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8. Which of the following language 2. Le Corbusier, the architect of TYPE-I has been given the status of clas- Chandigarh was a national of sical language by Central Govern- 1. In which of the following dialects (1) The Netherlands ment? Kabir wrote ? (2) Portugal (1) Avadhi (2) Bhojpuri (1) Gujarati (2) Tamil (3) U.K. (3) Brijbhasa (4) Maithili (3) Marathi (4) Malayalam (4) France (SSC Stenographer (Grade 'C' & 'D') (SSC Section Officer (Audit) (SSC Section Officer (Audit) Exam. year 1997) Exam. 09.01.2011) Exam. 09.09.2001) 2. Where is “Pushkar Fair” held ? 9. ‘Rath Yatra’ at Puri is celebrated 3. In which field of Art (1) Jodhpur (2) Ajmer in honour of make his name ? (3) (4) Udaipur (1) Lord Rama (1) Sculpture (2) Music (SSC Combined Graduate Level (2) Lord Shiva (3) (4) Drama Prelim Exam. 24.02.2002 (3) Lord Jagannath (First Sitting) (SSC Combined Graduate Level 3. Which of the following is called (4) Lord Vishnu Prelim Exam. 24.02.2002 the storehouse of world-art col- (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry (First Sitting) lections ? Operator & LCD Exam. 04.12.2011 (Ist 4. Where is the Swami Narayan tem- (1) National Archives of Sitting (East Zone) ple, Akshar-dham located ? (2) National Museum 10. The most popular festival in Tamil (1) Dwaraka, Gujarat (3) National Modren Art Gallery Nadu is : (2) Puri, Orissa (4) Salarjung Museum (1) Gudipadwa (2) Onam (3) Mathura, Uttar Pradesh (SSC Combined Graduate Level (3) Bihu (4) Pongal (4) Gandhinagar, Gujarat Prelim Exam. 24.02.2002 (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry (SSC CPO Sub-Inspector (Middle Zone) and SSC CPO Operator & LDC Exam. 21.10.2012 Exam. 12.01.2003) Sub-Inspector Exam. 12.01.2003) (2nd Sitting)) 4. Who introduced the famous Per- 5. What do the of Ajanta 11. Papeti is the festival of depict? sian Festival of Nauroz ? (1) Parsis (2) Jains (1) Alauddin Khalji (1) Ramayana (2) Mahabharata (3) Sikhs (4) Buddhists (2) Iltutmish (3) Jatakas (4) Panchatantra (SSC Multi-Tasking Staff Exam. (3) Firoz Tughlaq (SSC Combined Graduate Level (4) Balban 17.03.2013, Region) Prelim Exam. 11.05.2003 (SSC CPO Sub-Inspector 12. Which among the following city (Second Sitting) Exam. 03.09.2006) was given as guru dakshina by 6. Where did the miniature paint- 5. Which of the following is a famous Pandavas to Guru Dronacharya? ings of Indian heritage develop? Assamese festival ? (1) Rawalpindi (2) Nainital (1) Guler (2) Mewar (1) Makar Sakranti (3) Hastinapur (4) Gurgaon (3) Bundi (4) Kishengarh (2) Yugadi (SSC CAPFs (CPO) SI & ASI,Delhi (SSC CPO Sub-Inspector (3) Onam Police SI Exam. 05.06.2016 (Ist Sitting)) Exam. 07.09.2003) (4) Rongali Bihu 13. Jalikattu is associated with which (FCI Assistant Grade-III Indian festival? 7. In which State is the folk paint- Exam. 5.02.2012 (Paper-1) (1) Onam (2) Pongal ing ‘Madhubani’ popular ? 6. Which language is spoken by the (3) Bihu (4) Hornbill (1) (2) Orissa people of Lakshadweep? (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. (3) (4) Assam (1) Malayalam (2) Kannada 01.09.2016 (2nd Sitting)) (SSC Combined Graduate Level (3) Tamil (4) Telugu Prelim Exam. 08.02.2004 (SSC Combined Matric Level (PRE) TYPE-II (First Sitting) Exam. 12.05.2002 (IInd Sitting) 8. Who was the painter of the fa- 7. In which State is the religious 1. Who amongst the following is re- mous painting called - ‘Bharatma- festival ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ Cele- nowned in the field of painting? ta’ ? brated with gusto ? (1) (1) (1) Rajasthan (2) Prof. T.N. Krishnan (2) (2) Gujarat (3) Ram Kinkar (3) Nandalal Bose (3) Maharashtra (4) Raja Varma (4) Madhya Pradesh (4) Jamini Roy (SSC Combined Graduate Level (SSC Combined Matric Level (PRE) (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC Prelim Exam. 27.02.2000 Exam. 30.07.2006 (IInd Sitting) Exam. 16.11.2014) (First Sitting) (Central Zone) SGAE–190 INDIAN ART & CULTURE

