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This section includes 25 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Thanjavur was |
A. | Kathakali |
B. | Odissi |
C. | Kathak |
D. | Bharatanatyam |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
The National Anthem was first sung in the year |
A. | 1911 |
B. | 1913 |
C. | 1936 |
D. | 1935 |
Answer» B. 1913 | |
3. |
The last Mahakumbh of the 20th century was held at |
A. | Nasik |
B. | Ujjain |
C. | Allahabad |
D. | Haridwar |
Answer» E. | |
4. |
Mohiniattam dance from developed originally in which state? |
A. | Tamil Nadu |
B. | Orissa |
C. | Kerala |
D. | Karnataka |
Answer» D. Karnataka | |
5. |
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» B. Hyderabad | |
6. |
Which of the following dances is a solo dance? |
A. | Ottan Thullal |
B. | Kuchipudi |
C. | Yakshagana |
D. | Odissi |
Answer» B. Kuchipudi | |
7. |
Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies? |
A. | Hinduism |
B. | Buddhism |
C. | Jainism |
D. | Islam |
Answer» C. Jainism | |
8. |
In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature? |
A. | Onam |
B. | Rongali Bihu |
C. | Navratri |
D. | Pongal |
Answer» B. Rongali Bihu | |
9. |
The book of Parsis is |
A. | Torah |
B. | Bible |
C. | Zend Avesta |
D. | Gita |
Answer» D. Gita | |
10. |
Who composed the famous song 'Sare Jahan SeAchha'? |
A. | Jaidev |
B. | Mohammad Iqbal |
C. | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay |
D. | Rabindranath Tagore |
Answer» C. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | |
11. |
The National Song of India was composed by |
A. | Rabindranath Tagore |
B. | Bankim Chandra Chatterji |
C. | Iqbal |
D. | Jai Shankar Prasad |
Answer» C. Iqbal | |
12. |
The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity |
A. | Ram |
B. | Jaganath |
C. | Shiva |
D. | Vishnu |
Answer» C. Shiva | |
13. |
Which of the following Akademis is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India? |
A. | National School of Drama |
B. | Sangeet Akademi |
C. | Sahitya Akademi |
D. | Lalit Kala Akademi |
Answer» C. Sahitya Akademi | |
14. |
Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat? |
A. | Nautanki |
B. | Garba |
C. | Kathakali |
D. | Bhangra |
Answer» C. Kathakali | |
15. |
The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Tanjore was |
A. | Kathakali |
B. | Odissi |
C. | Kathak |
D. | Bharatanatyam |
Answer» E. | |
16. |
The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at |
A. | Mumbai |
B. | Chennai |
C. | New Delhi |
D. | Kolkata |
Answer» D. Kolkata | |
17. |
Kathak is a classical dance of |
A. | North India |
B. | Tamilnadu |
C. | Manipur |
D. | Kerala |
Answer» B. Tamilnadu | |
18. |
'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» E. | |
19. |
Thillana is a format of |
A. | Kuchipudi |
B. | Odissi |
C. | Baharatanatyam |
D. | Kathak |
Answer» D. Kathak | |
20. |
'Kathakali' is a folk dance prevalent in which state? |
A. | Karnataka |
B. | Orissa |
C. | Kerala |
D. | Manipur |
Answer» D. Manipur | |
21. |
Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' has been adopted as India's National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted? |
A. | Only the first stanza |
B. | The whole song |
C. | Third and Fourth stanza |
D. | First and Second stanza |
Answer» B. The whole song | |
22. |
The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is |
A. | 3:5 |
B. | 2:3 |
C. | 2:4 |
D. | 3:4 |
Answer» C. 2:4 | |
23. |
The words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from |
A. | Rigveda |
B. | Satpath Brahmana |
C. | Mundak Upanishad |
D. | Ramayana |
Answer» D. Ramayana | |
24. |
'Natya - Shastra' the main source of India's classical dances was written by |
A. | Nara Muni |
B. | Bharat Muni |
C. | Abhinav Gupt |
D. | Tandu Muni |
Answer» C. Abhinav Gupt | |
25. |
'Dandia' is a popular dance of |
A. | Punjab |
B. | Gujarat |
C. | Tamil Nadu |
D. | Maharashtra |
Answer» C. Tamil Nadu | |