Kalamkari painting refers to
(1) A hand-painted cotton textile in SouthIndia
(2) A handmade drawing on bamboo handicrafts in North-East India
(3) A block painted woolen cloth in the Western Himalayan region of India
(4) A hand-painted decorative silk cloth in North Western India

Raja Ravi Varma was a great painter of which of the following?
(1) Bengal                         (2) Bihar
(3) Punjab                         (4) Kerala

Who among the following is a famous Indian painter?
(1) Balamuralikrishna
(2) Yamini Krishnamurthy
(3) M.F. Hussain
(4) Ravi Shankar

The Ranganatha Temple is situated at
(1) Kanchipuram    (2) Tirupati
(3) Chenna              (4) Srirangam

In which of the following styles of dance the story/theme is always taken from Mahabharata and Ramayana ?
(1) Odissi
(2) Bharatnatyam
(3) Kuchipudi
(4) Mohiniattam

Which among the following is the popular dance form of Maharashtra’s musical theatre?
(1) Lavini                  (2) Nautanki
(3) Tamasha           (4) Gatha

In which of the following do we find differences in the sounds made by sitar and veena?
(1) pitch
(2) quality
(3) Both (1) and (2)
(4) None of these

What is ‘‘Vishva Mohini’’?
(1) Name for India’s Beauty Queen
(2) The title given to Lata Mangeshkar for her contribution to music
(3) An Indian ship
(4) A famous book on Indian dances

Who amongst the following is renowned in Hindustani classical music (vocal)?

(1) Shovana Narayan
(2) M. S. Subbalakshmi
(3) Pt. Jasraj
(4) M. S. Gopalakrishnan

Who among the following is not known for popularising the ‘Thumri’ form of Indian music?
(1) Tansen
(2) Amir Khusaro
(3) Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
(4) Siddheshwari Devi

Which of the following is not a stringed instrument?
(1) Guitar                  (2) Sitar
(3) Trumpet             (4) Violin