🎵 Classical Music & Instruments
1. Ustad Mohi Bahauddin Dagar is associated with which classical Indian instrument?
A) Sitar
B) Rudra Veena
C) Tabla
D) Flute
✅ Answer: B) Rudra Veena
He represents the Dagar Gharana and is a renowned Dhrupad exponent.
2. Pandit Jasraj, the eminent vocalist, belonged to which gharana of Hindustani classical music?
A) Gwalior
B) Mewati
C) Kirana
D) Agra
✅ Answer: B) Mewati
3. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Bharat Ratna awardee, was famous for which style of singing?
A) Dhrupad
B) Khayal
C) Thumri
D) Tappa
✅ Answer: B) Khayal
He belonged to the Kirana Gharana.
4. Which of the following is traditionally performed with tanpura and pakhawaj accompaniment?
A) Tarana
B) Thumri
C) Dhrupad
D) Ghazal
✅ Answer: C) Dhrupad
5. Tarana singer Pandit Rattan Mohan Sharma is from which gharana?
A) Mewati
B) Agra
C) Indore
D) Delhi
✅ Answer: A) Mewati
6. Dr. L. Subramaniam is a world-famous player of which instrument?
A) Sitar
B) Sarod
C) Violin
D) Guitar
✅ Answer: C) Violin
7. Alla Rakha Qureshi was a maestro of which instrument?
A) Veena
B) Dholak
C) Tabla
D) Sitar
✅ Answer: C) Tabla
8. Zakir Hussain is associated with which field?
A) Literature
B) Sculpture
C) Music
D) Painting
✅ Answer: C) Music
9. Who popularized the guitar in Hindustani classical music?
A) Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
B) Pandit Brij Bhushan Kabra
C) Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
D) Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia
✅ Answer: B) Pandit Brij Bhushan Kabra
💃 Classical and Folk Dances of India
10. ‘Nati’, a popular folk dance with a Yagya finale, belongs to which state?
A) Punjab
B) Maharashtra
C) Assam
D) Himachal Pradesh
✅ Answer: D) Himachal Pradesh
11. ‘Bagurumba’ is a traditional folk dance of which northeastern Indian state?
A) Manipur
B) Assam
C) Nagaland
D) Sikkim
✅ Answer: B) Assam
12. Which dance form is exclusively performed by women and belongs to Punjab?
A) Bhangra
B) Giddha
C) Lavani
D) Kalbelia
✅ Answer: B) Giddha
13. Kuchipudi classical dance has its origin in which Indian state?
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Karnataka
✅ Answer: C) Andhra Pradesh
14. Kathakali is a classical dance from which state?
A) Odisha
B) Kerala
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Assam
✅ Answer: B) Kerala
15. Rouf, a dance form performed by women during festivals, belongs to which region?
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Assam
C) Bihar
D) Jammu and Kashmir
✅ Answer: D) Jammu and Kashmir
16. Kolkali is a traditional folk dance of which region?
A) Northern Karnataka
B) North Malabar, Kerala
C) Western Uttar Pradesh
D) Eastern Gujarat
✅ Answer: B) North Malabar, Kerala
17. Which solo female classical dance form originated in Kerala?
A) Kathak
B) Kuchipudi
C) Mohiniyattam
D) Manipuri
✅ Answer: C) Mohiniyattam
18. Which dance-drama form of Kerala depicts the stories of Krishna through songs and expressions?
A) Yakshagana
B) Krishnanattam
C) Koodiyattam
D) Theyyam
✅ Answer: B) Krishnanattam
19. Sattriya dance was introduced by which saint-reformer of Assam?
A) Jayaprabha Menon
B) Sankaradeva
C) Bhag Chandra
D) Raghunath Das
✅ Answer: B) Sankaradeva
20. Paika dance, a martial folk tradition, is popular in which state?
A) Odisha
B) Maharashtra
C) Punjab
D) Assam
✅ Answer: A) Odisha
🎉 Indian Festivals & Cultural Events
21. ‘Gudi Padwa’, the Marathi New Year, is celebrated in which Hindu month?
