Art and Culture (Part-II)

Total Questions: 50

31. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer from the code given below the Lists : [U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2010]

List-I (Field)	List-II (Artist)
A. Khayal	1. Suraj Khan
B. Pakhawaj	2. Sadiq Ali Khan
C. Veena Vadan	3. Pt. Ayodhya Prasad
D. Tabla	4. Veeru Mishra

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	2	1	4	3
(c)	1	3	2	4
(d)	3	4	1	2

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows :
Khayal - Suraj Khan
Pakhawaj - Pt. Ayodhya Prasad
Veena Vadan - Sadiq Ali Khan
Tabla - Veeru Mishra

32. Match the following- [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]

List-I	List-II
(A) Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma	1. Hindustani Music
(B) Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur	2. Violin Player
(C) V.G. Jog	3. Santoor Player
(D) Ali Akbar Khan	4. Sarod Player

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	1	4	3	2
(c)	4	2	3	1
(d)	3	1	2	4

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows :
Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma - Santoor Player
Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur - Hindustani Music
V.G. Jog - Violin Player
Ali Akbar Khan - Sarod Player

33. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the Lists : [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2004]

List-I	List-II
A. Ravishankar	1. Shehnai
B. Hari Prasad Chaurasia	2. Violin
C. Omkar Nath Thakur	3. Sitar
D. Bismillah Khan	4. Flute

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	3	4	2	1
(c)	4	3	2	1
(d)	2	4	1	3

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows :
Ravi Shankar - Sitar
Hari Prasad Chaurasia - Flute
Omkar Nath Thakur - Violin
Bismillah Khan - Shehnai

34. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2010]

List-I	List-II
A. Kishan Maharaj	1. Sarangi Player
B. Hari Prasad Chaurasia	2. Tabla player
C. Pt. Gopalji Mishra	3. Pakhawaj player
D. Kudak Singh	4. Bansuri Player

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	3	4	2
(b)	3	4	2	1
(c)	2	4	3	1
(d)	2	4	1	3

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Pt. Gopalji Mishra is a Sarangi player, Kishan Maharaj is a Tabla player, Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a famous flute player and Kudak Singh is a famous player of Pakhawaj.

35. Identify one from the following who is not associated with Kathak dance- [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2009]

(a) Bindadin
(b) Shambhu Maharaj
(c) Lachhu Maharaj
(d) Dhruvtara Joshi

Correct Answer: (d) Dhruvtara Joshi

Solution:Pt. Dhruvtara Joshi is related to Indian classical music while all others are related to Kathak dance.

36. Who among the following is an excellent dancer of Kathak? [M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]

(a) Alla Rakha
(b) M. S. Reddy
(c) Birju Maharaj
(d) Raja Reddy

Correct Answer: (c) Birju Maharaj

Solution:Birju Maharaj is an excellent Kathak dancer. Pandit Birju Maharaj or Brijmohan Nath Mishra Maharaj, is a master of the kathak form. He is a leading exponent of the Kalka-Bindadin Gharana (community of musicians sharing a distinctive musical style) of Lucknow. Birju Maharaj was born into a well-known Kathak dancing family. He began performing as a child alongside his father, Acchan Maharaj. He became a dance teacher at the age of 13, and by the time he was 28 his mastery of the dance form had won him the coveted Sangeet Natak Akademi (India's national academy of music, arts, and dance) Award. He was the recipient of numerous awards for his contributions to the performing arts, including one of the country's highest civilian honors, the Padma Vibhushan (1986).

37. Who amongst the following is not a Kathak artist? [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2008]

(a) Birju Maharaj
(b) Kishan Maharaj
(c) Lachhhu Maharaj
(d) Sitara Devi

Correct Answer: (b) Kishan Maharaj

Solution:In the above-given options, Kishan Maharaj (1923-2008) was a famous Tabla player while all other are Kathak dancers.

38. To which State does the folk art form of Madhubani belong? [R.A.S./R.T.S (Pre) 2003]

(a) Orissa
(b) West Bengal
(c) Bihar
(d) Rajasthan

Correct Answer: (c) Bihar

Solution:Madhubani is a district in the State of Bihar. Madhubani art belongs to the Mithila region of Bihar State (India) and Nepal.

39. With reference to India’s culture and tradition, what is ‘Kalaripayattu’? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2014]

(a) It is an ancient Bhakti cult of Shaivism still prevalent in some parts of South India
(b) It is an ancient style bronze and brasswork still found in southern part of Coromandel area
(c) It is an ancient form of dance-drama and a living tradition in the northern part of Malabar
(d) It is an ancient martial art and a living tradition in some parts of South India

Correct Answer: (d) It is an ancient martial art and a living tradition in some parts of South India

Solution:Kalaripayattu is an ancient indigenous martial art from the southern parts of South India and mostly Kerala.

40. Which one of these signifies the folk culture? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O (Pre) 2016]

(a) Cultural practices of more civilized people
(b) Cultural practices of urban people
(c) Cultural practices of common people
(d) Cultural practices of people of modern society

Correct Answer: (c) Cultural practices of common people

Solution:Folk culture is the unifying expressive components of everyday life as enacted by localized, common people and tradition-bound groups.

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