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Question 431. Bharatnatyam dance style belongs to
  1.    Kerala
  2.    Andhra Pradesh
  3.    Karnataka
  4.    Tamil Nadu
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Tamil Nadu
Answer: (d)
Bharatnatyam is an artistic yoga that involves the movement of the body parts in a very artistic and elegant manner. It is the most widely practised of Indian classical dances in south India and has its origin in Tamil Nadu.
The term Bharatnatyam was introduced in the mid-thirties by S. Krishna Iyer and later spread by Rukmini Devi Arundale. It comprises Bhava, Raga, Tala, and Natya put together as Bharatanatyam.
Question 432. The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at
  1.    New Delhi
  2.    Chennai
  3.    Kolkata
  4.    Mumbai
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> New Delhi
Answer: (a)
Question 433. Musical instrument sitar is the combination of
  1.    Bansuri and Sarangi
  2.    Veena and Piano
  3.    Bansuri and Veena
  4.    Veena and Tambura
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Veena and Tambura
Answer: (d)
Question 434. Onam is the festival of which State?
  1.    Assam
  2.    Tamil Nadu
  3.    Karnataka
  4.    Kerala
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Kerala
Answer: (d)
Question 435. Which one of the following is not the factor of ‘Cultural Lag’?
  1.    Politics
  2.    Tradition
  3.    Religion
  4.    Law
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Politics
Answer: (a)
Question 436. Consider the following statements

  1. The Lahore Fort was built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar (ruled 1556-1605) in the 1560s.

  2. In 1981, UNESCO inscribed it on the World Heritage Site List as one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture.


Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    1 only
  2.    2 only
  3.    1 and 2
  4.    neither 1 nor 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1 and 2
Answer: (c)
The Lahore Fort was built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar (ruled 1556-1605) in the 1560s on a site of an earlier citadel that had been built, rebuilt and demolished by several Mughal rulers.
Akbar’s fort was modified by his successors and later by the British rulers as well but in 1981, UNESCO inscribed it on the World Heritage Site List as one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture.
The Lahore Fort is located in the city of Lahore, the capital of the province of Punjab in Pakistan.
Question 437. Pt. Ravi Shankar belongs to which musical instrument?
  1.    Violin
  2.    Sitar
  3.    Guitar
  4.    Tabla
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Sitar
Answer: (b)
Pt. Ravi Shankar was a famous sitar player. Shankar won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Prize of the Jury at the 1957 Berlin International Film Festival for composing the music for the movie Kabuliwala.
He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 1962 and was named a Fellow of the academy for 1975. Shankar was awarded the three highest national civil honours of India:
Padma Bhushan, in 1967,
Padma Vibhushan, in 1981, and
Bharat Ratna, in 1999.
He received the music award of the UNESCO International Music Council in 1975, three Grammy Awards, and was nominated for an Academy Award.
Question 438. Mask dance is associated with which of the following dance styles?
  1.    Naga
  2.    Kuchipudi
  3.    Kathakali
  4.    Odissi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Kathakali
Answer: (c)
Question 439. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
A. Amrita Shergil
1. Dancer
B. Bhimsen Joshi
2. Painter
C. Rukmini Devi Arundale
3. Poet
D. Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’
4. Singer
Codes: A B C D
  1.    2 4 1 3
  2.    3 4 1 2
  3.    2 1 4 3
  4.    3 1 4 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 2 4 1 3
Answer: (a)
Question 440. The lead character in the film ‘The Bandit Queen’ has been played by
  1.    Shabana Azmi
  2.    Pallavi Joshi
  3.    Seema Biswas
  4.    Neeta Gupta
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Seema Biswas
Answer: (c)

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