A) Vaisakha
B) Bhadrapada
C) Shravana
D) Chaitra
✅ Answer: D) Chaitra
22. By what name is ‘Gudi Padwa’ known in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana?
A) Ugadi
B) Pongal
C) Baisakhi
D) Puthandu
✅ Answer: A) Ugadi
23. Onam, a major harvest festival, is celebrated in which state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Karnataka
C) Kerala
D) Gujarat
✅ Answer: C) Kerala
24. Makar Sankranti is known as ‘Poush Sankranti’ in which Indian state?
A) Maharashtra
B) West Bengal
C) Rajasthan
D) Punjab
✅ Answer: B) West Bengal
25. Vishu is a traditional New Year celebration of which Indian state?
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Maharashtra
D) Gujarat
✅ Answer: A) Kerala
🛕 Temples, Monuments & Architectural Marvels
26. The Somnath Temple, a famous Jyotirlinga shrine, is located in which state?
A) Rajasthan
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Gujarat
D) Uttar Pradesh
✅ Answer: C) Gujarat
27. Where is the Parshvanatha Jain Temple, known for intricate architecture, situated?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Rajasthan
C) Karnataka
D) Kerala
✅ Answer: A) Madhya Pradesh
Located in the Khajuraho temple complex.
28. The iconic Sun Temple at Konark is famously referred to as the:
A) White Pagoda
B) Black Pagoda
C) Bronze Pagoda
D) Golden Pagoda
✅ Answer: B) Black Pagoda
29. The architectural masterpiece Brihadeeswarar Temple was built by which Chola ruler?
A) Rajendra Chola
B) Kulothunga Chola
C) Raja Raja Chola I
D) Vijayalaya Chola
✅ Answer: C) Raja Raja Chola I
30. The temple at Konark, Odisha, was constructed in which century?
A) 10th century
B) 11th century
C) 12th century
D) 13th century
✅ Answer: D) 13th century
31. The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple in Khajuraho was built under which dynasty?
A) Chalukya Dynasty
B) Rashtrakuta Dynasty
C) Chandela Dynasty
D) Kalachuri Dynasty
✅ Answer: C) Chandela Dynasty
32. Which Mughal-era structure in Hyderabad was built to commemorate the end of the plague?
A) Alai Minar
B) Charminar
C) Qutub Minar
D) Fateh Bux
✅ Answer: B) Charminar
33. The Gateway of India was built in which architectural style?
A) Indo-Saracenic
B) European
C) Persian
D) Gothic
✅ Answer: A) Indo-Saracenic
34. The Elephanta Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage site, are located near which Indian city?
A) Bengaluru
B) Mumbai
C) Jaipur
D) Konark
✅ Answer: B) Mumbai
35. Hawa Mahal, also known as the Palace of Winds, is located in:
A) Jaipur
B) Bikaner
C) Jodhpur
D) Udaipur
✅ Answer: A) Jaipur
36. Belur Math, the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission, is located in:
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) West Bengal
C) Maharashtra
D) Tamil Nadu
✅ Answer: B) West Bengal
37. The archaeological site of Maski in Karnataka is located in which district?
A) Hassan
B) Udupi
C) Raichur
D) Yadgir
✅ Answer: C) Raichur
🎨 Famous Paintings, Artists & Arts
38. Which painting by Tyeb Mehta features the demon-slaying goddess?
A) Kalika
B) Durga Rising
C) Mahishasura
D) Devi’s Victory
✅ Answer: C) Mahishasura
39. Raja Ravi Varma is celebrated in which artistic field?
A) Sculpture
B) Dance
C) Literature
D) Painting
✅ Answer: D) Painting
40. Anjolie Ela Menon is best known as a:
A) Politician
B) Musician
C) Bharatanatyam Dancer
D) Indian Contemporary Artist
✅ Answer: D) Indian Contemporary Artist
41. Madhubani painting, a folk art style, originated in which Indian region?
A) Gujarat
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Mithila (Bihar)
D) Rajasthan
✅ Answer: C) Mithila (Bihar)
42. Which of the following is NOT a percussion instrument used in Carnatic music?
A) Mridangam
B) Ghatam
C) Morsing
D) Mandolin
✅ Answer: D) Mandolin
Mandolin is a string instrument.
