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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. |
The famous painting Bani-Thani is based on which style? |
| A. | jaipur style |
| B. | Kishangarh style |
| C. | Kangra style |
| D. | boondi style |
| Answer» C. Kangra style | |
| 2. |
Who was the originator of Renaissance ideology in Indian painting - |
| A. | Nandlal Bose |
| B. | jamini rai |
| C. | abanindranath tagore |
| D. | Gaganendranath Tagore |
| Answer» C. abanindranath tagore | |
| 3. |
The characteristics of the Mughal painting style are - |
| A. | battle scene |
| B. | Animals u0026 Birds u0026 Natural Scenery |
| C. | court illustration |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which Mughal ruler is called a great connoisseur of painting? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | shahjahan |
| Answer» D. shahjahan | |
| 5. |
Ustad Mansoor Khan was a famous painter during the reign of which Mughal ruler? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. shahjahan | |
| 6. |
Who has depicted the world famous picture of Mughal style bullock cart? |
| A. | Daswant |
| B. | Lovely |
| C. | Mansur |
| D. | abul hassan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Among the Mughal rulers, the period of which ruler is called the Golden Age of Painting? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. shahjahan | |
| 8. |
Raja Ravi Varma of Kerala was famous ---------- |
| A. | Dancers |
| B. | painting |
| C. | Poet |
| D. | singer |
| Answer» C. Poet | |
| 9. |
In which field Nandlal Bose earned fame? |
| A. | painting |
| B. | Folk art |
| C. | dance moves |
| D. | Politics |
| Answer» B. Folk art | |
| 10. |
Which of the following is the name of a musical instrument? |
| A. | flute |
| B. | audiophone |
| C. | Galvanometer |
| D. | hydrophone |
| Answer» B. audiophone | |
| 11. |
Which of the following is not related to sitar playing? |
| A. | Amir Khasro |
| B. | Ravi Shankar |
| C. | Ustad Alauddin Khan |
| D. | Amjad Ali Khan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Which one of the following musical instruments is not of Indo-Islamic origin? |
| A. | Sitar |
| B. | Tabla |
| C. | stringed instrument |
| D. | the clarinet |
| Answer» D. the clarinet | |
| 13. |
The instrument played with the mouth is - |
| A. | iktara |
| B. | bassoon |
| C. | Meridian |
| D. | Tasha |
| Answer» C. Meridian | |
| 14. |
Who was the Hindu king shown playing Veena on ancient coins? |
| A. | Vikramaditya |
| B. | Samudragupta |
| C. | Harshavardhana |
| D. | Chandragupta |
| Answer» C. Harshavardhana | |
| 15. |
Hariprasad Chaurasia who passed away recently was a - |
| A. | Praveen Vanshi player |
| B. | Praveen Sarod player |
| C. | Praveen Tabla player |
| D. | proficient violinist |
| Answer» B. Praveen Sarod player | |
| 16. |
Who among the following is a famous Tabla player? |
| A. | Zakir hussain |
| B. | Vikku Vinayakram |
| C. | PBG Jog |
| D. | Palghat Mani Iyer |
| Answer» B. Vikku Vinayakram | |
| 17. |
Ptolemy Philadelphes, with whom Ashoka had diplomatic relations, was the ruler of |
| A. | Macedonia |
| B. | Syria |
| C. | Egypt |
| D. | sirone |
| Answer» C. Egypt | |
| 18. |
Shivkumar Sharma is famous for which instrument? |
| A. | sarod |
| B. | flute |
| C. | Centaur |
| D. | Sitar |
| Answer» D. Sitar | |
| 19. |
Jhal, Vinai, Damama, Muryo are - |
| A. | rivers of uttarakhand |
| B. | hill peaks of ladakh |
| C. | musical instruments of kumaun |
| D. | Temples of Garhwal |
| Answer» D. Temples of Garhwal | |
| 20. |
Who among the following is known as a flute player? |
| A. | Debu Choudhary |
| B. | Madhup Mudgal |
| C. | Ronu Majumdar |
| D. | Shafat Ahmed |
| Answer» D. Shafat Ahmed | |
| 21. |
Who is considered as the father of Sitar? |
| A. | tansen |
| B. | Baiju Bawra |
| C. | Amir Khusro |
| D. | Bade Ghulam Ali Khan |
| Answer» D. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan | |
| 22. |
The correct descending order of formation of the following states is- |
| A. | Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana |
| B. | Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra |
| C. | Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Haryana |
| D. | Haryana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan |
| Answer» C. Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Haryana | |
| 23. |
Who among the following is not a Sarod player? |
| A. | Ali Akbar Khan |
| B. | Alla Rakha Khan |
| C. | allaudin khan |
| D. | Amjad Ali Khan |
| Answer» C. allaudin khan | |
| 24. |
In which of the following inscriptions both Chandragupta and Ashoka are mentioned? |
| A. | Junagadh inscription of Mahakshatrap Rudradaman |
| B. | Nashik Prashasti of Gautamaputra Satkarni |
| C. | Girnar inscription of Ashoka |
| D. | Junagadh inscription of Skandagupta |
