Art and Culture (Part-III)

Total Questions: 35

1. Match the following- [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]

List-I	List-II
(A) Rukmani Devi	1. Classical singing
(B) Kumar Gandharva	2. Astronaut
(C) Birju Maharaj	3. Kathak dance
(D) Rakesh Sharma	4. Bharatanatyam dance

Code :

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

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows :
Rukmani Devi - Bharatanatyam dance
Kumar Gandharva - Classical singing
Birju Maharaj - Kathak dance
Rakesh Sharma - Astronaut

2. Folk songs has paramount importance – [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1992]

(a) for entertainment
(b) for the development of music
(c) for preserving traditions
(d) for livelihood

Correct Answer: (c) for preserving traditions

Solution:Folk songs have paramount importance for preserving traditions, which were transferred from generation to generation. Preservation of intangible cultural heritage, transferring it from generation to generation, is one way to preserve the memory of own origin and identity.

3. With reference to cultural history of India, consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2018]

Most of the tyagaraja Kritis are devotional songs in praise of Lord Krishna.
Tyagaraja created several new ragas.
Annamacharya and Tyagaraja are contemporaries.
Annamacharya kirtanas are devotional songs in praise of Lord Venkateshwara.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4

Correct Answer: (b) 2 and 4 only

Solution:Tyagaraja was a renounced composer of Carnatic music, a form of Indian classical music. Tyagaraja and his contemporaries, Shyam Shastri and Muthuswami Dikshitai, were regarded as a trinity of Carnatic Music. Tyagaraja composed thousands of devotional compositions, most in Telugu and praise of Lord Rama. He created several new ragas.

4. The dance which is not classical – [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1992]

(a) Kathak
(b) Kuchipudi
(c) Odissi
(d) Garba

Correct Answer: (d) Garba

Solution:In the above-given dance styles, Garba is a folk dance. Other three are classical dance styles.

5. Which one of the following is correct? [U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]

(a) Hari Prasad Chaurasia - Flute
(b) Bismillah Khan - Flute
(c) Alla Rakha Khan - Sarod
(d) Zakir Hussain - Veena

Correct Answer: (a) Hari Prasad Chaurasia - Flute

Solution:Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a flute player. Bismillah Khan is a Shehnai player and Zakir Hussain and Alla Rakha Khan both are Tabla players. Thus, option (a) is the correct answer.

6. Which one of the following pair is wrong? [38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992]

(a) Bhimsen Joshi - Classical Vocal Music
(b) Alla Rakha Khan - Tabla
(c) Udeb Chaurdhari - Sitar
(d) M.S. Subbalakshmi - Flute

Correct Answer: (d) M.S. Subbalakshmi - Flute

Solution:M.S. Subbalakshmi was a famous classical singer, who was also awarded the most prestigious award of India, Bharat Ratna in the year 1998. Other pairs are correctly matched.

7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2000]

List-I (Artist)	List-II (Medium of music delivery)
A. Balamurali Krishna	1. Hindustani Vocal
B. N. Rajam	2. Ghatam
C. Kanyakumari	3. Sitar
D. Nikhil Bannerjee	4. Violin
	5. Carnatic Vocal

Code :

	A	B	C	D
(a)	5	1	4	3
(b)	4	3	1	5
(c)	3	1	5	4
(d)	5	4	1	3

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows :
Balamurali Krishna - Carnatic Vocal
Mita Pandit - Hindustani Vocal
Kanyakumari - Violin
Nikhil Banerjee - Sitar

8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below- [Uttaranchal P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

List-I	List-II
(A) Kavalam Narayana Panikkar	1. Dance
(B) Sharmila Tagore	2. Carnatic Vocal
(C) Balamurali Krishna	3. Theatre
(D) Sonal Man Singh	4. Historian
	5. Cinema

	A	B	C	D
(a)	4	5	3	1
(b)	3	1	2	5
(c)	4	1	3	5
(d)	3	5	2	1

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Kavalam Narayana Panikkar (K.N. Panikkar) is related to theatre, Sharmila Tagore is related to cinema, Balamurali Krishna with Carnatic vocal and Sonal Man Singh is related to Bharatanatyam and Odissi dance.

9. Which one of the following is not the factor of ‘Cultural Lag’? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O (Mains) 2014]

(a) Religion
(b) Politics
(c) Law
(d) Tradition

Correct Answer: (b) Politics

Solution:he term refers to the notion that culture takes the time to catch up with technological innovations and that social problems and conflicts are caused by this lag. According to Ogburn, cultural lag is a common societal phenomenon due to the tendency of the material culture to evolve and change rapidly. Cultural lag is seen as a critical ethical issue because failure to develop broad social consensus on appropriate applications of modern technology may lead to a breakdown in social solidarity and the rise of social conflict.

10. Which dance is performed only by male? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

(a) Mohiniattam
(b) Odissi
(c) Kathakali
(d) Manipuri

Correct Answer: (c) Kathakali

Solution:Kathakali dance is performed traditionally only by male dancers although it has gradually opened to females also. The credit to reestablish the dance style goes to Vallathols Narayana Menon, the founder of Kerala Kalamandalam. It is a drama based on dance fiction. Krishnan Kutty, Madhavan Nair and Anand Sivaraman, Uday Shankar, Ram Gopal, Shantaram etc. are some skilled and famous dancers.

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