Akbarnama was written originally in which among the following languages?
1.Chagtai Turkic
2.Persian
3.Arabic
4.Urdu
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Akshardham temple which is situated in Delhi is revered for which Hindu deity?
1.Swaminarayan
2.Shiva
3.Krishna
4.Ganesh
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Among the five monolithic rathas of Pallavas at Mahabalipuram the largest is ___?
1.Arjuna
2.Bhima
3.Dharmaraja
4.Draupadi
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Apart from the monastic nudity which among the other beliefs of Digambara Jains make them different from the Shvetambaras? No man can reach moksha without being born as woman at least once in any birth The Tirthanakaras when rendered as images must be rendered nude A perfect saint (Kevalin) can live without food Select the correct option from the codes given below: 27.
1.Only 1 & 2
2.Only 2 & 3
3.Only 3
4.1 2 & 3
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Artists of which of the following paintings are also known as Patua painters? Brahmana
1.Brahmana
2.Madhubani
3.Kalighat
4.Batik
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
As per Indian Mythology Dhumravarna is an incarnation or avatara of _______?
1.Vishnu
2.Shiva
3.Ganesha
4.Hanuman
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Chapchar Kut Mim Kut and Pawl Kut are festivals celebrated in which state? Mizoram
1.Mizoram
2.Kerala
3.Goa
4.Himachal Pradesh
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Chinnayya Ponniah Sivanandam and Vadivelu were teachers and composers related to which of the following dance in India?
1.Kathakali
2.Bharatnatyam
3.Mohiniattam
4.Kuchipudi
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Consider the following animals based festivals with states where they are predominantly celebrated: Myoko � Arunachal Pradesh Ooru Habba � Karnataka Kambala � Jammu & Kashmir Which of the above is/are correct?
1.1 & 2 Only
2.2 Only
3.2 & 3 Only
4.1 2 & 3
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Consider the following art forms of India: 1. Ramman 2. Mudiyettu 3. Kalbelia Which among the above are included in the UNESCO�s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?
1.1 & 2
2.2 & 3
3. Only 2
4.1 2 & 3
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Consider the following comparisons of the Hindustani Classical Music and Carnatic Music: In contrast to Hindustani Classical music Carnatic Music is relatively unaffected by Arabic and Iranian Influences In contrast to Hindustani Classical music Carnatic music is more thoroughly oriented to the voice There is a wide difference between the basic principles of raga and tala in Carnatic and Hindustani Music Which among the above comparisons is / are correct? Only 2 & 3 are correct
1.Only 1 & 2 are correct
2.Only 2 & 3 are correct
3.Only 1 is correct
4.1 2 & 3 are correct
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Consider the following festivals with states in which they are celebrated: Yaoshang � Manipur Hornbill � Nagaland Saga Dawa � Sikkim Which of the above is/are correctly matched?
1.3 Only
2.1 & 2 Only
3.1 2 & 3
4.None
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Consider the following folk music with their associated states: Goalpariya Lokgeet � Maharashtra Naatupura Paatu � Kerala Madiga Dappu � Andhra Pradesh Which of the above is/are correctly matched?
1.3 Only
2.1 & 2 Only
3.1 & 2 Only
4.1 2 & 3
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Consider the following instruments: Shehnai Mridangam Sarod Which of the above is/are chordophone(s)?
1.Only 3
2.2 & 3 Only
3.1 2 & 3
4.Non
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Consider the following pairs of folk music with states where they are practised in India: Kamrupi Lokgeet � Assam Naatupura Paatu � Tamil Nadu Goalpariya Lokgeet � Maharashtra Which of the above is/are correct? 46.
1.1 & 2 Only
2.3 Only
3.2 & 3 Only
4.1 2 & 3
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Consider the following statements: 1. Mysore Paintings and Tanjore Paintings are offshoots of Vijayanagar School of Painting 2. Deccani Paintings are offshoots of Mughal School of Painting Which among the above is / are correct statements? 37.
1.Only 1
2.Only 2
3.Both 1 & 2
4.Neither 1 nor 2
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Consider the following statements: 1. Panchamveda is Natyashastra 2. Natyashastra deals with various types of theatres Abhinay and Rasa Which among the above statements is / are correct ?
1.Only 1
2.Only 2
3.Both 1 & 2
4.Neither 1 nor 2
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
dentify the dance form of India with the help of given information: The dance is accompanied by musical compositions called borgeets The instruments that accompany this traditional dance performance are khols cymbals and the flute This dance form was directed by the Vaishnava saint and social reformer Sankaradeva and by his principal disciple Madhavadeva The dance form was once the domain of celibate male monks but now is performed by male as well as female dancers Select the correct answer from options given below:Chhau 29.
1.Chhau
2.Gaudiya Nritya
3.Sattriya
4.Mohiniyattam
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Famous Mukheshawar Temple & Ananta Basudeva temple is located in which state?
1.Kerala
2.Andhra Pradesh
3.Haryana
4.Odisha
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Gundecha brothers are well known exponents of which among the following styles of Hindustani Classical Music ?
1.Khayal
2.Tharana
3.Dhrupad
4.Thumri
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Hornbill Festival is celebrated in which state of India? Manipur
1.Manipur
2.Nagaland
3.Meghalaya
4.Mizoram
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
How the Mural paintings are different from Fresco paintings? While mural painting is executed upon freshly laid wet lime plaster Frescoes are done on already dried walls of solid structures While mural paintings don�t include paintings on ceilings Frescoes primarily involve paintings on ceilings of solid structures Select the correct option from the codes given below: Only 2
1.Only 1
2.Only 2
3.Both 1 & 2
4.Neither 1 nor 2
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
In context with Karnataka what is Halegannada?