9. The Gandhara Art flourished 16. Who amidst the following is re- 23. The Lalita Kala Akademi is devot- during the period of nowned in the field of sculpture? ed to the promotion of : (1) Guptas (2) Mauryas (1) Manjit Bawa (1) Fine Arts (3) Satavahanas (4) Kushans (2) (2) Literature (SSC CPO Sub- Inspector (3) Ram Kinkar (3) Music Exam. 05.09.2004) (4) (4) Dance and Drama 10. Match the Artistes and their Art (SSC Combined Matric Level (PRE) (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO form. Exam. 21.05.2000 (Ist Sitting) & PA/SA Exam, 15.11.2015 (Riapur, Madhya Pradesh) Artiste (IInd Sitting) TF No. 7203752) A. Amrita Shergill 17. Who, amidst the following is a dis- 24. Kalarippayatt is the martial art tinguished painter? B. T. Swaminathan Pillai of State of C. Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair (1) Amrita Shergill (1) Madhya Pradesh D. Padmasubramaniam (2) N. Rajam (2) Mizoram (3) Nagaland Art Form (3) Kamala Dasgupta (4) Kerala 1. Flute (4) U. Srinivas (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. 2. Kathakali (SSC Combined Matric Level (PRE) 3. Painting Exam. 21.05.2000 (Ist Sitting) 09.09.2016 (Ist Sitting)) 4. Bharathanatyam (Middle Zone) 25. The famous Dilwara temples of (A) (B) (C) (D) 18. What is the field in which Pra- Mount Abu are a sacred pilgrim- (1)3124 dosh Dasgupta distinguished him- age place for the (2)2314 self ? (1) Buddhists (2) Jains (3)4231 (1) Sculpture (3) Sikhs (4) Parsis (4)1423 (2) Painting (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. (SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax & (3) Instrumental music 01.09.2016 (Ist Sitting)) Central Excise) Exam. 05.12.2004) (4) Hindustanic music (vocal) 26. Which monument is known as 11. Who was the pioneer of the Ben- (SSC Combined Matric Level (PRE) “The National Monument of In- gal School of Art ? Exam. 30.07.2006 (Ist Sitting) dia”? (1) Nandlal Bose (East Zone) (1) India Gate (2) B.C. Sanyal 19. Raja Ravi Verma of Kerala was a (2) Gateway of India (3) Jamini Roy distinguished (3) Raj Ghat (4) Red fort (4) Abanindranath Tagore (1) dancer (2) painter (SSC CPO Sub-Inspector (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. (3) poet (4) singer 02.09.2016 (Ist Sitting)) Exam. 26.05.2005) (SSC Multi-Tasking Staff Exam. 27. Sun temple is situated in which 12. Rajasthani and Pahari schools of 10.03.2013, Ist Sitting : Patna and SSC of the following states? art froms are famous for Combined Matric Level (PRE) (1) Odisha (2) Gujarat (1) Music (2) Dance Exam. 05.05.2002 (Ist Sitting) (3) Karnataka (3) Sculpture (4) Painting (Eastern Zone, Guwahati) (SSC Section Officer (Commercial 20. A semi-circular structure with a (4) Tamil Nadu Audit) Exam. 25.09.2005) dome shape roof erected over (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. 13. Who painted the master piece the sacred relics of Buddha is 02.09.2016 (2nd Sitting) 28. Which of the following is not cor- “Hamsa Damayanti” ? known as rectly matched? (1) (1) Stupas (2) Edicts (1) The Mahakaal temple Ujjain (2) Abanindranath Tagore (3) Pillars (4) Monoliths (2) Sringeri Matha Chikkman- (3) Amrita Shergill (SSC Multi-Tasking Staff glur district (4) Raja Ravi Varma (Patna) Exam. 16.02.2014) (3) The Sun Temple Konark (SSC Section Officer (Audit) 21. The birth place of an iconic per- (4) Jain temples Khajuraho Exam. 10.12.2006) sonality, Amrita Sher–Gil, is (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. 