UNIT-5 INDIAN TRADITIONS, CULTURAL AND SOCIETY

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Which Indian Academy is promoting dance, drama and music?

i) Sahitya Academy
ii) Lalit Kala Academy
iii) National School of Drama
iv) Sangeet Academy

2.Which organization declares a site of special cultural or physical

significance as a World Heritage Site?

i)Archaeological Survey of India

ii)Ministry of Culture
iii)National Museum
iv)UNESCO

3. The stone sculpture of male torso was found in which of the following
archaeological site?
i)Mohenjo-Daro

ii) Lothal

iii) Harappa

iv)Dholavira

4.In which state do we find the fort Aguada?

i)Madhya Pradesh
ii)Goa
iii)Tamil Nadu
iv)Bihar

5. In which place in India can we find cave temples of three faiths?

i)Madurai
ii)Agra
iii)Delhi
iv)Ellora

6.Which foreign influence is seen in the rock cut architecture of India?

i)Greek
ii)Indo-European
iii) Persian
iv)Arabic

7. Which one was a prominent centre of sculptural art during the Gupta
period?
i) Amaravati
ii)Mathura
iii)Sanchi
iv) Gandhara

8. Which of the following items are found in sites of Indus Valley

Civilisation?

i)Bronze statues
ii)Gold beads
ii)Ivory Seals
iv) All of the above

9. With reference to puppetry in India, consider the following statements:

i)Puppetry was present during Harappan times.

ii)Natyashastra does not refer to the art of puppetry.
iii)Oldest written reference is found in Tamil Classic Silappadikaaram.
iv)All of the Above

10 .Which of the following is one of the Classical Dance of Kerala.

i) Kolattam
ii) Mahasu
iii) Mohini Atam
iv) Kuchipudi

11. 'Kuchipudi' is the Classical Dance of _________________ State.

i) Andhra Pradesh
ii) Tamil Nadu
iii) Karnataka
iv) Kerala

12. Which is the famous seal of Harrapan Civilization?

i)Agate seal
ii)Seal M-1271
iii)Pashupati Seal
iv)Animal Seal

13. Find out the objects found by archaeologists that may be made of
stones?

i)Pots, coins, pans, seals and stamps found beneath the surface of the earth
ii)Paintings, Remains of building and sculpture.
iii)Ornaments, tools and weapons found by excavation.
iv)All of these

14. The Indus Valley people knew the use of:

i) Gold, silver, copper, bronze but not iron
ii)Copper, iron, gold but not bronze
iii)Silver, lead, iron but not gold
iv) Gold, tin, bronze but not copper

15. The people of Neolithic age only know about which of the following
metal?
i) Iron
ii)Silver
ii)Bronze
iv) Copper

16. The famous bull-seal of Indus valley found in which one of the following
sites :
i)Lothal
ii)Harappa
iii)Larkana
iv)Chanhudaro

17. Seal in Indus Valley Civilization is primarily used as :

i)A medium of exchange in trade
ii) To signify royalty
iii)To signify ownership of property
iv)None of these

18. The seals found at Mohenjodaro is similar to the seals found at :

i)Afghanistan
ii)Egypt
iii) China
iv)Sumeria

19. The Indus Valley Civilization is known as Pre-Aryan Civilization

because of the evidence of
i)Iron
ii)Copper
iii) Pottery
iv)Script

20. The term theatre derived from which word:-

i)Threatron
ii)Theatron
iii)Threatingon
iv)Throtitleon

21. Which of the following caves is the most ancient evidence of theatre?

i)Sitabenga Cave and Jogimara Cave of Raigarh hill

ii)Bhimbetka rock shelters
iii) Ellora Caves
iv) Borra Caves

22. Which of the following is the most famous and ancient book of drama
in India?

i) Natyamandap

ii) Karpoor Manjari

iii)Natyashastra of Bharata Muni Lord Brahma

iv)None of the above

23. Which of the following is the most ancient classical/Sanskrit play
written by Ashwaghosh?
i)Sariputra Prakaran

ii)Naganada

iii)Ratnavali

iv)Abhigyan Shakuntala

24. In which State is the religious festival Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated

with gusto?
i)Rajasthan
ii)Gujarat
iii)Maharashtra
iv)Madhya Pradesh

25. Which of the following combinations of the States and the festivals
mainly celebrated there is not correct?
i)Rajasthan - Gangaur
ii)Gujarat - Durga Puja
iii)Maharashtra - Ganesh Chaturthi
iv)Uttar Pradesh - Krishna Janmashtami

