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

1 .

Who is the author credited with composing the classical Tamil epic Silappatikaram?

A)

Agastya

B)

Ilango Adigal

C)

Chithalai Chathanar

D)

Tholkapiyyar

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Ilango Adigal

2 .

Lai Haraoba is a ritualistic festival observed in

A)

Nagaland

B)

Sikkim

C)

Tripura

D)

Assam

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Tripura

3 .

Kaathi is a

A)

Caste

B)

Tribe

C)

Wooden Art

D)

Folk Dance

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Folk Dance

4 .

Tribes of which division celebrate Goncha festival in Chhattisgarh?

A)

Bastar

B)

Sarguja

C)

Durg

D)

Raipur

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Bastar

5 .

The Shatasahasri-Samhita is the nickname of which of the following texts?

A)

Ramayana

B)

Mahabharata

C)

Atharvaveda

D)

Rigveda

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Mahabharata

The Shatasahasri-Samhita is the nickname of Epic Mahabharata. Mahabharata is the world's biggest Epic.

6 .

Prolific Indian painter Maqbool Fida Husain predominantly used which of these animals to depict a lively and free spirit in his paintings?

A)

Tigers

B)

Horses

C)

Elephants

D)

Cows

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Horses

7 .

Who among the following was a famous Qawwall singer?

A)

Nusrat Fatech Ali Khan

B)

Nazia Hassan

C)

Begum Akhtar

D)

Bade Ghulam Ali Khan

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Nusrat Fatech Ali Khan

8 .

Which of the following is not a language of Northern group language?

A)

Brahui

B)

Malto

C)

Ahom

D)

Kurukh

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Ahom

Ahom language belongs to Siamese-Chinese group of languages. Brahui is spoken in Baluchistan, Malto in tribal areas of West Bengal and Odisha, while Kurukh is spoken in West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.

9 .

How many major denominations of Hinduism do exist?

A)

Three

B)

Four

C)

Five

D)

Six

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Four

10 .

Before joining the Suhrawardi order which of the following lived in the company of Gorakhnath?

A)

Shihabuddin Suhrawardi

B)

Saba Dawud Khaki Suhrawardi

C)

Shaikh Hasan

D)

Makhdum Hamzah

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Shaikh Hasan

Shaikh Hasan was another prominent Sufi saint of the Suhrawardi order, who lived during the 16th and 17th centuries in Lahore in present-day Pakistan. Before joining the Suhrawardi order he lived in the ‘company of yogi Gorakhnath.