Art and Culture Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Who is the author of the book ‘Modi Government: New Surge of Communalism’?
1364 064106905539cee0fcaba70af
64106905539cee0fcaba70af- 1Pranab Mukherjeefalse
- 2Jaswant Singhfalse
- 3Sitaram Yechurytrue
- 4M J Akbarfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "Sitaram Yechury "
Q: In Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibangan is famous for which of the following?
1302 0632c58251656651c9ea39783
632c58251656651c9ea39783- 1Rockcut architecturefalse
- 2Sea portfalse
- 3Cotton cultivationfalse
- 4Potterytrue
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 4. "Pottery "
Explanation :
1. The oldest evidence of plowing the fields has been found from Kalibanga.
2. It is situated on the banks of Ghaggar (Saraswati) river in Hanumangarh district of northern Rajasthan.
3. Kalibanga was excavated in 1960 by B.B. Lal and B.K. Thapar had started it.
4. Evidence of farming is found from Kalibanga, which is the oldest in the world.
5. Evidence of fire altars are found in a row on a raised platform made of raw bricks.
6. It was first discovered by Amla Nand Ghosh in 1952. B. K Thapar and B. B Lal did excavation work here in 1961-69.
Q: ______ is a palace in Jaipur, built by Sawai Pratap Singh.
1295 064c21fd629beb3482a352796
64c21fd629beb3482a352796- 1Lallgarh Palacefalse
- 2Umaid Bhavanfalse
- 3Hawa Mahaltrue
- 4Sajjangarh Palacefalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "Hawa Mahal"
Explanation :
1. Hawa Mahal of Jaipur was built by Sawai Pratap Singh.
2. Hawa Mahal is a five-storey palace, made of red and pink sandstone.
3. The famous 'Palace of the Winds', or Hawa Mahal, is one of the major tourist attractions in the city of Jaipur.
4. Apart from this, due to the "Venturi effect", cool air always keeps coming inside the palace through these intricately structured lattice windows, due to which the palace always remains air-conditioned even in the scorching heat.
Q: Which of the following pair of newspaper and place of establishment is not correct?
1288 063778dbbb0dde825a4a06028
63778dbbb0dde825a4a06028- 1Desh Hitaishi - Ajmerfalse
- 2Sarvodaya Vahak - Banswarafalse
- 3Jaibhumi - Jodhpurtrue
- 4Prabhat - Jaipurfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "Jaibhumi - Jodhpur"
Q: Which of the following awards was received by Vempati Chinna Satyam, an Indian Kuchipudi dancer, in 1998?
1287 0647a119ff4063d472f1bc4ed
647a119ff4063d472f1bc4ed- 1Padma Vibhushanfalse
- 2Padma Bhushantrue
- 3Padma Shrifalse
- 4Tagore Puraskarfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 2. "Padma Bhushan"
Q: Bhawai is a folk dance of which state?
1278 064390a0719f0af16e38309d8
64390a0719f0af16e38309d8- 1Haryanafalse
- 2Maharashtrafalse
- 3Gujaratfalse
- 4Rajasthantrue
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 4. "Rajasthan"
Explanation :
Bhawai is performed with enormous skill this dance is an exciting pot balancing dance of the snake charmer tribe. It demonstrates the art of dancing and revolving even while balancing many articles and items on one's head.
Q: Ustad Hassu Khan, Ustad Haddu Khan and Ustad Nathu Khan were exponents of the ___________ Gharana.
1212 064412d9a5e6b046f1b10390a
64412d9a5e6b046f1b10390a- 1Patialafalse
- 2Gwaliortrue
- 3Delhifalse
- 4Benarasfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 2. "Gwalior"
Q: ‘Kafuli’ is a delicacy of which of the following states’ cuisine?
1196 0644bde939471d8ce70d429c0
644bde939471d8ce70d429c0- 1Punjabfalse
- 2Assamfalse
- 3Sikkimfalse
- 4Uttarakhandtrue
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 4. "Uttarakhand"
Explanation :
Kafuli is a delicious dish of Uttarakhand prepared with leafy greens like spinach and fenugreek leaves. It is also known as Dhapdi in Garhwal.

