Q. Which Indian classical dance form originates from Kerala?

a) Bharatanatyam

b) Kathak

c) Kathakali

d) Odissi

Answer: c) Kathakali

Q. Who wrote the epic ‘Ramayana’?

a) Veda Vyasa

b) Valmiki

c) Tulsidas

d) Kalidasa

Answer: b) Valmiki

Q. The Ajanta Caves are located in which Indian state?

a) Maharashtra

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Rajasthan

d) Karnataka

Answer: a) Maharashtra

Q. Which Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal?

a) Akbar

b) Jahangir

c) Shah Jahan

d) Aurangzeb

Answer: c) Shah Jahan

Q. Who is known as the ‘Nightingale of India’?

a) Lata Mangeshkar

b) Sarojini Naidu

c) M. S. Subbulakshmi

d) Asha Bhosle

Answer: b) Sarojini Naidu

Q. Bharatanatyam is a classical dance form from which state?

a) Karnataka

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Kerala

Answer: b) Tamil Nadu

Q. Kalidasa, the great poet and dramatist, was in the court of which king?

a) Ashoka

b) Harsha

c) Chandragupta II

d) Kanishka

Answer: c) Chandragupta II

Q. Which instrument is Pandit Ravi Shankar associated with?

a) Tabla

b) Sitar

c) Flute

d) Violin

Answer: b) Sitar

Q. Who wrote the famous play ‘Shakuntala’?

a) Kalidasa

b) Bhasa

c) Bharavi

d) Banabhatta

Answer: a) Kalidasa

Q. The rock-cut temples of Mahabalipuram were built under the patronage of which dynasty?

 a) Chola

 b) Pallava

 c) Pandya

 d) Chera

 Answer: b) Pallava

Q. ‘Sangeet Natak Akademi’ is located in which city?

 a) Mumbai

 b) Kolkata

 c) Chennai

 d) New Delhi

 Answer: d) New Delhi

Q. Raja Ravi Varma is known for his work in which field?

 a) Literature

 b) Dance

 c) Painting

 d) Music

 Answer: c) Painting

Q. Who composed the classical Sanskrit text ‘Arthashastra’?

 a) Patanjali

 b) Kautilya

 c) Panini

 d) Varahamihira

 Answer: b) Kautilya

Q. The Khajuraho temples are famous for their sculptures. They were built by which dynasty?

 a) Gupta

 b) Chola

 c) Chandela

 d) Rashtrakuta

 Answer: c) Chandela

Q. The ‘Bharata Natya Shastra’ is a famous ancient treatise on what?

 a) Medicine

 b) Dance and Drama

 c) Architecture

 d) Astronomy

 

 Answer: b) Dance and Drama

Q. Which Indian state is famous for the Pattachitra paintings?

 a) West Bengal

 b) Odisha

 c) Maharashtra

 d) Tamil Nadu

 Answer: b) Odisha

Q. Who is the author of the book ‘Gitanjali’?

 a) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

 b) Rabindranath Tagore

 c) Sarojini Naidu

 d) R. K. Narayan

 Answer: b) Rabindranath Tagore

Q. The dance form ‘Mohiniyattam’ is from which Indian state?

 a) Karnataka

 b) Tamil Nadu

 c) Kerala

 d) Andhra Pradesh

  Answer: c) Kerala

Q. Who was the court musician of Akbar, also known as ‘Mian’?

 a) Tansen

 b) Baiju Bawra

 c) Swami Haridas

 d) Ramdas

 Answer: a) Tansen

Q. The famous ‘Sun Temple’ is located in which place?

 a) Puri

 b) Konark

 c) Bhubaneswar

 d) Cuttack

 

 Answer: b) Konark

Q. ‘Yakshagana’ is a traditional theatre form from which Indian state?

 a) Andhra Pradesh

 b) Karnataka

 c) Kerala

 d) Tamil Nadu

 Answer: b) Karnataka

Q. Which text is considered the oldest scripture of Hinduism?

 a) Bhagavad Gita

 b) Upanishads

 c) Vedas

 d) Ramayana

 Answer: c) Vedas

Q. The famous ‘Elephanta Caves’ are situated near which city?

 a) Chennai

 b) Kolkata

 c) Mumbai

 d) Goa

 Answer: c) Mumbai

Q. The ‘Thanjavur School’ is associated with which form of art?

 a) Dance

 b) Music

 c) Painting

 d) Sculpture

 Answer: c) Painting

Q. In which Indian state is the ‘Hampi’ archaeological site located?

 a) Tamil Nadu

 b) Karnataka

 c) Andhra Pradesh

 d) Maharashtra

 