14. Jamini Roy distinguished himself (1) Hungary (2) India 08.09.2016 (IIIrd Sitting)) in the field of (3) Austria (4) Poland 29. Kalamkari painting refers to (1) Badminton (2) Painting (1) A hand painted cotton tex- (3) Theatre (4) Sculpture (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC Exam. 16.11.2014, IInd Sitting tile in SouthIndia (SSC CPO Sub-Inspector TF No. 545 QP 6) (2) A handmade drawing on Exam. 16.12.2007) 22. ‘Madhubani’, a style of folk paint- bamboo handicrafts in North- 15. Which of the following places of ings is popular in which of the East India Sikh religion heritage is not in In- following states in India ? (3) A block painted woollen cloth dia? (1) Bihar in Western Himalayan region (1) Nanded (2) Madhya Pradesh of India (2) Keshgarh Saheb (4) A hand painted decorative (3) Paonta Saheb (3) Uttar Pradesh silk cloth in North Western (4) Nankana Saheb (4) West Bengal India (SSC Combined Matric Level (PRE) (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. Exam. 24.10.1999 (Ist Sitting) & PA/SA Exam, 15.11.2015 (Ist Sitting) TF No. 6636838) 10.09.2016 (IIIrd Sitting)) SGAE–191 INDIAN ART & CULTURE 30. Raja Ravi Varma was a great (1) Shovana Narayan 12. Match the artists with their art- painter of which of the following ? (2) M. S. Subbalakshmi form : (1) Bengal (2) Bihar (3) Pt. Artist Art-form (3) Punjab (4) Kerala (4) M. S. Gopalakrishnan a. Pannalal 1. Painting (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. (SSC Combined Graduate Level Ghosh 08.09.2016 (IInd Sitting)) Prelim Exam. 27.02.2000 b. Pt. Bhimsen 2. Carnatic 31. Who among the following is a fa- Joshi music (vocal) (Second Sitting) mous Indian painter ? c. Anjolie Ela 3. Flute Menon 6. Who among the following is not d. Madurai 4. Hindustani (1) Balamuralikrishna known for popularising ‘’ (2) Yaminni Krishnamurthy form of Indian music ? Mani Iyer music (vocal) (3) M.F. Hussain (1) Tansen abcd (4) (2) Amir Khusaro (1)1324 (SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (3) Nawab Vajid Ali Shah (2)2143 Exam. 30.04.2017 Ist Sitting) (4) (3)3412 32. The Ranganatha Temple is situ- (SSC Combined Graduate Level (4)4231 ated at Prelim Exam. 24.02.2002 (SSC Combined Graduate Level (1) Kanchipuram (2) Tirupati (Middle Zone) Prelim Exam. 11.05.2003 7. Which of the following is not a (3) Chenna (4) Srirangam (Second Sitting) stringed instrument ? (SSC Multi-Tasking Staff 13. Match the artists and their art- (1) Guitar (2) Exam. 30.04.2017 Ist Sitting) form : (3) Trumpet (4) Violin Artists Artform TYPE-III (SSC CPO Sub-Inspector (a) Ustad (1) Bharat- Exam. 12.01.2003) Allauddin Natyam 8. ‘Kuchipudi’ dance originated in 1. In which of the following styles of Khan dance the story/theme is always (1) Andhra Pradesh (b) Hema (2) taken from Mahabharata and Ra- (2) Karnataka Malini mayana ? (3) Punjab (c) Birju (3) Santoor (1) Odissi (4) Rajasthan Maharaj (2) Bharatnatyam (SSC CPO Sub-Inspector (d) Pt. Shiv (4) Kathaka (3) Kuchipudi Exam. 12.01.2003) Kumar dance (4) Mohiniattam 9. Match the artists with their art Sharma (SSC Section Officer (Audit) form. (a) (b) (c) (d) Artist Art form Exam. year 1997 ) (1)1324 (a) Jatin Das 1. Sitar 2. Which among the following is the (2)2431 popular dance form of Maharash- (b) Parveen 2. Painting (3)3241 tra’s musical theatre ? Sultana (1) Lavini (2) Nautanki (c) Pradosh 3. Hindustani (4)2143 (3) Tamasha (4) Gatha Dasgupta music (Vocal) (SSC CPO Sub-Inspector (d) Ustad 4. Sculpture (SSC Section Officer (Audit) Exam. 07.09.2003) Exam. year 1997 ) (a) (b) (c) (d) 14. Which is the first colour movie 3. In which of the gollowing we find (1)12 34 produced in India ? difference in the sounds made by (2)23 41 (1) Madhumati sitar and veena ? (3)34 21 (2) Mughal-e-Azam (1) pitch (4)41 32 (3) Aan (2) quality (SSC Combined Graduate Level (4) Do Bigha Zameen (3) Both (1) and (2) Prelim Exam. 11.05.2003 (SSC Section Officer (Commercial Audit) (4) None of these (First Sitting) Exam. 16.11.2003) (SSC Section Officer (Audit) 10. Who among the following music Exam. year 1997 ) composers was deaf ? 