1.A tourism place
2.A ritual
3.A dance form
4.A language
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
In which among the following states the people following Baul tradition are found?
1.West Bengal
2.Gujarath
3.Rajasthan
4.Bihar
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
In which of the following city Elephant festival is celebrated annually?
1.Jaipur
2.Jodhpur
3.Kota
4.Ajmer
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
In which year Dadasaheb Phalke Award was instituted?
1.1963
2.1965
3.1967
4.1969
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Indias Rural Olympics formally known as the Kila Raipur Sports Festival is held annually in which state of India? Jammu & Kashmir
1.Jammu & Kashmir
2.Punjab
3.Chhattisgarh
4.Maharashtra
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Mohiniattam: 1. is based on the legend of the Hindu mythological seductress Mohini who tempted Shiva. 2. is patterned on bharatanatyam with elements of kathakali 3. uses Malayalam songs with Carnatak music Select the correct statements from the codes given below:
1.Only 1 & 2
2.Only 2 & 3
3.Only 1 & 3
4.1 2 & 3
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Rajarajesvaram temple which was built exactly 1000 years ago by emperor Rajaraja Chola I the greatest monarch of the Chola dynasty in 1010 is devoted to which of the following deities?
1.Indra
2.Vishnu
3.Shiva
4.Rama
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Ramman is a religious festival and ritual theatre of ____?
1.Uttarkhand
2.Uttar Pradesh
3.West Bengal
4.Madhya Pradesh
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Shaphee Lanphee a traditional textile fabric is a GI product from which of the following states?
1.Assam
2.Manipur
3.Jammu & Kashmir
4.Andhra Pradesh
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
The Amaravati School of Art: 1. was patronized by Satavahanas and Ikshavakus 2. generally used white marble 3. represents Buddha symbolically Which among the above is / are correct?
1.Only 1 & 2
2.Only 2 & 3
3.Oy 1 & 3+A38
4.1 2 & 3
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
The Badami-Chalukyan temples are example of _?
1.Nagara architecture
2.Vesara architecture
3.Dravidian architecture
4.Panchayatana architecture
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
The terms Karna and Angahgara are associated to _?
1.Sanskrit theatre
2.Indian Classical Dance
3.Relics of Buddha
4.Indian Classical Music
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Veda which is partly in prose and partly in verses is ___ ?
1.Rigveda
2.Samaveda
3.Yajurveda
4.Atharvaveda
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
What is the title of the first chapter of the Muslim holy book the Qur�an?Al-Adiyat
1.Al-Adiyat
2.Al-Fatiha
3.Al-Hijr
4.Al-Fath
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Which among the following is the main feature of Dravida Style of Temple architecture?
1.Gopuram
2.Garbha Griha
3.Vimana & Shikhara
4.Manastambha
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Which among the following is the oldest surviving rock-cut cave in India ?
1.Bagh Caves
2.Ellora Caves
3.Uday Giri Caves
4.Barabar Caves
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Which among the following kings constructed the Osian temples of Rajasthan?
1.Solankis
2.Pratihara
3.Chuahanas
4.Guhilots
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Which among the following was prevalent in the Indian Society before the Muslim conquest?
1.Purdah System
2.Child Marriage
3.Sati System
4.Slavery
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Which of the following are included in the UNESCOs list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity? Yoga Kalbelia Ramman Mudiyettu Select the correct option from codes given below:
1.1 2 & 3 Only
2.2 3 & 4 Only
3.2 3 & 4 Only
4.1 2 3 & 4
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Which of the following is / are correct statements with respect to the Vesara style of architecture? has its roots in the Buddhist chaityas is a midway between the Nagara towers and the Dravida tiers was used prominently in western India and Deccan Select the correct option from the codes given below: 35.
1.Only 1 & 2
2.Only 2 & 3
3.Only 1 & 3
4.1 2 & 3
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Which of the following is not a vedanga?
1.Vyakarana
2.Niruktas
3.Jyotisa
4.Brahmana
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Which of the following ladies wrote an historical account during the Mughal period?
1.Hanuman Chalisa
2.Noorjahan Begum
3.Jahanara Begum
4. Zebun-nissah Begum
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Which of the following schools of philosophy was originally known as Lokayata and Brahaspatya?
1.Charvaka
2.Ajivika
3.Samkhya
4.Vaisheshika
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
Which one is the longest epic of the world?
1.Ramayana
2.Ramcharitmanas
3.Mahabharata
4.Hanuman Chalisa
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
With reference to India�s culture and tradition what is Sandesh Rasak? Sanskrit Theatre
1.Form of Hindustani Classical Music
2.Apabhramsa work by a Muslim
3.Sanskrit Theatre
4.Ancient martial art
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
With reference to Kumbha Mela consider the following statements: While there are four venues of Purna Kumbha Mela in India there are only two venues of Ardha Kumbha mela While Purna Kumbha Mela is held at same venue with an interval of 12 years Ardha Kumbha mela is held at same venue with an interval of 6 years Which among the above is / are correct?
1.Only 1
2.Only 2
3.Both 1 & 2
4.Neither 1 nor 2
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12
World�s largest religion (population wise) is ____:
1.Hindu
2.Muslim
3.Christian
4.Buddhists
Posted Date:-2021-11-05 11:39:12