 Answer: b) Karnataka

Q. Who is the author of ‘Abhijnanashakuntalam’?

 a) Bhasa

 b) Kalidasa

 c) Banabhatta

 d) Harsha

 Answer: b) Kalidasa

Q. ‘Manipuri’ is a classical dance form from which region of India?

 a) Odisha

 b) Assam

 c) Manipur

 d) Tripura

 Answer: c) Manipur

Q. The ‘Victoria Memorial’ is located in which Indian city?

 a) Mumbai

 b) New Delhi

 c) Chennai

 d) Kolkata

 Answer: d) Kolkata

Q. The ‘Bihu’ dance is a folk dance from which Indian state?

 a) West Bengal

 b) Assam

 c) Punjab

 d) Gujarat

 Answer: b) Assam

Q. Who composed the famous song ‘Vande Mataram’?

 a) Rabindranath Tagore

 b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

 c) Sarojini Naidu

 d) Subramania Bharati

 Answer: b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Q. The architectural style of the Lotus Temple in New Delhi is inspired by which flower?

 a) Rose

 b) Lily

 c) Lotus

 d) Sunflower

 Answer: c) Lotus

Q. The ‘Kumbh Mela’ is held in how many different locations in India?

 a) Two

 b) Three

 c) Four

 d) Five

Answer: c) Four

Q. ‘Bharatanatyam’ was originally known as?

 a) Kathak

 b) Kathakali

 c) Dasiattam

 d) Kuchipudi

 Answer: c) Dasiattam

Q. Who among the following was a famous veena player?

 a) M. S. Subbulakshmi

 b) T. R. Mahalingam

 c) V. Doreswamy Iyengar

 d) Lalgudi Jayaraman

 Answer: c) V. Doreswamy Iyengar

Q. Which of the following is a folk dance of Rajasthan?

 a) Bhangra

 b) Garba

 c) Ghoomar

 d) Lavani

 Answer: c) Ghoomar

Q. The famous ‘Charminar’ is located in which Indian city?

 a) Hyderabad

 b) Bangalore

 c) Mumbai

 d) Lucknow

Answer: a) Hyderabad

Q. The epic ‘Mahabharata’ was written by?

 a) Valmiki

 b) Tulsidas

 c) Vyasa

 d) Kalidasa

 Answer: c) Vyasa

Q. ‘Ghoomar’ is a traditional folk dance from which state?

 a) Punjab

 b) Haryana

 c) Rajasthan

 d) Gujarat

 Answer: c) Rajasthan

Q. Who is known as the father of Indian classical music?

 a) Tansen

 b) Amir Khusro

 c) Swami Haridas

 d) Bismillah Khan

 Answer: b) Amir Khusro

Q. The ‘Sattriya’ dance form originated in which Indian state?

 a) Manipur

 b) Assam

 c) West Bengal

 d) Odisha

 Answer: b) Assam

Q. Which Indian classical dance form is associated with Andhra Pradesh?

 a) Kuchipudi

 b) Bharatanatyam

 c) Kathak

 d) Odissi

 Answer: a) Kuchipudi

Q. The famous ‘Ajanta Caves’ are dedicated to which religion?

 a) Hinduism

 b) Buddhism

 c) Jainism

 d) Sikhism

  Answer: b) Buddhism

Q. Who wrote the famous treatise ‘Natya Shastra’?

 a) Patanjali

 b) Bharata Muni

 c) Kautilya

 d) Panini

 Answer: b) Bharata Muni

Q. Which Indian state is known for the ‘Chhau’ dance?

 a) Odisha

 b) West Bengal

 c) Jharkhand

 d) All of the above

 Answer: d) All of the above

Q. The ‘Sanchi Stupa’ was commissioned by which emperor?

 a) Chandragupta Maurya

 b) Ashoka

 c) Harsha

 d) Kanishka

 Answer: b) Ashoka

Q. The ‘Carnatic’ music tradition is associated with which region of India?

 a) North India

 b) South India

 c) East India

 d) West India

 Answer: b) South India

Q. ‘Lavani’ is a traditional dance form of which state?

 a) Gujarat

 b) Maharashtra

 c) Punjab

 d) Rajasthan

 Answer: b) Maharashtra

Q. Who is known as the ‘Bard of Bengal’?

 a) Rabindranath Tagore

 b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

