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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which one of the following dance forms originated from Eastern India? |
| A. | Kathakali |
| B. | Kuchipudi |
| C. | Bharatanatyam |
| D. | Manipuri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Kathakali dance form is related to which state? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Manipuri |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Andra Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Manipuri | |
| 3. |
The classical dance of Andhra Pradesh is- |
| A. | Bharatanatyam |
| B. | Kathakali |
| C. | Odyssey |
| D. | Kuchipudi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which of the following is the classical form of dance? |
| A. | Bhangra |
| B. | Vulture |
| C. | Chhau |
| D. | Manipuri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Which is the oldest form of Indian classical dance? |
| A. | Odyssey |
| B. | Kuchipudi |
| C. | Bharatanatyam |
| D. | Kathakali |
| Answer» D. Kathakali | |
| 6. |
Which of the following dances is known as Kathakali of the poor? |
| A. | Chakyarkuntu |
| B. | Otontulan |
| C. | Kudiyattam |
| D. | Mohiniyattam |
| Answer» C. Kudiyattam | |
| 7. |
Which of the following dances is not a solo dance? |
| A. | Bharatanatyam |
| B. | Kuchipudi |
| C. | Mohiniyattam |
| D. | Odyssey |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Which classical dance was revived by Rabindranath Tagore and made it popular in Bengal besides Kerala? |
| A. | Kathak |
| B. | Kathakali |
| C. | Mohiniyattam |
| D. | Bharatanatyam |
| Answer» C. Mohiniyattam | |
| 9. |
Which of the following dance is related to the Devadasi tradition? |
| A. | Chakyarkuntu |
| B. | Otontulan |
| C. | Mohiniyattam |
| D. | Krishnaattam |
| Answer» D. Krishnaattam | |
| 10. |
Where is Kathak dance form? |
| A. | Manipur |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | North India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Which one of the following classical dance forms is not a legacy of the Devadasi dance tradition? |
| A. | Manipuri |
| B. | Odyssey |
| C. | Kuchipudi |
| D. | Bharatanatyam |
| Answer» B. Odyssey | |
| 12. |
Sadir is the ancient name of which dance form? |
| A. | Kathak |
| B. | Odyssey |
| C. | Bharatanatyam |
| D. | Mohiniyattam |
| Answer» D. Mohiniyattam | |
| 13. |
In which classical dance masks are used? |
| A. | Kathak |
| B. | Kathakali |
| C. | Odyssey |
| D. | Bharatanatyam |
| Answer» C. Odyssey | |
| 14. |
Mask dance is related to which dance form? |
| A. | Kathakali |
| B. | Kuchipudi |
| C. | Odyssey |
| D. | Manipuri |
| Answer» B. Kuchipudi | |
| 15. |
The word socialist was added to the preamble - |
| A. | 42 वें संशोधन द्वारा |
| B. | 44 वें संशोधन द्वारा |
| C. | 52 वें संशोधन द्वारा |
| D. | by none of the above |
| Answer» B. 44 वें संशोधन द्वारा | |
| 16. |
Who conferred the title of Vivekananda on Swami Vivekananda? |
| A. | Maharaja Khetri |
| B. | Maharaja of Baroda |
| C. | Ramakrishna Paramhansa |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Maharaja of Baroda | |
| 17. |
With reference to India, which of the following correctly expresses the meaning of the word secular? |
| A. | There are many religions in India |
| B. | Dharma compliance is dependent on the will of the individual |
| C. | Indians have religious freedom |
| D. | There is no state religion in India |
| Answer» C. Indians have religious freedom | |
| 18. |
Mohiniyattam dance form developed in which of the following states? |
| A. | Odisha |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
The most popular classical dance in Kerala is |
| A. | Kuchipudi |
| B. | Kathakali |
| C. | Mohiniyattam |
| D. | Bharatanatyam |
| Answer» C. Mohiniyattam | |
| 20. |
Who gave the title of Kanthabharanvanivilas to the musician and Dhupad singer Tansen? |
| A. | Babar |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Bairam Khan |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» C. Bairam Khan | |
| 21. |
Kuchipudi is the dance form of which state? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Andra Pradesh |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» C. Tamil Nadu | |
| 22. |
He died in the palace of Mallaraj Sastipal. |
| A. | of Mahatma Buddha |
| B. | of Mahavir Swami |
| C. | of Swami Vivekananda |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. of Swami Vivekananda | |
| 23. |
Where was the famous Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib native? |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Lahore |
| D. | Agra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Nanded Gurdwara is considered a holy place for the Sikh community due to whose samadhi? |
| A. | Guru Nanak |
| B. | Guru Ramdas |
| C. | Guru Arjun Dev |
