Art and Culture (Part-IV)

Total Questions: 24

1. Who was Vishnu Chinchalkar ? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (a) Chitrakar
Solution:Vishnu Chinchalkar was an artist (Chitrakar). M. F. Husain and Narayan Shridhar Bendre were his college mates.

2. What is Monalisa ? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1997]

Correct Answer: (a) Painting
Solution:Monalisa is a famous painting by Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci.

3. ‘Mera piya ghar aaya’ has been sung by which Pakistani singer? [M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (b) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Solution:The song ‘Mera piya ghar aaya’ was sung by the renowned Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

4. Jamini Roy was – [M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1991]

Correct Answer: (b) Painter
Solution:Jamini Roy was a famous painter. He was honoured by the Government of India the award of Padma Bhushan in 1954. He remains one of the most famous pupils of Abanindranath Tagore, another praised Indian artist and instructor.

Roy's highly simplified, flattened-out style, and reminiscent of European modern art was influenced by the "bazaar" paintings sold at Indian temples as talismans.

5. The famous ‘Gangasagar Mela’ is held in which of the following states of India? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (b) West Bengal
Solution:‘Gangasagar Mela’ is organised in West Bengal on the occassion of ‘Makar Sakranti’. The Gangasagar Mela is a Hindu festival and fair that takes place annually on Makar Sankranti at the Gangasagar in West Bengal, India.

It is a spiritual and cultural event that attracts millions of pilgrims from around the world. Pilgrims take a holy dip in the Ganga River. Pilgrims worship the Sun God by offering "Arghya". Pilgrims perform "Deepdan" (lighting lamps) to seek spiritual upliftment and liberation.

6. What is Britney Spears famous for? [M.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]

Correct Answer: (b) Singing
Solution:Britney Jean Spears is an American singer and actress born on December 2, 1981 at McComb, Mississippi (U.S.A.).

7. In which country is the three-day celebration of Thadingyut festival celebrated? [69th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2023]

Correct Answer: (d) Myanmar
Solution:Thadingyut festival is organised in Myanmar. It is celebrated as festival of lighting in Myanmar to commemorate the full moon of the summer lunar month Thadingyut.

8. Who among the following is considered the ‘Tagore’ of Punjabi language? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2003 R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (a) Puran Singh
Solution:Sardar Puran Singh or Puran Singh is also known as the Tagore of Punjabi language.

9. The famous painting Satyam Shivam Sundaram was prepared by : [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]

Correct Answer: (c) Shivnand Nautiyal
Solution:The famous painting "Satyam Shivam Sundaram" is a masterpiece of Shivnand Nautiyal.

10. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]

List- I (Field)List- II (Person)
A. Hindi Literature1. Ras Khan
B. Urdu2. Gyan Chandra Jain
C. Music and Dance3. Savita Devi
D. Painting4. Satish Chandra

Code :

ABCD
(a)1234
(b)4123
(c)2341
(d)3412
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows :
Hindi Literature - Ras Khan
Urdu - Gyan Chandra Jain
Music and Dance - Savita Devi
Painting - Satish Chandra