43. What kind of art is Madhubani?
A) A painting style from Gujarat
B) Tribal mural art of Odisha
C) Honeycraft art
D) Folk painting from Bihar
✅ Answer: D) Folk painting from Bihar
🌍 Languages, Scripts & Cultural Knowledge
44. Tamil was declared a Classical Language of India in which year?
A) 2003
B) 2004
C) 2005
D) 2006
✅ Answer: C) 2004
45. The Sarnath Lion Capital built by Ashoka was carved from which material?
A) Iron
B) Sandstone
C) Marble
D) Mica
✅ Answer: B) Sandstone
46. In which language did Kalidasa compose Meghaduta?
A) Hindi
B) Sanskrit
C) Prakrit
D) Pali
✅ Answer: B) Sanskrit
47. The Panchatantra fables were originally composed by:
A) Vishnu Sharma
B) Tenali Raman
C) King Sudharshan
D) Mullah Nasruddin
✅ Answer: A) Vishnu Sharma
48. Which of the following languages does NOT belong to the Indo-European language family?
A) Germanic
B) Italic
C) Celtic
D) Finno-Ugric
✅ Answer: D) Finno-Ugric
49. Sinhala is the major language of which South Asian country?
A) Malaysia
B) Sri Lanka
C) Myanmar
D) Indonesia
✅ Answer: B) Sri Lanka
50. What is the percentage of Hindi speakers in India as per the 2011 Census?
A) 42.03%
B) 41.03%
C) 44.04%
D) 43.63%
✅ Answer: A) 42.03%
🎊 Festivals and Regional New Years
51. ‘Ugadi’ is celebrated as New Year in which of the following states?
A) Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
B) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
C) Kerala, Odisha, West Bengal
D) Bihar, Assam, Meghalaya
✅ Answer: A) Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
52. ‘Vishu’ is the traditional New Year of which Indian state?
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Gujarat
D) Maharashtra
✅ Answer: A) Kerala
53. ‘Varusha Pirappu’ marks New Year in which state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Kerala
C) Maharashtra
D) West Bengal
✅ Answer: A) Tamil Nadu
54. What is the name for Bengali New Year?
A) Puthandu
B) Poila Boisakh
C) Gudi Padwa
D) Ugadi
✅ Answer: B) Poila Boisakh
55. On which day of the Hindu month of Chaitra is Gudi Padwa celebrated?
A) First
B) Second
C) Fifth
D) Ninth
✅ Answer: A) First
56. Tamil New Year is also known as:
A) Vishu
B) Ugadi
C) Varusha Pirappu
D) Bestu Varas
✅ Answer: C) Varusha Pirappu
57. Makar Sankranti is celebrated as ‘Poush Sankranti’ in which state?
A) Gujarat
B) West Bengal
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Bihar
✅ Answer: B) West Bengal
🎭 Fairs, Tribal Celebrations & Harvest Festivals
58. The Sangai Festival is organized annually in which northeastern state?
A) Assam
B) Manipur
C) Tripura
D) Nagaland
✅ Answer: B) Manipur
59. Wangala Festival is an agricultural festival celebrated in:
A) Meghalaya
B) Mizoram
C) Sikkim
D) Arunachal Pradesh
✅ Answer: A) Meghalaya
60. Which festival of Assam is the only fair in India where barter system is still practiced?
A) Bihu
B) Jon Beel Mela
C) Majuli Festival
D) Rongali
✅ Answer: B) Jon Beel Mela
61. The Kambala festival of Karnataka is associated with which traditional event?
A) Bull fight
B) Buffalo race
C) Tribal dance
D) Boat race
✅ Answer: B) Buffalo race
62. Which tribal group celebrates the Sarhul festival in Jharkhand?
A) Khasi
B) Gond
C) Santhal
D) Munda
✅ Answer: C) Santhal
(Sarhul is celebrated by many tribes of Jharkhand.)