26. The Desert Festival, an annual event in Rajasthan that displays local
folk arts and culture, aerobatics, camel races, is held at
i)Jodhpur
ii)Jaisalmer
iii)Barmer
iv)Bikaner

27.Ahatguri in Assam is famous for –

i)Bullock-cart racing
ii)Cock fighting
iii)Bull taming
iv)Buffalo fighting

28. Festival of Holi falls on –

i)New Moon Day
ii)Full Moon Day
iii)One day before Full Moon
iv)One day after New Moon
29. In which of the following states is the Hornbill Festival held annually?

i)Mizoram
ii)Assam
iii)Sikkim
iv)Nagaland

30. Which one of the following festivals is not celebrated almost

simultaneously in the month of January each year?

i)Makar Sankranti
ii)Pongal
iii)Gudi Padwa
iv)Lohri

31. Which State hosts the annual Surajkund crafts fair?

i)Rajasthan
ii)Uttar Pradesh
iii) Himachal Pradesh
iv)Haryana

32.Kambala is a traditional buffalo race held in the State of

i) Kerala
ii) Telangana
iii) Tamil Nadu
iv) Karnataka

33. Which Union Ministry has started the project to reprint ‘Mongolian
Kanjur’ manuscripts?
i)Ministry of Culture
ii)Ministry of Law and Justice
iii)Ministry of Communication
iv)Ministry of Science and Technology

34. 5. What was the name of first South Indian movie?

A. Anna
B. Srinivasakalyanam
C. Court Dancer
D. keechakvadham

35. “Life in Miniature” project, that was seen in news recently, is a

collaboration between National Museum, Delhi and which company?
i)Microsoft
ii)Google
iii)Facebook
iv)Amazon

36. Which Buddhist text describes the existence of painted figures in many
royal buildings?
i)Vinayapitaka
ii)Sut Pitaka
iii) Abhidhamma Pitaka
iv) None of the above

37. Flowers, leaves and plants were depicted first time in the paintings of
which period?
i) Mughal Sultanat
ii)Gupta Period
iii) Delhi Sultanat
iv) Maurya Period

38. Persian and Arabic influence in the Paintings were seen in which period
of history?
i) Mughal Sultanat
ii)Delhi Sultanat
iii) Both A and B
iv)Neither A nor B

39. The art of painting reached its climax during the period of which
emperor of Medieval India?
i)Akbar
ii)Shah Jahan
iii)Jahangir
iv)Aurangzeb

40. In, India Ancient Iron Age is attached with-

i) Gray Pottery
ii) Black and Red Pottery
iii) Ocher Coloured Pottery
iv) None of the above

41. Which was the first Color movie in India?

i) Kisan Kanya
ii) Alam Ara
iii) Raja Harishchandra
iv) None of these

42. Which Hindi movie got first National Award?

i) Shree 420
ii) Jagriti
iii) Mirza Ghalib
iv) None of these

43. Which was the first Cinemascope film in Bollywood?

i) Naya Daur
ii) Sholay
iii) Kaagaz Ke Phool
iv) None of these

44. Which of these Indian movies did not get nominated for Best Foreign
Language Film at the Oscars?
i) Mother India
ii) Slumdog Millionaire
iii) Lagaan
iv) None of these

45. Who among the following made first Film Theatre of India?

i) Lumiere Brothers
ii) Mani Sethna
iii) Dada Saheb Phalke
iv) Dhirendra Nath Ganguly

46. Which of the following the first foreign film was demonstrated in India?
i)Magic Lamp
ii)Arrival of the train
iii) Life of Christ
iv). Sea Birth

47. Who among the following made the first fully indigenous silent feature
film in India?

i) Lumiere Brothers
ii)Mani Sethna

iii) Dada Saheb Phalke

iv)Dhirendra Nath Ganguly

48. Sattriya is a classical dance form of which State?

i) Assam
ii) Kerala
iii) Punjab
iv) Bengal

49. First English film produced in India:

A. A Passage of India
B. English
C. Noorjahan
D. Heaven on Earth

50. Which of the following technique used for making bronze statues
during Harappa Civilisation?
i)Lost Wax Casting
ii)Wood carving
iii)Ivory carving
iv)Stone Craving

51. First movie which celebrate Golden Jubilee in India?

A. Kapal Kundala, Bengali
B. Tukaram, Marathi
C. Prem Sagar, Hindi
D. Balan, Malayalam
Ans. B
52. First foreigner who awarded with Filmfare Award?
A. Noorjahan
B. Reshma
C. Nazia Hassan
D. Salma Aga
Ans. C

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