15. Which is the major area where “Garba” dance form is common? 4. What is ‘‘Vishva Mohini’’? (1) Beethovan LV. (1) Maharashtra (1) Name for India’s Beauty Queen (2) Bach J.S. (2) Gujarat (2) The title given to Lata (3) Richard Strauss Mangeshkar for her contribu- (4) Johannes Brahms (3) Rajasthan tion to music (SSC Combined Graduate Level (4) Punjab (3) An Indian ship Prelim Exam. 11.05.2003 (SSC Section Officer (Commercial (First Sitting) (4) A famous book on Indian 11. Who is considered the father of Audit) Exam. 16.11.2003) dances Sahatara (Sitar) ? 16. , started its opera- (SSC Combined Graduate Level (1) Mian Tansen tion with its original name, Indi- Prelim Exam. 04.07.1999 (2) Baiju Bawara an Broadcasting Company in : (First Sitting ) (3) Amir Khusro (1) 1927 (2) 1932 5. Who amongst the following is re- (4) Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (3) 1936 (4) 1947 nowned in Hindustani classical (SSC Combined Graduate Level (SSC Section Officer (Audit) Prelim Exam. 11.05.2003 music (vocal)? Exam. 14.12.2003) (First Sitting) SGAE–192 INDIAN ART & CULTURE

17. Which in the following is a 23. Which was the first talkie feature 30. Who out of the following was not stringed instrument ? film of India ? a great master of Carnatic music? (1) Mridangam (2) Tabla (1) Raja Harischandra (1) Swathi Thirunaal (3) Shehnai (4) Santoor (2) Alam Ara (2) Vishnu Digambar Paluskar (SSC Combined Graduate Level (3) Duniya na Mane (3) Muthuswami Dikshitar Prelim Exam. 08.02.2004 (4) Aadami (4) Shyama Shastri (First Sitting) (SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax & (SSC CPO Sub-Inspector Exam. 26.05.2005) 18. Which has been the field of ac- Central Excise) Exam. 05.12.2004) 31. Who among the following famous tivity of Pt. ? 24. Yamini Krishna Murthy is famous danseuses is not an exponent of (1) Literature for which style of dancing ? the Odissi style of dance ? (2) Classical music (Vocal) (1) Manipuri (2) Garba (1) (3) Education (4) Journalism (3) Bharatanatyam (4) Kathak (2) (SSC Combined Graduate Level (SSC CPO Sub-Inspector (3) Prelim Exam. 08.02.2004 Exam. 26.05.2005) (4) (Second Sitting) 25. Who amongst the following is re- (SSC Section Officer (Audit) nowned in Hindustani Classical 19. Where did the dance form “Mohini Exam. 05.06.2005) Music (vocal) ? Attam” develop ? 32. Which of the following is a wind (1) Shovana Narayan (1) Manipur (2) Kerala musical instrument ? (2) M.S. Subbalakshmi (3) Karnataka (4) Tamil Nadu (1) Sarod (2) Nadaswaram (3) Pt. Jasraj (SSC Combined Graduate Level (3) Tabla (4) Santoor Prelim Exam. 08.02.2004 (4) M.S. Gopalakrishnan (SSC Section Officer (Commercial (SSC CPO Sub-Inspector Audit) Exam. 25.09.2005) (Second Sitting) Exam. 26.05.2005) 33. In which of the following dance 20. Which among the following is a 26. Which of the following places is forms attained martial dance ? well-known for the embroidery prominence ? (1) Kathakali form of“ Chikankari” ? (1) Bharatnatyam (2) Kuchipudi (2) Bamboo dance of Meghalaya (1) (2) Jaipur (3) Kathak (4) Odissi (3) Chhau of Mayurbhanj (3) Bhopal (4) (SSC Section Officer (Commercial (4) Bhangra of Punjab (SSC CPO Sub-Inspector Audit) Exam. 25.09.2005) (SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam. 26.05.2005) 34. Mallika Sarabhai is associated Prelim Exam. 