Q1. The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of the development of art under the
(a) Pallavas
(b) Chalukyas
(c) Pandyas
(d) Rashtrakutas
Answer: B. Chalukyas
Q2. Which of the following combinations of the States and the festivals mainly celebrated there is not correct?
(a) Uttar Pradesh – Krishna Janmashtami
(b) Maharashtra – Ganesh Chaturthi
(c) Gujarat – Durga Puja
(d) Rajasthan – Gangaur
Answer: C.Gujarat – Durga Puja
Q3. In which of the following states is the Hornbill Festival held annually?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Nagaland
(c) Assam
(d) Bengal
Answer: B.Nagaland
Q4. Apart from India, in which of the following two countries, Tamil is an official language?
(a) Mauritius and Malaysia
(b) Malaysia and Indonesia
(c) Sri Lanka and Mauritius
(d) Sri Lanka and Singapore
Answer: D. Sri Lanka and Singapore
Q5. Sonepur, the venue of one of the largest cattle fairs is located in which of the following states?
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttarakand
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Assam
Answer: A.Bihar
Q6. ‘Kuchipudi’ dance originated in
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Punjab
Answer: B. Andhra Pradesh
Q7. With which of the following festivals is Jallikattu associated?
(a) Vishu
(b) Onam
(c) Shivarathri
(d) Pongal
Answer: D.Pongal
Q8. The famous “Ganga Sagar Mela”, an annual fair is held in which state of India?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Jharkhand
(d) West Bengal
Answer: D. West Bengal
Q9. Which among the following is the folk dance popular during the harvest season in Punjab?
(a) Bhangara
(b) Kathak
(c) Garba
(d) Odissi
Answer: A.Bhangara
Q10. Which one of the following festivals is not celebrated almost simultaneously in the month of January each year?
(a) Lohri
(b) Gudi Padwa
(c) Makar Sankranti
(d) Pongal
Answer: B.Gudi Padwa
Q11. In which of the following styles of dance the story/ theme is always taken from Mahabharata and Ramayana?
(a) Bharatanatyam
(b) Mohiniattam
(c) Odissi
(d) Kuchipudi
Answer: A. Bharatanatyam
Q12. The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity
(a) Ram
(b) Jaganath
(c) Shiva
(d) Vishnu
Answer: B.Jaganath
Q13._ is classical dance form of Uttar Pradesh
(a) Kathakali
(b) Kathak
(c) Kuchipudi
(d) Mohiniattam
Answer: B. Kathak
Q14. Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?
(a) Hinduism
(b) Buddhism
(c) Jainism
(d) Islam
Answer: B.Buddhism
Q15. The famous Nabakalebara festival belongs to which of the following states?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Odisha
(c) West Bengal
(d) Bihar
Answer: B. Odisha
Q16. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
(a) Lucknow
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Jaipur
(d) Mysore
Answer: A.Lucknow
Q17. Which classical dance form is famous in Tamil Nadu?
(a) Kuchipudi
(b) Mohiniattam
(c) Bharatanatyam
(d) Kathakali
Answer: C. Bharatanatyam
Q18. In India, which festival coincide with the festivals of Songkran in Thailand, Thingyan in Myanmar and Aluth Avurudda in Sri Lanka?
(a) Baisakhi
(b) Makar Sankranti
(c) Guru Poornima
(d) Holi
Answer: A.Baisakhi
Q19. Hanukkh, the festival of light is associated with which one of the following religions?
(a) Hindu
(b) Jewish
(c) Jain
(d) Christians
Answer: B. Jewish
Q20. In which State is the religious festival Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated with gusto?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Nagaland
Answer: A.Maharashtra