Art and culture in India SECTION 3

1.       Match the following

List I (state)	List II (Folk dance)
A.      Himachal Pradesh          B.      Jammu and kashmir          C.      Rajasthan          D.      Karala	1.       Thali         2.       Hikat         3.       Sundri          4.       Sari

Codes

(a)    1  2     3   4

(b)   4   3    2    1

(c)    1   4    2   3

(d)   3   4    2   1

2.       Bhaskaracharya’s  book ‘Lilavati’ was translated into Persian by

(a)    Al- Beruni

(b)   Dara Shikoh

(c)    Abul Fazi

(d)   Faizi

3.       To which order to silsilah of the Sufis was sheikh Baha- ud-din Zakariya associated?

(a)    Qadiri

(b)   Suharavardi

(c)    Chisti

(d)   Naqshbandi

4.       Consider the following statements

1.       Kummi is one of the most important and ancient forms of village dances of Tamil Nadu.

2.       This is performed by men only.

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

5.       Who was the chola king under whose reign Brihadeshwara temple of Tanjore was constructed?

(a)    Rajendra I

(b)   Kulattuniga I

(c)    Rajaraja I

(d)   Rajadhiraj I 

6.       Which is the most ancient language of indo- European language family?

(a)    Latin

(b)   Irani

(c)    Greek

(d)   Sanskrit

7.       Consider the following statements

1.       The dilwara Jain temple in Mount Abu constructed out of white marble.

2.       Dilwara Jain temple enshrines various Jain ‘Tirthankaras’.

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

8.       Match the following  

List I	List II
a.       Baha- us-din Zakaria       b.      Syed Mohammad Jilani       c.       Nizam- ud-din       d.      Mohammad Ghaus	1.       Chisti       2.       Suhrawardi       3.       Qadiri       4.       shattari

Codes

(a)    1   2    3    4

(b)    2  1   4    3

(c)    2   3   1    4

(d)   1   4    3   2

9.       Consider the following statements about Ajanta Paintings

1.       These are fresco paintings painted on the rocks of its caves.

2.       These belong to the period of 3^rd to 7^th century BC.

3.       The theme is concerned with the Buddha and Bodhisattva.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a)    1 and 2

(b)   2 and 3

(c)    1  and 3

(d)   All of these

10.   Which one of the following sites is famous for pre-historic paintings?

(a)    Bhimbetka

(b)   Ajanta

(c)    Bagh

(d)   Amravati

Answer:

1.       A

2.       D

3.       B

4.       A

5.       C

6.       D

7.       C

8.       C

9.       B

10.   A