| D. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Who represented India in the famous World Conference of Religions in Chicago? |
| A. | by Swami Shraddhanand |
| B. | Swami Vivekananda |
| C. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| D. | By Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale | |
| 26. |
Guru Gobind's samadhi is located at- |
| A. | Anandpur Sahib |
| B. | Amritsar |
| C. | in Nanded |
| D. | in bath |
| Answer» D. in bath | |
| 27. |
The originator of Bhakti movement in Bengal was |
| A. | Chaitanya |
| B. | Ramanand |
| C. | Namdev |
| D. | ramanuja |
| Answer» B. Ramanand | |
| 28. |
Who was the successor of Guru Nanak? |
| A. | Guru Angad |
| B. | Guru Ramdas |
| C. | Guru Arjun |
| D. | Guru Hargobind |
| Answer» B. Guru Ramdas | |
| 29. |
Raja Rammohun Roy was the founder of – |
| A. | prayer society |
| B. | of Brahma Samaj |
| C. | of Ramakrishna Mission |
| D. | of Arya Samaj |
| Answer» C. of Ramakrishna Mission | |
| 30. |
Amir Khusro was a ------- |
| A. | Poet |
| B. | historian |
| C. | musician |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
By which amendment the word socialist was introduced in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution? |
| A. | 32 वां |
| B. | 42 वां |
| C. | 44 वां |
| D. | 74 वां |
| Answer» C. 44 वां | |
| 32. |
The founder of Prarthana Samaj was - |
| A. | atmaram pandurang |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | annie besant |
| D. | Rash Behari Ghosh |
| Answer» B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
| 33. |
Sikh Guru Arjun Das was in whose reign - |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | shahjahan |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Who is considered the author of Ram Miyan's Malhar? |
| A. | tansen |
| B. | Baiju Bawda |
| C. | Amir Khusro |
| D. | Swami Haridas |
| Answer» B. Baiju Bawda | |
| 35. |
Which of the following is incorrectly matched - |
| A. | Namdev - Maharashtra |
| B. | Chaitanya - Bengal |
| C. | Narsingh Mehta - Gujarat |
| D. | Ballabhacharya - Gujarat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
The view of the framers of the Constitution of India is reflected in which of the following - |
| A. | preamble |
| B. | fundamental duty |
| C. | Directive Principles of State Policy |
| D. | fundamental right |
| Answer» B. fundamental duty | |
| 37. |
The Alvars of South India were |
| A. | Warrior |
| B. | sculpture artist |
| C. | saint |
| D. | Businessman |
| Answer» D. Businessman | |
| 38. |
Which of the following saints were from Maharashtra? |
| A. | Diameter |
| B. | Tyagaraja |
| C. | Tukaram |
| D. | Maitreyi |
| Answer» D. Maitreyi | |
| 39. |
To which dynasty did Buddha belonged? |
| A. | Shatrika |
| B. | maurya |
| C. | Shakya |
| D. | kuru |
| Answer» D. kuru | |
| 40. |
Which event of Buddha's life is known as Mahabhinishkraman? |
| A. | His Mahaparinirvana |
| B. | his birth |
| C. | abandon their home |
| D. | His enlightenment |
| Answer» D. His enlightenment | |
| 41. |
Mahavir was born in the royal family of - |
| A. | Shakya |
| B. | Kshatriya |
| C. | Lichchavi dynasty |
| D. | Satavahana |
| Answer» C. Lichchavi dynasty | |
| 42. |
Where was Chaitanya Mahaprabhu born? |
| A. | in Banaras |
| B. | in Talwandi |
| C. | in mayurbhanj |
| D. | in nadia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
The place named Magahar is related to which great man? |
| A. | Kabir |
| B. | Buddha |
| C. | Mahavir |
| D. | Guru Nanak |
| Answer» B. Buddha | |
| 44. |
In which form India has been declared in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution? |
| A. | a sovereign, democratic, republic |
| B. | a socialist, democratic, republic |
| C. | a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic | |
| 45. |
At which place did Mahatma Buddha turn his first Dharma Chakra - |
| A. | Lumbini |
| B. | Sarnath |
| C. | Patna |
| D. | Vaishali |
| Answer» C. Patna | |
| 46. |
The birth place of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and last Guru of the Sikhs, is |
| A. | Nanded |
| B. | Talbandi |
| C. | Amritsar |
| D. | Patna Sahib |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Which place is not related to Gautam Buddha? |
| A. | Sarnath |
| B. | Bodhgaya |
| C. | kushinagar |
| D. | pavapuri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Who was the Guru of Sangeet Samrat Tansen? |
| A. | Ramdas |
| B. | haridas |
| C. | Ramanand |
| D. | ramanuja |
| Answer» C. Ramanand | |
| 49. |
Where was the originator of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev born? |
| A. | Amritsar |
| B. | Andapur |
| C. | Talbandi |
| D. | Patna Sahib |
| Answer» D. Patna Sahib | |
| 50. |
Where was the Prophet Muhammad, the originator of Islam, born? |
| A. | in Medina |
| B. | in Mecca |
| C. | in Baghdad |
| D. | in Tehran |
| Answer» C. in Baghdad | |