 c) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

 d) Michael Madhusudan Dutt

 Answer: a) Rabindranath Tagore

Q. The ‘Ellora Caves’ contain monuments related to which religions?

 a) Hinduism

 b) Buddhism

 c) Jainism

 d) All of the above

 Answer: d) All of the above

Q. The ‘Veena’ is associated with which Indian goddess?

 a) Lakshmi

 b) Saraswati

 c) Parvati

 d) Durga

 Answer: b) Saraswati

Q. The ‘Gandhara School of Art’ is known for the fusion of which two cultures?

 a) Indian and Persian

 b) Indian and Greek

 c) Indian and Chinese

 d) Indian and Roman

 Answer: b) Indian and Greek

Q. ‘Kathak’ dance form originated in which part of India?

 a) South India

 b) North India

 c) East India

 d) West India

 Answer: b) North India

Q. Who composed the famous ‘Bhagavad Gita’?

 a) Vyasa

 b) Valmiki

 c) Kalidasa

 d) Tulsidas

 Answer: a) Vyasa

Q. The ‘Jataka Tales’ are associated with which religion?

 a) Hinduism

 b) Buddhism

 c) Jainism

 d) Sikhism

 Answer: b) Buddhism

Q. The ‘Bharat Ratna’ award was first conferred in which year?

 a) 1950

 b) 1954

 c) 1960

 d) 1965

 Answer: b) 1954

Q. The ‘Chola’ dynasty is famous for which temple architecture?

 a) Dravidian

 b) Nagara

 c) Vesara

 d) Kalinga

 Answer: a) Dravidian

Q. ‘Gandhi Peace Prize’ is awarded by which organization?

 a) UNESCO

 b) Government of India

 c) United Nations

 d) World Peace Council

 Answer: b) Government of India

Q. The ‘Qutub Minar’ was constructed by which dynasty?

 a) Mughal

 b) Slave

 c) Tughlaq

 d) Lodi

 Answer: b) Slave

Q. The ‘Bharatnatyam’ dance form is associated with which temple?

 a) Brihadeeswara Temple

 b) Meenakshi Temple

 c) Padmanabhaswamy Temple

 d) Jagannath Temple

 Answer: b) Meenakshi Temple

Q. ‘Yakshagana’ is a dance form of which state?

 a) Kerala

 b) Karnataka

 c) Tamil Nadu

 d) Andhra Pradesh

 Answer: b) Karnataka

Q. The ‘Gita Govinda’ was written by which poet?

 a) Kalidasa

 b) Jayadeva

 c) Tulsidas

 d) Surdas

Answer: b) Jayadeva

Q. Who was the first recipient of the ‘Dada Saheb Phalke Award’?

 a) Prithviraj Kapoor

 b) Raj Kapoor

 c) Devika Rani

 d) Satyajit Ray

 Answer: c) Devika Rani

Q. The ‘Lotus Temple’ in New Delhi is dedicated to which religion?

 a) Hinduism

 b) Buddhism

 c) Jainism

 d) Bahá’í Faith

 Answer: d) Bahá’í Faith

Q. The ‘Surya Namaskar’ is associated with which form of exercise?

 a) Aerobics

 b) Pilates

 c) Yoga

 d) Tai Chi

 Answer: c) Yoga

Q. The ‘Bihu’ festival is celebrated in which Indian state?

 a) Odisha

 b) West Bengal

 c) Assam

 d) Punjab

 Answer: c) Assam

Q. The ‘Meenakshi Temple’ is located in which Indian city?

 a) Chennai

 b) Madurai

 c) Coimbatore

 d) Thanjavur

Answer: b) Madurai

Q. Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Cinema’?

 a) Raj Kapoor

 b) Satyajit Ray

 c) Dadasaheb Phalke

 d) V. Shantaram

 Answer: c) Dadasaheb Phalke

Q. The ‘Garba’ dance form is from which Indian state?

 a) Punjab

 b) Maharashtra

 c) Gujarat

 d) Rajasthan

 Answer: c) Gujarat

Q. The famous ‘Ellora Caves’ are located in which state?

 a) Maharashtra

 b) Karnataka

 c) Madhya Pradesh

 d) Gujarat

 Answer: a) Maharashtra

Q. The ‘Hawa Mahal’ is located in which Indian city?

 a) Udaipur

 b) Jaipur

 c) Jodhpur

 d) Bikaner

 Answer: b) Jaipur