| Answer» B. Nashik Prashasti of Gautamaputra Satkarni | |
| 25. |
Which of the following pair of group is not true - |
| A. | Shiv Kumar Sharma - Santoor |
| B. | Hariprasad Chaurasia - Flute |
| C. | Bismillah Khan - Tabla |
| D. | Pandit Ravi Shankar - Sitar |
| Answer» D. Pandit Ravi Shankar - Sitar | |
| 26. |
Which instrument has been decorated with all the national honors from Padma Shri to Bharat Ratna? |
| A. | Pandit Ravi Shankar |
| B. | bismilla khan |
| C. | Shivkumar Sharma |
| D. | Hariprasad Chaurasia |
| Answer» C. Shivkumar Sharma | |
| 27. |
Which Grammy Award winning musician has named the changed form of the guitar by adding more strings to it - Mohan-Veena? |
| A. | Pandit Ravi Shankar |
| B. | Manmohan Bhatt |
| C. | Shashi Mohan Bhatt |
| D. | Nikhil Banerjee |
| Answer» C. Shashi Mohan Bhatt | |
| 28. |
What kind of majority is needed for a constitutional amendment to create a new state? |
| A. | Simple |
| B. | two third |
| C. | three thirds |
| D. | ratification of two-thirds and half of the states |
| Answer» B. two third | |
| 29. |
Who invented the Mohan Veena? |
| A. | Pandit Ravi Shankar |
| B. | by Chatur Malik |
| C. | by allauddin |
| D. | Manmohan Bhatt |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Who among the following artists is famous for being associated with Tabla? |
| A. | Ali Akbar Khan |
| B. | bismillah khan |
| C. | Vilayat Khan |
| D. | Gadui Maharaj |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Who among the following is a famous Sarod player? |
| A. | Shiv Kumar Sharma |
| B. | Pandit Ravi Shankar |
| C. | Amjad Ali Khan |
| D. | Zakir hussain |
| Answer» D. Zakir hussain | |
| 32. |
Who among the following is considered to be the originator of Sarod? |
| A. | Amjad Ali Khan |
| B. | Pandit Ravi Shankar |
| C. | Allah kept |
| D. | Shiv Kumar Sharma |
| Answer» B. Pandit Ravi Shankar | |
| 33. |
The instrument on which Ustad Amjad Ali Khan has mastered - |
| A. | Sitar |
| B. | the clarinet |
| C. | Violin |
| D. | sarod |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Ustad Zakir Hussain has the distinction of playing which of the following instruments? |
| A. | Tabla |
| B. | Sitar |
| C. | sarod |
| D. | santoor |
| Answer» B. Sitar | |
| 35. |
With which of the following musical instruments is the kudu singh associated? |
| A. | Sitar |
| B. | flute |
| C. | Tabla |
| D. | Pakhawaj |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
With which of the following is Panna Lal Ghosh related? |
| A. | flute |
| B. | Tabla |
| C. | sarod |
| D. | harp |
| Answer» B. Tabla | |
| 37. |
With whom is the Jewish Menhin related? |
| A. | Violin |
| B. | Sitar |
| C. | sarod |
| D. | the piano |
| Answer» B. Sitar | |
| 38. |
Pandit Kishan Maharaj is the main player of which instrument? |
| A. | santoor |
| B. | Sitar |
| C. | Violin |
| D. | Tabla |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Anushka Ravi Shankar is related to which instrument? |
| A. | Sitar |
| B. | sarod |
| C. | harp |
| D. | Mohanveena |
| Answer» B. sarod | |
| 40. |
With which instrument is Latif Khan related? |
| A. | stringed instrument |
| B. | harp |
| C. | Tabla |
| D. | mirage |
| Answer» B. harp | |
| 41. |
After the formation of Telangana state, the number of states of India will be - |
| A. | 27 |
| B. | 28 |
| C. | 29 |
| D. | 30 |
| Answer» C. 29 | |
| 42. |
Bal Murli Krishna is related to which musical instrument? |
| A. | sarod |
| B. | Sitar |
| C. | Violin |
| D. | Tabla |
| Answer» D. Tabla | |
| 43. |
VV Which instrument does Subramaniam play? |
| A. | Pakhawaj |
| B. | sarod |
| C. | Violin |
| D. | Sitar |
| Answer» D. Sitar | |
| 44. |
Paladhar Raghu is related to which musical instrument? |
| A. | harp |
| B. | Tabla |
| C. | mirage |
| D. | flute |
| Answer» D. flute | |
| 45. |
With which musical instrument is Govind Swami Pillai related? |
| A. | mirage |
| B. | Tabla |
| C. | harp |
| D. | Violin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
Alla Rakha is related to which musical instrument? |
| A. | Tabla |
| B. | from sarod |
| C. | from sitar |
| D. | madly |
| Answer» B. from sarod | |
| 47. |
In whose book Chandragupta Maurya has been specifically described, that is - |
| A. | Bhasa |
| B. | Shudraka |
| C. | Visakhadatta |
| D. | Shudraka |
| Answer» D. Shudraka | |
| 48. |
V.G. Jog is famous for which instrumental music? |
| A. | Sitar |
| B. | Violin |
| C. | Tabla |
| D. | santoor |
| Answer» C. Tabla | |
| 49. |
s. Balachandran is related to which instrument? |
| A. | from sitar |
| B. | from santoor |
| C. | from the harp |
| D. | with violin |
| Answer» D. with violin | |
| 50. |
Which instrument was played by Ustad Visimmilla Khan? |
| A. | flute |
| B. | Tabla |
| C. | the clarinet |
| D. | sarod |
| Answer» D. sarod | |