Latest Arts and Culture General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Trade and Cultural Fare the Balijatra Festival is held every year in the Indian State of

A)

Odisha

B)

Jharkhand

C)

Chhattisgarh

D)

Goa

Correct Answer : Odisha

Balijatra Festival is celebrated in Cuttack district of Odisha.

2 .

Who amongst the following painters was born in 1922 in Madhya Pradesh, but lived and worked in France since 1950 and died in New Delhi in 2016?

A)

Syed Haider Raza

B)

M. F. Hussain

C)

N.S. Bendre

D)

Raja Rao

Correct Answer : Syed Haider Raza

3 .

In which tribe of Chhattisgarh the kitchen called Lal bangala is found?

A)

Kamar

B)

Bhunjia

C)

Halba

D)

Gond

Correct Answer : Bhunjia

The kitchen of Bhunjia tribe is known Lai Bangla. It is built by the red mud, where they cook their food.

4 .

The famous Kalidas Samman from Madhya Pradesh Government is given in which of the following fields?

A)

Theatre

B)

Classical Music

C)

Classical Dance

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : Classical Dance

5 .

Wangla Festival is celebrated in the following state

A)

Mizoram

B)

Meghalaya

C)

Manipur

D)

Tripura

Correct Answer : Meghalaya

6 .

In which of the following states is Me-Dam-Me-Phi the festival of ancestor worship celebrated?

A)

Odisha

B)

Madhya Pradesh

C)

Chhattisgarh

D)

Assam

Correct Answer : Assam

7 .

Which of the philosophies is based on experimental mysticism?

A)

Yoga

B)

Mimansa

C)

Vedanta

D)

Nyay

Correct Answer : Yoga

Yoga philosophy is a form of experimental mysticism implying “spiritual union with God transcending human comprehension, while Advaita Vedanta is a form of monistic personalism incorporating the concept of a “personal, yet essentially inactive, deity” or “personal god” (Ishvara).

8 .

Who said,â€in Hinduism ideas about all the major issues of faith and lifestyle â€“ vegetarianism, nonviolence, belief in rebirth, even caste â€“ are subjects of debate, not dogma.â€?

A)

Gavin Flood

B)

Doniger

C)

Mahatma Gandhi

D)

Mahatma Gandhi

Correct Answer : Doniger

9 .

Which of the following is a poem describing the cycle of seasons?

A)

Raghuvamsha

B)

Kumarasambhavam

C)

Ritusamhara

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Ritusamhara

Ritusamhara is a poem written by Kalidasa describing the cycle of seasons whereas Kumarasambhavam is a story about the birth of Shiva and Parvati’s son and also Raghuvamsha depicts Vishnu as the origin and the end of the universe.

10 .

Which of the following is the writer of the play Mrichchhkatikam?

A)

Vishakhadatta

B)

Kalidas

C)

Shudraka

D)

Dandin

Correct Answer : Shudraka

Shudraka was the writer of the play Mrichchhkatikam which means a little clay cart. The play deals with the love affair of a poor brahmana with the beautiful daughter of a courtesan.