INDIAN ART & CULTURE MCQS PART 14

INDIAN ART & CULTURE MCQS PART 14

 

1. R.K. Laxman died on January 26, 2015. He was a leading ____ of India. (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO & PA/SA)

(1) Cartoonist

 (2) Space Scientist

(3) Kathakali Dancer

(4) Playback Singer

Explan: 

R. K. Laxman was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. 

He was best known for his creation ‘The Common Man’ and for his daily cartoon strip, “You Said It” in The Times of India, which started in 1951. 

He became famous for The Common Man character.

 

2. Charles Correa is a renowned Indian (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)) 

(1) Freedom fighter

(2) Painter

(3) Architect, urban planner

 (4) Award winning doctor

Explan: 

Charles Correa was an Indian architect, urban planner and activist. 

Credited for the creation of modern architecture in post-Independence India, he was described as “India’s greatest architect”. 

He was chiefly responsible for the planning of township of Navi Mumbai in the 1970s.

 

3. Shivkumar Sharma is famous for playing the (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE))

(1) Sitar 

(2) Flute

(3) Santoor 

(4) Tabla

Explan:

Shivkumar Sharma is an Indian Santoor player from the state of Jammu and Kashmir. 

He is credited with making the Santoor a popular Classical Instrument.

The santoor is a trapezoid-shaped hammered dulcimer or string musical instrument made of walnut, with 72 strings.

 

4. Pannalal Ghosh played which of the following musical instruments? (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE))

(1) Flute 

(2) Sitar

(3) Violin 

(4) Santoor

Explan:

He was an Indian flute player. 

He was a disciple of Alauddin Khan and is credited with popularizing the flute as a concert instrument in Hindustani classical music.

He was the first to introduce the seven-hole flute.

 

5. Which is post-harvest folk dance in Assam (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE))

(1) Ankia Nat 

(2) Bihu

(3) Raut Nacha 

(4) Namgen 

Explan:

Bihu dance is associated with the Bihu, a harvest festival of Assam. 

This joyous dance is performed by both young men and women during the Spring festival “Bohag Bihu” or Rongali Bihu celebrated in the middle of April. 

This is also the beginning of the agricultural season.

 

6. Ebraham Alkazi is an eminent personality in which one of the following area? (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE))

(1) Heart surgery

(2) Civil aviation

(3) Theatre

 (4) Painting

Explan: 

Ebrahim Alkazi is one of the most influential Indian theatre directors and drama teachers in 20th-century Indian theatre. 

He is a former Director of National School of Drama, New Delhi. 

A noted art connoisseur, collector and gallery owner, he founded Art Heritage Gallery in Delhi.

 

7. Sattriya is a classical dance form of ________ (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE))

(1) Manipur

(2) Uttar Pradesh

(3) Assam

(4) Andhra Pradesh

Explan:

Sattriya is a dance-drama performance art with origins in the Krishna-centered Vaishnavism monasteries of Assam. 

It is attributed to the 15th century Bhakti movement scholar and saint named Srimanta Sankaradeva.

It was recognized as a classical dance by Sangeet Natak Akademi of Indiain 2000.

 

8. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi is associated with which of the following fields? (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE))

(1) Literature

(2) Social services

(3) Classical music

(4) Politics

Explan:

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was an Indian vocalist from Karnataka in the Hindustani classical tradition. 

He is known for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music (bhajans and abhangs). 

He received the Bharat Ratna in 2009.

 

9. Ragini is a popular form of folk song belonging to the State of (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE))

(1) Kashmir 

(2) Kerala

(3) Haryana 

(4) Manipur

Explan:

Haryanvi has a very rich culture in terms of folk songs that are called Raginis.
Ragini song is the trade mark of Haryanvi culture. 

It is supplemented by folk dramas, known by the name of Saang.

 

10. Birju Maharaj is a well known exponent of (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE))

(1) Manipuri dance

(2) Kathak

(3) Odissi

(4) Kathakali

Explan:

Birju Maharajis the leading exponent of the Lucknow Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Kathak dance in India.

He is a descendant of the legendary Maharaj family of Kathak dancers, which includes his two uncles, Shambhu Maharaj and Lachhu Maharaj, and his father Acchan Maharaj.