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Question 321. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
(Person)
(Medium of music delivery)
A. Balamurali Krishna
1. Hindustani Vocal
B. Mita Pandit
2. Ghatam
C. Kanyakumari
3. Sitar
D. Nikhil Bannerjee
4. Violin
 
5. Carnatic Vocal
Codes: A B C D
  1.    4 3 1 5
  2.    5 4 1 3
  3.    5 1 2 3
  4.    3 1 5 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 5 1 2 3
Answer: (c)
Question 322. Which of the following are wind instruments ?
  1.    Flute and Saxophone
  2.    Piano and Sitar
  3.    Ghungru and Jaltarang
  4.    Dhol and Tabla
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Flute and Saxophone
Answer: (a)
Question 323. Consider the following statements regarding Rashtrakavi (“National poet”) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar :
  1. He got the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1959 for his work Sanskriti ke Char Adhyay.
  2. Dinkar was awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1972 for Urvashi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct.
  1.    2 and 3 only.
  2.    1 and 3 only
  3.    1 and 2 only
  4.    3 and 4 only
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1 and 2 only
Answer: (c)He got the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1959 for his work Sanskriti ke Char Adhyay and Dinkar was awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1972 for Urvashi.
Question 324. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A):
Tertiary colours are the colours formed by mixing a primary and a secondary colour.
Reason (R) :
That is why tertiary hues are two-word names, such as blue-green, red-violet, and yellow-orange.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes:
  1.    Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
  2.    is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
  3.    (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect. (b)
  4.    Both (A) and (R) are correct.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Answer: (d)
Question 325. Propagate Indian culture Which among the following is known as the earliest example of Panchayatana style of temple?
  1.    Shatrughneshwara temple at Bhubaneshwar
  2.    Temple at Pathari
  3.    Lakshmana temple at Sirpur
  4.    Dashavatara temple at Deogarh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Dashavatara temple at Deogarh
Answer: (d)
The Dashavatara Temple or Vishnu Temple is also called the Gupta temple at Deogarh. It was built in the Gupta Period (320 to c. 600 AD). Archaeologists have inferred that it is the earliest known Panchayatana temple in North India.
A Hindu temple is a Panchayatana one when the main shrine is surrounded by four subsidiary shrines.
Question 326. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  1.    India’s first 3-D film - My Dear Kuttichathan
  2.    India’s first actress to win the Bharat Ratna - Meena Kumari
  3.    India’s first technicolour film - Jhansi Ki Rani
  4.    India’s first insured film - Taal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> India’s first actress to win the Bharat Ratna - Meena Kumari
Answer: (b)
Question 327. The brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are
  1.    Kathak dancers
  2.    Table players
  3.    Dhrupad vocalists
  4.    Sarod maestros
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Dhrupad vocalists
Answer: (c)
Question 328. Consider the following statements :
  1. Shujaat Khan, is a Sitar Player
  2. Latif Khan is a Tabla player
  3. Ashiq Ali Khan is a Sarangi player
  4. Hafiz Khan is a sarod player
Which of the statements given above is/are correct:
  1.    1,2,3 and 4
  2.    1, 3 and 4
  3.    1 ,2 and 3
  4.    1,2 and 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1,2 and 4
Answer: (d)
Question 329. Who among the following is a famous santoor player?
  1.    Ravi Shankar
  2.    Hari Prasad Chaurasia
  3.    Zakir Hussain
  4.    Shiv Kumar Sharma
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Shiv Kumar Sharma
Answer: (d)
Question 330. Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the Kuchipudi classical dance?

  1. Kuchipudi derives its name from the Kuchipudi village of Kerala.

  2. It needs talent in both dancing and singing.

  3. This dance, from the state of Andhra Pradesh in southeastern India, is highly ritualized.

  4. A formalized song-and-dance introduction, sprinkling of holy water, and burning of incense, along with invocations of goddesses is part of this dance.


Select the answer from the codes given below:
  1.    2, 3, and 4
  2.    1, 3, and 4
  3.    1, 2, and 3
  4.    1, 2, 3 and 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 2, 3, and 4
Answer: (a)
Kuchipudi derives its name from the Kuchipudi village of Andhra Pradesh.
Traditionally, the dance was performed by men, even the female roles, although now it is predominantly performed by women.

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