63. Aoleang Monyu is a spring festival celebrated by the Konyak tribe of:
A) Mizoram
B) Nagaland
C) Manipur
D) Arunachal Pradesh
✅ Answer: B) Nagaland
64. The Solung festival is a harvest festival celebrated in which state?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Arunachal Pradesh
✅ Answer: D) Arunachal Pradesh
65. The Dree Festival is mainly observed by which tribe in Arunachal Pradesh?
A) Monpa
B) Apatani
C) Angami
D) Rengma
✅ Answer: B) Apatani
66. The Losar Festival, marking New Year, is celebrated by which tribe in Arunachal Pradesh?
A) Apatani
B) Monpa
C) Lepcha
D) Angami
✅ Answer: B) Monpa
67. Shad Nongkrem, a 5-day religious dance festival, is celebrated in:
A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Meghalaya
C) Assam
D) Sikkim
✅ Answer: B) Meghalaya
68. Chapchar Kut, a spring festival, is majorly celebrated in which northeastern state?
A) Manipur
B) Assam
C) Mizoram
D) Tripura
✅ Answer: C) Mizoram
69. Buhsu Jiba is a traditional festival celebrated in:
A) Odisha
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Nagaland
D) Sikkim
✅ Answer: C) Nagaland
70. Sangai Festival celebrates the cultural heritage of which animal?
A) Wild Boar
B) Sangai Deer
C) Indian Bison
D) Red Panda
✅ Answer: B) Sangai Deer
71. Which fair is the largest in West Bengal and held during Makar Sankranti?
A) Jaydev Mela
B) Gangasagar Mela
C) Raas Mela
D) Ramkeli Mela
✅ Answer: B) Gangasagar Mela
72. Where does the Kumbh Mela take place in Madhya Pradesh?
A) Gwalior
B) Indore
C) Ujjain
D) Bhopal
✅ Answer: C) Ujjain
📚 Literature, Theatre & Language
73. The Sanskrit play ‘Nagananda’, based on the sacrifice of King Jimutavahana, is attributed to:
A) Ashoka
B) Harshavardhana
C) Chandra Gupta I
D) Bindusara
✅ Answer: B) Harshavardhana
74. The Panchatantra was originally authored by:
A) Tenali Raman
B) Vishnu Sharma
C) Somdev
D) Kalidasa
✅ Answer: B) Vishnu Sharma
75. Which classical Sanskrit work by Kalidasa narrates the birth of Kartikeya?
A) Ritusamhara
B) Kumarasambhavam
C) Meghaduta
D) Raghuvamsa
✅ Answer: B) Kumarasambhavam
76. In early Hindu philosophy, how many stages of life (Ashramas) are prescribed?
A) Four
B) Three
C) Five
D) Two
✅ Answer: A) Four
77. According to ancient Indian thought, all creation is made up of how many basic elements (Panchamahabhutas)?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