08.02.2004 27. Match the following : with which of the followings ? (Second Sitting) Folk form (1) Classical music (2) Classical dance 21. Guru was A. Heer song a maestro of which of the follow- B. Bhatiali song (3) Social service ing dance forms ? C. Garba dance (4) Protection of environment (SSC Combined Graduate Level (1) Kathak (2) Odissi D. Raas dance Prelim Exam. 13.11.2005 (3) Kuchipudi (4) Bharatnatyam States where popular (Second Sitting) (SSC CPO Sub- Inspector 1. Bengal 2. Punjab 35. Who is believed to have created Exam. 05.09.2004) 3. U.P. 4. Gujarat the ragga ‘Miyan Ki Malhar’ ? 22. Match the artists and their art- A B CD (1) Tansen form. (1)12 34 (2) Baiju Bawra Artist (2)13 24 (3) Amir Khusro A. Sanjukta Panigrahi (3)21 43 (4) Swami Haridas (SSC Combined Graduate Level B. M. Gopala Krishna Iyer (4)23 41 Prelim Exam. 13.11.2005 C. Pt. Ravi Shankar (SSC CPO Sub-Inspector Exam. 26.05.2005) (Second Sitting) D. Palghat Mani Iyer 28. Who amongst the following is re- 36. With which musical instrument Artform nowned in the field of painting ? is Hari Prasad Chaurasia associ- 1. Sitar (1) Parveen Sultana ated ? 2. Mridangam (2) Prof. T.N. Krishnan (1) Flute (2) Sarod 3. Violin (3) Ram Kinkar (3) Sitar (4) Veena 4. Odissi dance (4) Raja Ravi Varma (SSC Combined Graduate Level A B CD (SSC CPO Sub-Inspector Prelim Exam. 13.11.2005 (Second Sitting) (1)32 41 Exam. 26.05.2005) 29. Which is the most ancient musi- 37. Match List-I with List-II and se- (2)43 12 cal instrument of India ? lect the correct answer from the (3)24 31 (1) Flute (2) Tabla code given below the Lists : (4)13 24 (3) Veena (4) Sitar List-I (Musician) (SSC CPO Sub- Inspector (SSC CPO Sub-Inspector a. Asad Ali Khan ) Exam. 05.09.2004) Exam. 26.05.2005 b. Mallikarjun SGAE–193 INDIAN ART & CULTURE

c. Vismillah Khan 44. Which of the following folk danc- 52. With which of the following was d. T. N. Krishnan es is associated with Rajasthan? associated? List-II (Excellence in) (1)Rauf (2)Jhora (1) Classical dance 1. Shahnai 2. Violin (3) Veedhi (4) Suisini (2) Journalism 3. Classical music 4. Vina (SSC Combined Graduate Level (3) Classical music Code : Tier-I Exam. 19.06.2011 (4) Direction of films (First Sitting) a bcd (FCI Assistant Grade-III 45. Which of the following folk/tribal Exam. 5.02.2012 (Paper-1) (1)2431 dances is associated with Karna- 53. ‘Tabal Chongli’ is a form of fold (2)4312 taka? dance associated with the State (3)3421 (1) Yakshagana (2) Veedhi of : (2)1234 (3) (4) Jhora (1) West Bengal (SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax & (SSC Combined Graduate Level (2) Assam Central Excise Exam. 12.11.2006) Tier-I Exam. 19.06.2011 (3) Andhra Pradesh 38. How many strings are on a Sarod? (Second Sitting) (4) Maharashtra (1)7 (2) 19 46. Which of the following folk/trib- (FCI Assistant Grade-III (3)5 (4)4 al dances is associated with Ut- Exam. 05.02.2012 (Paper-1) (SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax & tar Pradesh? 54. Who, among the following, is a Central Excise) Exam. 25.11.2007) (1) Veedhi (2) Thora distinguished Odissi dancer? 39. Which of the following pairs is (3) Tamasha (4) Rauf (1) Sonal Mansingh incorrect ? (2) Sanyukta Panigrahi (SSC Combined Graduate Level (1) Amirkhusro – Sarod Tier-I Exam. 26.06.2011 (3) Shovana Narayan (2) Bhim Sen Joshi – Vocal music (First Sitting) (4) (3) – Films 47. Which of the following folk danc- (SSC Combined Matric Level (PRE) Exam. 21.05.2000 (Ist Sitting) es is associated’with Jammu and (4) – Kathak (East Zone) Kashmir ? (SSC Combined Graduate Level 55. Which is the instrument of mu- Prelim Exam. 27.07.2008 (1) Jhora (2) Veedhi sic in which Ustad Amajad Ali Khan (First Sitting) (3) Rauf (4) Suisini has distinguished himself? 