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Tuesday, 7 April 2015

Art and culture in India SECTION 2


1.       How do you distinguish between kuchipudi and Bhartantyam Dances?

1.       Dancers occasionally speaking dialogues is found in Kuchipudi dance but not in Bharatanatyam
2.       Dancing on the brass plate by keeping the feet on its edges is a feature of Bharatanatyam but kuchipudi dance does not have such a form of movements
What of the statements given above is/ are correct?
(a)    Only 1
(b)   Only 2
(c)    Both 1  and 2
(d)   Neither 1 nor 2

2.       The famous rock cut temples of Elephanta are ascribed to the
(a)    Chalukyas
(b)   Cholas
(c)    Pallavas
(d)   Rashtrakutas

3.       Consider the following statements about ‘Jataka stories’.
1.       The Jatakas include the legends or stories of various incarnation of Lord Buddha before he attained enlightenment.
2.       These intrusive stories have various beasts and brides as characters.
Select the correct answer using the codes
(a)    Only 1
(b)   Only2
(c)    Both 1 and 2
(d)   Neither 1 nor 2

4.       Arrange the following monuments in a chronological order.
1.       Brihadeshwara temple, tanjavur
2.       Draupadi Rath, Mamallapuram
3.       Kailasa temple, Ellora
4.       Minakshi temple, Madurai
Codes
(a)    1    4   2   3
(b)   2   3    1    4
(c)    3   1    4    2
(d)   4   2    3    1

5.       Consider the following historical places
1.       Ajanta Caves
2.       Lepakshi temple
3.        Sanchi Stupa

Which of the above places is/ are also known for mural paintings?

(a)    Only 1
(b)   1  and 2
(c)    All of these
(d)   None of these

6.       Match the following
List I
List II
       A.      Tabla
      B.      Sitar
      C.      Shehnai
       D.      Flute
        1.       Latif khan
        2.       Kartik kumar
       3.       Ali hussain
       4.       Pannalal Ghosh

Codes

(a)    2  3   1   4
(b)   4  3   1   2
(c)    1   2    3   4
(d)   3   2    1   4

7.       In the context of cultural history of India a pose in dance and dramatics called ‘tribhanga’ has been a favourite of Indian artists from ancient times till today. Which one of the following statements best describes this pose?

(a)    One leg is bent and the body is slightly but oppositely curved at waist and neck
(b)   Facial expression, hand gestures and make-up are combined to symbolize certain epic or historic characters
(c)    Movements of body, face and hands are used to express oneself or to tell a story
(d)   A little smile, slightly curved waist and certain hand gestures are emphasized to express the feelings of love or eroticism

8.       One of the observatories established  by sawai jai Singh at
(a)    Agra
(b)   Indore
(c)    Jodhpur
(d)   Ujjain

9.       Consider the following statements
1.       ‘Khayal’ came into prominence due to the efforts of Sultan Mohammad Sharqi (15th century).
2.       The Kirana Gharana of Khayal is considered as the modern school of khayal singing
                                  Which of the statement (s) given above is/ are correct?
(a)    Only 1
(b)   Only 2
(c)    Both 1 and 2
(d)   Neither 1 nor 2

10.   The Sangam text tolkappiyam is a work on
(a)    Music
(b)   Medicine
(c)    Grammar
(d)   Astronomy

Answer:

1.       A
2.       D
3.       C
4.       B
5.       C
6.       C
7.       A
8.       D
9.       C
10.   C

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