✅ Answer: D) Five
78. In Carnatic music, how many Melakarta ragas are recognized?
A) 72
B) 62
C) 52
D) 82
✅ Answer: A) 72
🕌 Religious Traditions & Global Culture
79. The teachings and sayings of Prophet Muhammad were compiled after his death into what text?
A) Quran
B) Hadith
C) Sharia
D) Sunnah
✅ Answer: B) Hadith
80. What is the Islamic practice of annual charitable giving called?
A) Mudarabah
B) Zakat
C) Musharakah
D) Ijarah
✅ Answer: B) Zakat
81. The Jains celebrate Gyana Panchami on which day of the Kartika month?
A) First
B) Fifth
C) Ninth
D) Eleventh
✅ Answer: B) Fifth
82. The Lhabab Dhuechen festival in Sikkim marks the return of which spiritual figure to Earth?
A) Lord Shiva
B) Lord Vishnu
C) Lord Mahavira
D) Lord Buddha
✅ Answer: D) Lord Buddha
83. The Hemis Gompa Festival in Ladakh commemorates the birth of which Buddhist saint?
A) Guru Padmasambhava
B) Marpa Lotsawa
C) Katyayana
D) Patrul Rinpoche
✅ Answer: A) Guru Padmasambhava
84. In which city is St. Peter’s Basilica located?
A) Pisa
B) Madrid
C) Lisbon
D) Vatican City
✅ Answer: D) Vatican City
🏛️ GI Tags, Costumes, and Cultural Symbols
85. Which traditional dye-painted garment from Tamil Nadu received a GI tag in 2021?
A) Thanka Painting
B) Karuppur Kalamkari
C) Mithila Painting
D) Pattachitra
✅ Answer: B) Karuppur Kalamkari
86. Which iconic freedom statue was designed by a French sculptor?
A) Statue of Unity
B) Statue of Liberty
C) Statue of Law
D) Statue of Zeus
✅ Answer: B) Statue of Liberty
87. What is the national dress of Japan?
A) Chador
B) Kimono
C) Sarong
D) Kilt
✅ Answer: B) Kimono
88. Which traditional dance-drama form is associated with Puducherry and based on Ramayana?
A) Garadi
B) Hulivesha
C) Tippani
D) Dalkhai
✅ Answer: A) Garadi
89. Which language is used in the Assamese theatrical form Bhaona created by Sankardeva?
A) Sanskrit
B) Brajawali
C) Pali
D) Hindi
✅ Answer: B) Brajawali
90. Which language family does NOT belong to the Indo-European family?
A) Germanic
B) Finno-Ugric
C) Celtic
D) Italic
✅ Answer: B) Finno-Ugric
🧵 Cultural Institutions, Costumes & Miscellaneous
91. Which painting style is named after a district in Bihar?
A) Kangra
B) Bundi
C) Mewar
D) Madhubani
✅ Answer: D) Madhubani
92. The Siddi Dhamal Dance is associated with which Indian region?
A) Gujarat
B) Andaman & Nicobar
C) Ladakh
D) Nagaland
✅ Answer: A) Gujarat
93. The Prayag Sangeet Samiti was established in which year?
A) 1926
B) 1915
C) 1901
D) 1952
✅ Answer: A) 1926
94. Which of the following musical instruments has a keyboard?
A) Shehnai
B) Harmonium
C) Santoor
D) Ghatam
✅ Answer: B) Harmonium
95. Which palace is also known as ‘Amba Villa’ and served as the residence of the Wodeyar monarchs?
A) Hampi
B) Mattancherry Palace
C) Mysore Palace
D) Leh Palace
✅ Answer: C) Mysore Palace
96. Which of these is NOT a type of string musical instrument?
A) Tuba
B) Violin
C) Bass
D) Cello
✅ Answer: A) Tuba
Tuba is a brass wind instrument.
97. Khamba-Thoibi is a traditional art form of which state?
A) Manipur
B) Puducherry
C) Nagaland
D) Lakshadweep
✅ Answer: A) Manipur
98. The Khajuraho Group of Monuments are located in which state?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Gujarat
C) Bihar
D) Maharashtra
✅ Answer: A) Madhya Pradesh
99. Which traditional folk theatre form belongs to Maharashtra?
A) Tamasha
B) Nautanki
C) Rasleela
D) Swang
✅ Answer: A) Tamasha
100. The famous Sabarimala Temple is located in:
A) Kerala
B) Maharashtra
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Odisha
✅ Answer: A) Kerala