Art and Culture GK Questions
In which period did Gandhara art develop?
(A) Gupta period
(B) Maurya period
(C) During the period of the Satavahanas
(D) During the Kushan period
Correct Answer : D
Which was India's first talkie feature film?
(A) Raja Harishchandra
(B) Alam Ara
(C) world does not obey
(D) man
Correct Answer : B
Match the areas of activity of the following eminent persons and their subjects: Eminent person Subject
A. Thomas L. Friedman 1. Literature
B. Zubin Mehta 2. Journalism
C. Ismat Chughtai 3. Painting
D. Jamini Rai 4. Music
Code: A B C D
(A) 2413
(B) 4231
(C) 2431
(D) 1342
Correct Answer : A
Yamini Krishnamurthy is famous for which dance form?
(A) Manipuri
(B) Garba
(C) Bharatnatyam
(D) Kathak
Correct Answer : C
Which of the following places is famous for the “Chikankari” style of embroidery?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Jaipur
(C) Bhopal
(D) Lucknow
Correct Answer : D
Who is considered to be the author of Raag 'Miyan Ki Malhar'?
(A) Tansen
(B) Baiju Bawra
(C) Amir Khusro
(D) Swami Haridas
Correct Answer : A
Who started the famous Persian festival Nauroz?
(A) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Iltumish
(C) Firoz Tughlaq
(D) Balban
Correct Answer : D
Color-painted by whom the best work named “Hans Damayanti”
(A) Anjolie Ela Menon
(B) Abanindra Nath Tagore
(C) Amrita Shergill
(D) Raja Ravi Varma
Correct Answer : D
Which of the following pair is not correct?
(A) Amir Khusro – Sarod
(B) Bhimsen Joshi – Vocal
(C) Utpal Dutt – Film
(D) Shambhu Maharaj – Kathak
Correct Answer : A
Amjad Ali Khan is proficient in which instrument?
(A) Violin
(B) Sitar
(C) Sarod
(D) Sarangi
Correct Answer : C
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