Indian Culture - Literary, Theatre & Painting Questions for IAS Prelims - Set 8

Indian Culture - Literary, Theatre & Painting Questions for IAS Prelims - Set 8

1. Consider the following statement about Hindustani Music. Which of them are correct:

i. Influenced by Arab, Afghan and Persian
ii. Gharanas play a prominent role
iii. Freedom given to artists to improvise

a. i & ii
b. ii & iii
c. iii & i
d. All of the above

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2. Which musical instrument is Pt. Ravi Shankar associated with

a. Sitar
b. Santoor
c. Veena
d. Sarod

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3. Tansen musical festival is held at

a. Gwalior
b. Lucknow
c. Jaipur
d. New Delhi

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4. Dr. L Subramanyam is associated with

a. Violin
b. Ghatam
c. Mridangam
d. Naghaswaram

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5. Who among the following is NOT trinity of Carnatic music

a. Muthuswami Dikshitar
b. Tyagaraja
c. Purandaradasa
d. Syama Sastri

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6. Which of the following is Not a form of Hindustani Music

a. Dhrupad
b. Ghazal
c. Ragamalika
d. Thumri

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7. Who among the following is called "Raphel of the east"

a. Raja Ravi Verma
b. Nandalal Bose
c. Abanindranath tagore
d. Jaimini Roy

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8. Which of the following statement(s) about "Phad Painting" is\are correct:

i. It is scroll painting practiced in Gujarat.
ii. It is religious painting done by class of Artists called "Joshis".

a. i
b. ii
c. Both i & ii
d. None of the above

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9. Madhubani painting is the folk painting of

a. Rajasthan
b. Gujrat
c. Bihar
d. Bengal

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10. Mughal Painting reached its zenith during the time of

a. Akbar
b. Jahangir
c. Shahjahan
d. Aurangzeb

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