Art and Culture

1. How old is Hariprasad Chaurasia?
Question Asked : SSC Multi-Tasking Staff Exam 2017

(A) 71 years
(B) 75 years
(C) 78 years
(D) 81 years

2. Who is the famous bansuri player?
Question Asked : SSC Multi-Tasking Staff Exam 2017

(A) Zakir Hussain
(B) Ravi Shankar
(C) Bismillah Khan
(D) Hari Prasad Chaurasia

3. Which folk-dance form related to Maharashtra?
Question Asked : SSC Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ Exam 2017

(A) Chhau
(B) Rouff
(C) Mallakhambha
(D) No option is correct.

4. Dandia is a form of dance associated with which state?
Question Asked : SSC CGL Tier-I CBE Exam 2017

(A) Haryana
(B) Punjab
(C) Gujarat
(D) Rajasthan

5. ‘Mohiniyattam’ dance is associated with which State?
Question Asked : SSC CAPFs ASI & Delhi Police SI Exam 2017

(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Andhra Pradesh

6. Which is a form of folk theatre belonging to Gujarat?
Question Asked : SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam 2016

(A) Jatra
(B) Raas
(C) Tamasha
(D) Bhavai

7. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi is associated with which fields?
Question Asked : SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam 2016

(A) Literature
(B) Social services
(C) Classical music
(D) Politics

8. Ebraham Alkazi is an eminent personality in which one of the following area?
Question Asked : SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam 2016

(A) Heart surgery
(B) Civil aviation
(C) Theatre
(D) Painting

9. Pannalal Ghosh played which musical instrument?
Question Asked : SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam 2016

(A) Flute
(B) Sitar
(C) Violin
(D) Santoor

10. Which is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India?
Question Asked : SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO & PA/SA Exam 2015

(A) Lalit Kala Akademi
(B) Sangeet Natak Akademi
(C) National School of Drama
(D) Sahitya Akademi