40. is a maestro with (SSC Combined Graduate Level (1) Sarod (2) Violin which instrument ? Tier-I Exam. 26.06.2011 (3) Sitar (4) Shehnai (1) Violin (2) Sitar (Second Sitting) (SSC Combined Matric Level (PRE) (3) Sarod (4) Sarangi 48. Kuchipudi is a dance-drama as- Exam. Held on : 21.05.2000 (SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax & sociated with the State of – (Ist Sitting (East Zone) Central Excise) Exam. 14.12.2008) (1) Assam (2) Andhra Pradesh 56. Who amidst the following is a dis- 41. The ‘National School of Drama’ is (3) Orissa (4) Manipur tinguished Tabla player? situated in which of the following (SSC CPO(SI, ASI & Intelligence (1) cities ? Officer) Exam. 28.08.2011 (2) Ustad Fatyaz Khan (1) (2) New Delhi (Paper-1) and SSC Combined Matric (3) V.G. Jog (3) Bhopal (4) Kolkata Level (PRE) Exam. 21.05.2000 (4) Amjad Ali Khan (Ist Sitting) (East Zone) (SSC Combined Matric Level (PRE) (SSC CPO Sub-Inspector Exam. 21.05.2000 (Ist Sitting) Exam. 06.09.2009) 49. Of which of the following States is Nautanki, a folk dance? (Riapur, Madhya Pradesh) 42. With which state is the folk dance 57. Which is the field in which Us- ‘Garba’ associated ? (1) Haryana (2) Uttar Pradesh tad has distin- (3) Rajasthan (4) Gujarat (1) Rajasthan guished himself? (FCI Assistant Grade-II (2) Gujarat (1) Sitar (2) Guitar Exam. 22.01.2012 (Paper-1) (3) Andhra Pradesh (3) Shenai 50. Guru Gopinath was an (4) Himachal Pradesh exponent of (4) Hindustani (Classical-Vocal) (SSC SAS Exam. 26.06.2010 (1) Kathak (2) Kathakali (SSC Combined Matric Level (PRE) (Paper-1) and SSC Tax Assistant Exam. 21.05.2000 (Ist Sitting) (Income Tax & Central Excise) (3) Kuchipudi (4) Bharatnatyam (Middle Zone) and SSC Data Entry Exam. 29.03.2009) (FCI Assistant Grade-II Operator Exam. 31.08.2008) 43. Which of the following pairs is Exam. 22.01.2012 (Paper-1) 58. Padma Subramaniam is an incorrect ? 51. Of which of the following States exponent of classical dance (1) – Flute of India is Kuchipudi a dance- (1) Kuchipudi (2) Guru – Kathak drama? (2) Odissi (3) Nikhil Banerjee – Santoor (1) Orissa (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Bharata Natyam (4) Nandlal Bose – Painting (3) Kerala (4) Tamil Nadu (4) Mainpuri (SSC CISF ASI Exam. 29.08.2010 (FCI Assistant Grade-II (SSC Combined Matric Level (PRE) (Paper-1) Exam. 22.01.2012 (Paper-1) Exam. 13.05.2001 (Ist Sitting)

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83. The name of the great maestro 91. Which was the first talkie film 98. Shivkumar Sharma is famous for of Indian Music “Ustad Bismillah made in India? playing the Khan” is related to (1) Kisan Kanya (1) Sitar (2) Flute (1) Shehnai (2) Tabla (2) Raja Harishchandra (3) Santoor (4) Tabla (3) Sarod (4) Flute (3) Mother India (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. (SSC CGL Tier-I Re-Exam. (2013) 30.08.2016 (Ist Sitting)) (4) Alam Ara 20.07.2014, IInd Sitting) 99. Pannalal Ghosh played which of 84. The religious text of the Jews is (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO & PA/SA the following musical instru- Exam, 01.11.2015, IInd Sitting) named as ments? (1) The Analectus 92. Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a re- nowned player of : (1) Flute (2) Sitar (2) Torah (1) Shehnai (2) Tabla (3) Violin (4) Santoor (3) Tripitaka (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. (3) Sarod (4) Flute (4) Zend-Avesta 01.09.2016 (Ist Sitting)) (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO & PA/SA Exam, 15.11.2015 100. Which is post-harvest folk dance Exam. 09.11.2014) in Assam 85. Indian first talkie film produced (Ist Sitting) TF No. 6636838) (1) Ankia Nat (2) Bihu in 1931 was 93. Which of the following is respon- sible for fostering the develop- (3) Raut Nacha (4) Namgen (1) Shakuntala (2) Indra Sabha ment of dance, drama and music (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. (3) Neel Kamal (4) Alamara in India? 