GENERAL AWARENESS
1. Which film bagged 10 filmfare awards in the 51st Filmfare Award in 2006 ?
a. Paheli
b. Apharan
c. Black
d. Parineeta
Ans: c.
2. With which dance form is Sonal Mansingh associated ?
a. Kuchipuddi
b. Mohiniyattam
c. Kathak
d. Odissi
Ans: d.
3. From which place did the dance from Mohiniyattam develop ?
a. Kerala
b. Karnataka
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Maharashtra
Ans: a.
4. Among the following which is the folk dance of India ?
a. Kathakali
b. Bharat Natyam
c. Garba
d. Mohiniyattam
Ans: c.
5. The festival of colours ''Holi'' is celebrated on :
a. the month of Bhadrapada
b. the full moon of Phalgun
c. the full moon in the month of Ashadha
d. None of these
Ans: b.
6. The significance of ''Navratri'' is _________ .
a. the victory of the good over the evil
b. the victory over our own mind
c. the importance of love and commitment
d. None of these
Ans: b.
7. 'Sattriya' is the popular dance form of _________.
a. Kerala
b. Karnataka
c. Mizoram
d. Assam
Ans: d.
8. With which state is the 'Kathakali' dance related ?
a. Rajasthan
b. Gujarat
c. Kerala
d. Karnataka
Ans: c.
9. Which musical instrument is called as the ''Queen of Musical Instrument'' ?
a. Flute
b. Violin
c. Veena
d. Shehnai
Ans: c.
10. Which of the following festival is celebrated on the 25th December each year ?
a. Navaratri
b. Vijayadasami
c. Deepavali
d. Christmas
Ans: d.
11. Which one of the following festival signifies the victory of thew good over the evil ?
a. Raksha Bandhan
b. Good Friday
c. Vijayadasami
d. Mahavir Jayanti
Ans: c.
12. Which festival is known as the festival of colours ?
a. Ram Navami
b. Janmashtami
c. Holi
d. Gandhi Jayanti
Ans: c.
13. ' Chakmas' is a popular tribe which belongs to ________.
a. Jammu and Kashmir
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Tripura
d. Uttar Pradesh
Ans: c.
14. 'Bodo, Missing' Kachari, Rabha' are some famous tribes which belong to this state. Name this state of India.
a. Manipur
b. Punjab
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Assam
Ans: d.
15. Name the instrument which is used in Manipuri dance.
a. Tabla
b. Pung
c. Sitar
d. Shehnai
Ans: b.
16. The different positions of hand and face during dance are called ________.
a. Taal
b. Mudra
c. Bhav
d. Raag
Ans: b.
17. Name the famous dancer who is called the 'Queen of Bharatanatyam'.
a. Rukmini Devi
b. Balasaraswati
c. Jyoti Subramaniam
d. Mahalakshmi
Ans: b.
18. Name the musician who adopted guitar to Hindustani music.
a. Pt Ravi Sankar
b. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
c. R.D. Burman
d. Remo
Ans: a.
19. Which festival marks the beginning of the Sikh Khalsa ?
a. Lohri
b. Guru Parv
c. Baisakhi
d. Gugga Naumi
Ans: c.
20. Which festival celebrated Christ's rising death ?
a. Good Friday
b. Easter Saturday
c. Easter
d. Christmas
Ans: c.
21. For which temple is Gaya famous ?
a. The Mahakali Temple
b. The Mahabodhi Temple
c. The Mahakal Temple
d. The Mahashiva Temple
Ans: b.
22. Which religious faith is associated with the 'Lotus Temple' in New Delhi ?
a. Krishna
b. Bahai
c. Shiva
d. Brahma
Ans: b.
23. '' Temple Tirupati Balaji'' is situated in which part of India ?
a. North west
b. Northern
c. Southern
d. South West
Ans: c.
24. Mount Abu in Rajasthan is associated with which religion ?
a. Hinduism
b. Buddhism
c. Sikhism
d. Jainism
Ans: d.
25. Which Veda is popularly known as the ''Canon of Chants'' ?
a. Sama Veda
b. Yajur Veda
c. Rig Veda
d. Atharva Veda
Ans: d.
26. _________ is not a form of carnatic music.
a. Slokem
b. Kriti
c. Thillana
d. Tappa
Ans: d.
27. During whose reign did thre Mughal paintings reach its climax ?
a. Shah Jahan
b. Humayun
c. Jahangir
d. Akbar
Ans: c.
28. Khordad Sal is the festival of :
a. Sikhs
b. Jains
c. Parsis
d. Buddhists
Ans: c.
29. ___________ is not associated with sitar.
a. Pandit Ravi Shankar
b. Amir Khusro
c. Amjad Ali Khan
d. Ustad Allaudin Khan
Ans: c.