art and culture of India

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art and culture of India

1. What is the initial name of Bajubabra?

A) Brajesh
B) Baijnath
C) Badri Prasad
D) Braj Kishore

... Answer is B)
Explanation : He was live in the court of king Naresh Singh Tomar.

2. Birju Maharaj was related to

A) Kathak
B) Kuchipudi
C) Bihu
D) Bharatanatyam

... Answer is A)
Explanation : The real name of Birju Maharaj was Brijmohan.

3. Sahitya Akademi was established in

A) 1854
B) 1860
C) 1954
D) 1967

... Answer is C)
Explanation : The headquarters of Sahitya Akademy is in New Delhi.

4. Where is the headquarters of Sangeet Natak Akademi?

A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Kolkata
D) Hyderabad

... Answer is B)
Explanation : Sangeet Natak Akademi was established in 1953.

5. Bihu is the folk dance of

A) Manipur
B) Kerala
C) West Bengal
D) Assam

... Answer is D)
Explanation : Bihu dance is always performed in group and it is announced three times in one year.

6. Dandiya Raas is the folk dance of

A) Gujarat
B) Rajasthan
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Andhra Pradesh

... Answer is A)
Explanation : Dandiya Raas is specially performed in Navratri.

7. Ghoomar is the folk dance of

A) Maharashtra
B) Jharkhand
C) Rajasthan
D) Punjab

... Answer is C)
Explanation : no.

8. Bhangra is the folk dance of

A) Punjab
B) Bihar
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Hariyana

... Answer is A)
Explanation : Bhangra is performed by male.

9. Mohiniyattam is the folk dance of

A) Nagaland
B) Kerala
C) Assam
D) Himachal Pradesh

... Answer is B)
Explanation : no.

10. Kajri is the folk dance of

A) Maharashtra
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Sikkim
D) Uttar Pradesh

... Answer is D)
Explanation : no.

11. Garba is the folk dance of

A) Bihar
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Gujarat
D) Goa

... Answer is C)
Explanation : Garba is specially performed in Navratri.

12. Lavani is the folk dance of

A) Maharashtra
B) Manipur
C) Meghalaya
D) Kerala

... Answer is A)
Explanation : no.

13. Rangoli is the folk art of

A) Bihar
B) Gujarat
C) Maharashtra
D) Tamil Nadu

... Answer is C)
Explanation : Rangoli is made on the surface of ground using many colours.

14. Mehndi is the folk art of

A) Kerala
B) Rajasthan
C) West Bengal
D) Himachal Pradesh

... Answer is B)
Explanation : no.

15. Who was the founder of Yoga philosophy?

A) Gautam Buddha
B) Patanjali
C) Kapil
D) Bhaskaracharya

... Answer is B)
Explanation : no.

16. Who was the founder of Nyaya(Nayay darshan)?

A) Gautam Buddha
B) Mahavir
C) Basavaraj
D) Kanada

... Answer is A)
Explanation : no.

17. Who was the founder of Samkhya(Sankhya darshan)?

A) Patanjali
B) Badrayan
C) Kapil
D) Charvak

... Answer is C)
Explanation : no.

18. Gopikrishn was related to

A) Kathakali
B) Kathak
C) Kuchipudi
D) Bihu

... Answer is B)
Explanation : Gopikrishn was made world record for dancing continuously 9 hours,20 minutes.

19.When was established Indira gandhi national Centre for the arts?

A) 1876
B) 1894
C) 1985
D) 1997

... Answer is C)
Explanation : no.

20. Karma is the folk dance of

A) Bihar
B) Jharkhand
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Odisha

... Answer is C)
Explanation : no.

21. Chhath puja is specially celebrated in

A) Bihar
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Maharashtra
D) West Bengal

... Answer is A)
Explanation : Chhath puja is celebrated in the month of November.It is dedicated of lord Surya.

22. Onam festival is specially celebrated in

A) Gujarat
B) Kerala
C) Assam
D) Rajasthan

... Answer is B)
Explanation : Onam is celebrated in the month of August.

23. Hornbill festival is specially celebrated in

A) Tripura
B) Nagaland
C) Goa
D) Sikkim

... Answer is B)
Explanation : no.

24. Pongal festival is specially celebrated in

A) West Bengal
B) Odisha
C) Manipur
D) Tamil Nadu

... Answer is D)
Explanation : Pongal is celebrated in the month of January.