02.09.2016 (2nd Sitting)) (SSC CGL Tier-I Exam, 09.08.2015 (IInd Sitting) TF No. 4239378) (1) 101. Ebraham Alkazi is an eminent 86. The oldest form of composition (2) Sangeet Natak Akademi personality in which one of the of Hindustani vocal music is (3) National School of Drama following area? (1) Dhurpad (4) Sahitya Akademi (1) Heart surgery (2) Thumri (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO (2) Civil aviation (3) Ghazal & PA/SA Exam, 06.12.2015 (3) Theatre (4) None of the options (Ist Sitting) TF No. 1375232) (4) Painting (SSC CGL Tier-I Exam, 09.08.2015 94. Who among the following is not (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. (IInd Sitting) TF No. 4239378) a Bharatanatyam dancer? 04.09.2016 (Ist Sitting)) 87. Raga Kameshwari was composed (1) 102. Sattriya is a classical dance form by (2) Sonal Mansingh of ______(1) Ustad Amzad Ali Khan (3) (1) Manipur (2) None of the options (4) Geeta Ramachandran (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Ravi Shankar (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO (3) Assam (4) & PA/SA Exam, 06.12.2015 (IInd Sitting) TF No. 3441135) (4) Andhra Pradesh (SSC CGL Tier-I Exam, 09.08.2015 (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. (IInd Sitting) TF No. 4239378) 95. Kathakali dance form is associ- 88. The classical Dance of Andhra ated with which State? 04.09.2016 (Ist Sitting)) Pradesh is (1) Tamil Nadu 103. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi is associated (1) Kuchipudi (2) Andhra Pradesh with which of the following (2) Odissi (3) Manipur fields? (3) Bharatanatyam (4) Kerala (1) Literature (4) Kathakali (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO (2) Social services (SSC CGL Tier-I Exam, 09.08.2015 & PA/SA Exam, 20.12.2015 (3) Classical music (Ist Sitting) TF No. 9692918) (IInd Sitting) TF No. 4239378) (4) Politics 96. Which musical framework once 89. Who directed the film on the da- (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. present in ‘Brihaddeshi’ an an- coit queen Phoolan Devi ? 06.09.2016 (Ist Sitting)) (1) Abbas Mastan cient text got grouped into folk and classical music ? 104. Ragini is a popular form of folk (2) Shashi Kapoor (1) Vakra (2) Swaras song belonging to the State of (3) Shekhar Kapoor (1) Kashmir (2) Kerala (3) Ragas (4) Thaats (4) Anil Kapoor (SSC CPO Exam. (3) Haryana (4) Manipur (SSC CGL Tier-I Exam, 09.08.2015 06.06.2016, (Ist Sitting)) (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. (IInd Sitting) TF No. 4239378) 97. Pandit Lachhu Maharaj, who 06.09.2016 (Ist Sitting)) 90. Which among the following is a passed away recently, was as- 105. Birju Maharaj is a well known folk dance of India? sociated with exponent of (1) Mohiniattam (2) Kathakali (1) Flute (1) Manipuri dance (3) Manipuri (4) Garba (2) Tabla (2) Kathak (SSC CGL Tier-I Exam, 16.08.2015 (Ist Sitting) TF No. 3196279 and (3) Kathak (3) Odissi SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO (4) Bharatnatyam (4) Kathakali & PA/SA Exam, 15.11.2015 (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. (IInd Sitting) TF No. 7203752) 09.09.2016 (Ist Sitting)) 30.08.2016 (2nd Sitting)) SGAE–196 INDIAN ART & CULTURE 106. Kolattam and Chholiya are the Activity TYPE–II dance forms of which of the two 1. Literature 2. Journalism States (1) Kerala and Karnataka 3. Painting 4. Music 1. (4) 2. (4) 3. (3) 4. (4) (2) Andhra Pradesh and Uttar ABCD 5. (3) 