. None of the above

ANSWER: b. Kolam

18. Which of the raga is not composed by Tansen?

a. Deepak Raga
b. Bhairav Raga
c. Darbari Todi
d. Malhar Raga

ANSWER: a. Deepak Raga

19. Which form of Hindustani Classical music Pandit Bhimsen Joshi is famous for?

a. Thumri
b. Dhrupad
c. Tarana
d. Khayal

ANSWER: d. Khayal

20. Badaam Halwa is a popular __________ dish

a. Kashmiri
b. Gujarati
c. Mughlai
d. Bengali

ANSWER: c. Mughlai

21. Which dish is one of the popular dishes of Kashmir?

a. Aloo Ka Raita
b. Dum Aloo
c. Kesar Chawal
d. Murgh Achaari

ANSWER: b. Dum Aloo

22. The rock cut temples of Mahabalipuram and the temples of Kanchipuram are the achievements of the ________ rulers.

a. Pallava
b. Chola
c. Hoyasala
d. Vijayanagar

ANSWER: a. Pallava

23. Which of the following is not a Char Dham?

a. Puri
b. Dwarka
c. Mansarovar
d. Rameswaram

ANSWER: c. Mansarovar

24. Kumbh Mela is held in every ___ years

a. 12
b. 10
c. 9
d. 6

ANSWER: a. 12

25. Which of the musical instruments are of Indo-Islamic origin?

a. Sitar, Table and Shehnai
b. Sitar, Tabla and Sarangi
c. Sitar, Sarangi and Shehnai
d. Sarangi, Tabla and Shehnai

ANSWER: b. Sitar, Tabla and Sarangi

26. Which imaginary place is used in R.K. Narayan’s stories?

a. Malguri
b. Nalgudi
c. Nalguri
d. Malgudi

ANSWER: d. Malgudi

27. Which novel Rabindra Nath Tagore won the Noble Prize for?

a. Rajashi
b. Rupanjali
c. Gitanjali
d. Meghadutam

ANSWER: c. Gitanjali

28. Who has written famous novel ‘Devdas’?

a. Saratchandra Chattopadhyay
b. Rabindranath Tagore
c. Samudra Gupta
d. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

ANSWER: a. Saratchandra Chattopadhyay

29. ‘Panchatantra’ is originally written by _____________.

a. Kalidas
b. Vishnu Sharma
c. Tulsi Das
d. None of the above

ANSWER: b. Vishnu Sharma

30. Which Veda Sanskrit literature has begun from?

a. Yajur Veda
b. Atharva Veda
c. Sam Veda
d. Rig Veda

ANSWER: d. Rig Veda