Arts and Culture - General Knowledge Questions

A)
Karnataka
B)
Gujarath
C)
Tamilnadu
D)
Kerala

Correct Answer :   Karnataka

Kambala is an annual festival celebrated in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. The festival involves the traditional buffalo race, a popular and unique sport among the farming community of the state.

A)
Lat
B)
Vimana
C)
Gopura
D)
Shikhara

Correct Answer :   Gopura

Buddhists, Jains, and Hindus have directed an almost equal attention to the Gopura or gateways o f their towns and templesThese, both in form and purpose, resemble the pylons of the Egyptian temples.

A)
Tanjore painting
B)
Madhubani painting
C)
Pattachitra
D)
Mysore painting

Correct Answer :   Mysore painting

Mysore painting is an important form of classical South Indian painting that originated in the town of Mysore in Karnataka.

A)
Maach
B)
Kalbelia
C)
Yoga
D)
Ramlila

Correct Answer :   Maach

Maach is a form of folk theatre from the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is said to have originated from the Khyal theatre form of Rajasthan. It is not present in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

A)
Rajasthan
B)
Jammu & Kashmir
C)
Chhattisgarh
D)
Assam

Correct Answer :   Chhattisgarh

Raut Nacha is a ceremonial dance performed mainly by the tribal community of Chhattisgarh. It is performed during the “dev udhni ekadashi”, after the Diwali festival.

A)
Assam
B)
Jammu & Kashmir
C)
Andhra Pradesh
D)
Manipur

Correct Answer :   Manipur

Shaphee Lanphee, a traditional textile fabric, is a GI product from which of the following states? Notes: Shaphee Lanphee is a traditional textile fabric woven and embroidered by Meitei women of Manipur.

A)
Uttar Pradesh
B)
Odisha
C)
Karnataka
D)
Sikkim

Correct Answer :   Odisha

It is the most important festival of western Odisha and it takes place in the bright half of the month of Bhadrab on an auspicious day fixed by the astrologers. Though the festival is intended for eating new rice of the year, it is observed as a general festival. On this occasion the new rice is cooked with milk and sugar (Kshiri) and then offered as Bhog to Goddess Laxmi.

A)
Tibetan Buddhism
B)
Kashmir Shaivism
C)
Sri Sampradaya
D)
Smartism

Correct Answer :   Kashmir Shaivism

A)
Filippo Brunelleschi
B)
Michelangelo
C)
Vincent van Gogh
D)
Leonardo da Vinci

Correct Answer :   Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa about 1503, and it was in his studio when he died in 1519.