6. (4) 7. (3) 8. (2) Pradesh (1)2413 (3) Tamil Nadu and Madhya 9. (4) 10. (1) 11. (4) 12. (4) (2)4231 Pradesh 13. (4) 14. (2) 15. (4) 16. (3) (4) Karnataka and Bihar (3)2431 17. (1) 18. (1) 19. (2) 20. (1) (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. (4)1342 30.08.2016 (IIIrd Sitting)) 107. is associated with (SSC Section Officer (Audit) 21. (1) 22. (1) 23. (1) 24. (4) ______. Exam. 05.06.2005) 25. (2) 26. (1) 27. (1) 28. (4) (1) Literature (2) Painting 2. The Government of which of the 29. (1) 30. (4) 31. (3) 32. (4) (3) Music (4) Journalism following states started the Tans- (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. 31.08.2016 (IIIrd Sitting)) en Samman ? TYPE–III 108. Where is the headquarters of (1) Uttar Pradesh National Film Archives of India 1. (2) 2. (1) 3. (2) 4. (2) (2) Madhya Pradesh (NFAI) located? 5. (2) 6. (2) 7. (3) 8. (1) (1) Pune (2) Chennai (3) Gujarat (3) Bangalore (4) Mumbai (4) Maharashtra 9. (2) 10. (1) 11. (3) 12. (3) (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. (SSC Section Officer (Commercial Audit) 13. (4) 14. (*) 15. (2) 16. (1) 07.09.2016 (IIIrd Sitting)) Exam. 25.09.2005) 109. Ten thaats or scales, belong to 17. (4) 18. (2) 19. (2) 20. (3) which system of music? 3. National Fruit of India is 21. (2) 22. (2) 23. (2) 24. (3) (1) Hindustani Music (1) Mango (2) Pineapple (2) Folk Music (3) Apple (4) Grapes 25. (3) 26. (4) 27. (3) 28. (4) (3) Chinese Music (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC 29. (3) 30. (2) 31. (2) 32. (2) (4) Western Music Exam. 16.11.2014) 33. (3) 34. (2) 35. (1) 36. (1) (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. 4. R.K. Laxman died on January 26, 08.09.2016 (IInd Sitting)) 37. (2) 38. (4) 39. (1) 40. (3) 110. Which among the following is a 2015. He was a leading ____ of 41. (2) 42. (2) 43. (3) 44. (4) form of folk theatre belonging to India. Gujarat? (1) Cartoonist 45. (1) 46. (2) 47. (3) 48. (2) (1) Jatra (2) Raas (2) Space Scientist 49. (2) 50. (2) 51. (2) 52. (4) (3) Tamasha (4) Bhavai (3) Kathakali Dancer (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. 53. (2) 54. (2) 55. (1) 56. (1) (4) Playback Singer 27.10.2016 (Ist Sitting)) 57. (3) 58. (3) 59. (2) 60. (4) 111. Who played the lead character (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO in the movie “Bandit Queen”? & PA/SA Exam, 20.12.2015 61. (1) 62. (2) 63. (1) 64. (4) (1) Rupa Ganguly (Ist Sitting) TF No. 9692918) 65. (4) 66. (2) 67. (1) 68. (2) (2) Sangeeta Mahapatra 5. is a renowned 69. (1) 70. (1) 71. (3) 72. (1) (3) Seema Biswas Indian (4) Sonali Saha 73. (1) 74. (1) 75. (1) 76. (3) (SSC CHSL (10+2) Tier-I (CBE) (1) Freedom fighter Exam. 15.01.2017) (IInd Sitting) (2) Painter 77. (4) 78. (1) 79. (1) 80. (1) 112. Where is the Film and Television (3) Architect, urban planner 81. (2) 82. (4) 83. (1) 84. (2) Institute of India located? (4) Award winning doctor 85. (4) 86. (1) 87. (3) 88. (1) (1) Ahmedabad (2) Mysore (3) Mumbai (4) Pune (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam. 89. (3) 90. (4) 91. (4) 92. (4) 28.08.2016 (Ist Sitting)) (SSC CHSL (10+2) Tier-I (CBE) 93. (2) 94. (3) 95. (4) 96. (3) Exam. 16.01.2017) (IInd Sitting) 97. (2) 98. (3) 99. (1) 100. (2) TYPE-IV 101. (3) 102. (3) 103. (3) 104. (3) 1. Correlate the field of activites of TYPE–I 105. (2) 106. (2) 107. (3) 108. (1) the following eminent persons and 109. (1) 110. (4) 111. (3) 112. (4) their forte : 1. (1) 2. (2) 3. (4) 4. (4) Eminent person 5. (4) 6. (1) 7. (3) 8. (2) TYPE–IV (A) Thomas L. Friedman (B) Zubin Mehta 9. (3) 10. (4) 11. (1) 12. (4) 1. (1) 2. (2) 3. (1) 4. (1) (C) Ismat Chugtai 13. (2) (D) Jamini Roy 5. (3)

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