Ch-17

Government and Culture

1. Consider the following statements.
1. The ministry of culture is responsible for
generating culture culture awareness at the local
Levels.
2. The ministry is working on protection of
tangible and intangible Heritages.
3. The ministry is responsible for Gandhian
Heritage and centenaries of great personalities.
Select the correct answer from the code
given below?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 2 only
2. Consider the following statements
regarding National mission on Monuments and
Antiquities.
1. It was launched in 2007 by UPA-I
government.
2. It was a five year mission.
3. It covers all the states and Union
Territories, of India.
Select the correct answer from the codes
given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3 only
3. Which of the following statements (s)
is/are correct.
(a) Sahitya Akademi is the only institution
that undertakes literacy activities in twenty
Indian Languages.
(b) It is an autonomous organisation, under
the Ministry of culture.
(c) It was registered as a society under the
societies Registration Act, 1860.
(d) All the above (a), (b) and (c) are correct.
4. Consider the following
1. Sahitya Akademi Honorary Fellowship
2. Anand Fellowship
3. Premchand Fellowship
Select the correct answer from the codes
given below?
(a) 1, 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
5. Which of the following institute is
responsible for chemical preservation to
Heritages?
(a) Nation Museum
(b) Lalit Kala Akademi
(c) Archaeological Survey of India
(d) None of the above
6. Consider the following statement about
zonal cultural (ZCC)
1. Special focus of ZCC are made to
encourage folk and tribal arts.
2. ZCCs has 7 (seven) centres all over India.
3. These are responsible for implementation
of centrally sponsored scheme of ministry of
culture.
Select the correct answer, from the codes
given below?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
7. Which one of the following is the
principle focus of the Lalit Kala Akademi?
(a) encourage research
(b) focus on visual arts
(c) focus on establishment of regional art
centres
(d) All the above
8. Which of the following is not the centre of
zonal cultural centres in India?
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(a) Nagpur
(b) Kolkata
(c) Patiala
(d) Jaipur
9. Which of the following institute is
responsible for preservation of traditional values
in India.
(a) Indira Gandhi National centre for the
arts.
(b) Kalakshetra
(c) Gandhi Smriti
(d) All the above
10. Consider the following
1. equality of all religious
2. potential divinity of man
3. Service to man-a new religion for
mankind.
Which of the above is/are objectives of
Ramakrishna Mission institute of culture?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3 only
11. Consider the following statements
regarding Sahitya Akademi.
1. It gives twenty-four awards annually to
literary works in the languages it has recognized.
2. Besider the twenty two languages
enumerated in the constitution of India it has
recognized English and Rajasthani as languages.
12. Kathak Kendra set up in 1964 as a
national institution of dance, under Sangect
NAtak Akedemi is situated in
(a) New Delhi (b) Kolkata
(c) Lucknow (d) Hyderabad
13. The Asiatic Society of Bengal has been
founded in 1784, by which one of the following.
(a) Sir William Jones (b) William Bentinck
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (d) Swami
Vivekananda
14. Consider the following statements
regarding the Kalashetra
1. It is a cultural academy dedicated to the
preservation of traditional values especially in
the field of Bharatnatayam dance and
Gandharvaveda music.
2. In 1994 it has been recognised as an
Institute of National Importance.
Which of the above given statements is/are
in correct?
(a) only 1 (b) only 2
(c) both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
15. Rukmini Devi Arundala is associated
with which of the following.
(a) Kalakshetra (b) Gandhi Smriti
(c) Sahitya Akademi (d) National School of
Drama
16. Consider the following statements
regarding the Anthropological survey of Indias
objectives.
1. to study and preserve the human skeletal
remains.
2. to collect samples of arts and crafts of the
tribes of India.
3. to study the tribes and other
communities.
Which of the above given statements is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) None of the above
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