Art and Culture (Part-II)

Total Questions: 50

41. Kalamkari painting refers to - [I.A.S. (Pre) 2015]

(a) A hand-painted cotton textile in South India
(b) A handmade drawing on bamboo handicrafts in North-East India
(c) A block-painted woollen cloth in Western Himalayan region of India
(d) A hand-painted decorative silk cloth in North-Western India

Correct Answer: (a) A hand-painted cotton textile in South India

Solution:Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted cotton textile in South India. The word is derived from the Persian words kalam (pen) and kari (craftsmanship), meaning drawing with a pen. Kalamkari craft is very old. Kalamkari art has been practised by many families in Andhra Pradesh and has constituted their livelihood.

42. Match List-I (Artist) with List-II (Art) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2002]

List-I (Artist)	List-II (Art)
A. Hiren Bhattacharya	1.Bharatanatyam Dance
B. Malini Rajurkar	2. Hindustani vocal music
C. Pratibha Prahlad	3.Kuchipudi dance
D. Vempati Chinna Sat	4.Puppetry

Code:

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

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The corretly matched list is a follows:

Hiren Battacharya - Pupperty

Malini Rajukar - Hindustani vocal music

Pratibha Prahlad - Bharatnatyam dance

Vampati Chinna Satyam - Kuchipudi dance

43. Musical instrument sitar is the combination of: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2000]

(a) Basuri and Veena
(b) Sarangi and Sarangi
(c) Veena and Tambura
(d) Veena and Piano

Correct Answer: (c) Veena and Tambura

Solution:A musical instrument called Sitar was invented by Amir Khusrau. It combined the features of the old Indian Veena and the Iranian Tambura.

44. Which one of the following pairs of folk dance forms and States is not correctly matched? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]

(a) Korku - Maharashtra
(b) Jhumar - Haryana
(c) Thali - Himachal Pradesh
(d) Mukna - Manipur

Correct Answer: (c) Thali - Himachal Pradesh

Solution:Korku and Jhumar are the folk dances of Maharashtra and Haryana respectively. Mukna is a form of folk wrestling from the north-east Indian state of Manipur. Thali folk dance belongs to Uttarakhand, not Himachal Pradesh.

45. Kuchipudi dance started in- [Uttaranchal P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Orissa
(d) Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer: (a) Andhra Pradesh

Solution:Kuchipudi is an Indian classical dance originating in Kuchelapuram or Kuchipudi of Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, India, but popular all over South India.

46. 'Kuchipudi' dance is related to : [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer: (d) Andhra Pradesh

Solution:Kuchipudi is an Indian classical dance originating in Kuchelapuram or Kuchipudi of Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, India, but popular all over South India.

47. Match the following : [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994 U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]

List-I	List-II
(A) Kuchipudi	(1) Orissa
(B) Bharatanatyam	(2) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Kathak	(3) Tamil Nadu
(D) Odissi	(4) Andhra Pradesh

Code :

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

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows :

List-I	List-II
Kuchipudi	Andhra Pradesh
Bharatanatyam	Tamil Nadu
Kathak	Kathak
Odissi	Odissi

48. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below : [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2023]

List-I (Festival)	List-II (State/Union Territory)
A. Hornbill Festival	1. Andhra Pradesh
B. Sangai Festival	2. Manipur
C. Flamingo Festival	3. Ladakh
D. Hemis Festival	4. Nagaland

Code :

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

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:Correct match is as follows :

Festival	State/UT
Hornbill Festival	Nagaland
Sangai Festival	Manipur
Flamingo Festival	Andhra Pradesh
Hemis Festival	Ladakh

49. The folk dance of Meghalaya is - [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2014]

(a) Nati
(b) Bamboo dance
(c) Loho
(d) Khantum

Correct Answer: (b) Bamboo dance

Solution:The folk dance Loho or Laho is related to Meghalaya, while Nati dance is related to Himachal Pradesh. Bamboo and Khantum dance are related to the State of Mizoram.

50. In Indian architecture, ‘Surkhi’ was introduced by [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

(a) Kushans
(b) Guptas
(c) Sultanate Sultans
(d) Mughals

Correct Answer: (a) Kushans

Solution:The evidence of using ‘Surkhi’ has been found from the architectures built during the Kushanas period. The evidence of using ‘Surkhi’ at Mathura has been found in the third and fifth stage of excavation. The period of excavation of the third stage has been determined between 200 BC to the end of the 1-century while the period of the fifth stage’s excavation has been determined between 4- to 6-centuries.

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