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

1 .

Sayana, a very important commentator of Vedas flourished in which of the following?

A)

Vijaynagar Empire

B)

Pandyan Empire

C)

Hoysala Empire

D)

Kakatiya dynasty

Correct Answer : Vijaynagar Empire

Sayana was a Sanskrit Mimamsa scholar. He was from the Vijayanagara Empire of South India in Karnataka. An influential commentator on the Vedas, he flourished under King Bukka Raya I and his successor Harihara II.

2 .

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan belongs to

A)

Guitar

B)

Sarod

C)

Shehnai

D)

Sarangi

Correct Answer : Sarod

3 .

Which of the dance forms enlisted in Unesco?

A)

Bidesia

B)

Yakshagan

C)

Mudiyeltu

D)

Maach

Correct Answer : Mudiyeltu

4 .

Which of the following is popularly known as Black Pagoda?

A)

Bhitaragaon temple

B)

Lingaraja temple

C)

Parvati temple

D)

The sun temple, Konark

Correct Answer : The sun temple, Konark

5 .

The panchatantra was written during the

A)

Later Vedic period

B)

Maurya period

C)

Post Gupta period

D)

Mughal period

Correct Answer : Maurya period

6 .

Which one of the following is not a folk dance of the Bundelkhand Region of UP?

A)

Dandia Dance

B)

Ravala Dance

C)

Raai Dance

D)

Barhaiya Dance

Correct Answer : Dandia Dance

7 .

Who among the following singer is often called as â€œPrince of Bhangraâ€?

A)

Sukhbir

B)

Mika Singh

C)

Sukhvinder Singh

D)

Daler Mehndi

Correct Answer : Sukhbir

8 .

Among the following, who was not a proponent of Bhakti cult?

A)

Tukaram

B)

Tyagaraja

C)

Nagarjuna

D)

Vallabhacharya

Correct Answer : Nagarjuna

9 .

Which of the following statements about the Gandhara School of Art is NOT correct?

A)

It displays Greek artistic influence and the concept of the â€œman-godâ€ was essentially inspired by Greek mythological culture]

B)

Gandhara School of art enjoyed the liberal patronage of Indo-Greek rulers

C)

Artistically, the Gandhara School of Sculpture is said to have contributed wavy hair, drapery covering shoulders, shoes and sandals etc]

D)

The Gandhara art primarily depicted the Buddhist themes]

Correct Answer : Gandhara School of art enjoyed the liberal patronage of Indo-Greek rulers

10 .

Who was the author of the book Kitab-i-Yamini?

A)

Abul Fazl

B)

Amir Khusro

C)

Firdausi

D)

Abu Nasr Utbi

Correct Answer : Abu Nasr Utbi