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Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(1) The Mahakaal temple Ujjain
(2) Sringeri Matha Chikkmanglur district
(3) The Sun Temple Konark
(4) Jain temples Khajuraho

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

‘Kuchipudi’ dance originated in
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Karnataka
(3) Punjab
(4) Rajasthan

Match the artists with their art form.
        Artist                                                                               Art form
(a) Jatin Das                                                                      1. Sitar
(b) Parveen Sultana                                                          2. Painting
(c) Pradosh Dasgupta music (Vocal                             3. Hindustani
(d) Ustad Vilayat Khan                                                     4. Sculpture

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

Who among the following music composers was deaf?
(1) Beethovan LV.
(2) Bach J.S.
(3) Richard Strauss
(4) Johannes Brahms

Who is considered the father of Sahatara (Sitar)?
(1) Mian Tansen
(2) Baiju Bawara
(3) Amir Khusro
(4) Bade Ghulam Ali Khan

Match the artists with their art-form :
   Artist                                                          Art-form
a. Pannalal Ghosh                                      1. Painting
b. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi music (vocal)            2. Carnatic
c. Anjolie Ela                                              3. Flute Menon
d. MaduraiMani Iyer                                   4. Hindustani music (vocal)
       a    b     c      d
(1)  1    3     2      4
(2)  2    1     4      3
(3)  3    4     1      2
(4)  4    2     3      1

Match the artists and their art-form :
     Artists                                            Artform
(a) Ustad Allauddin Khan             (1) BharatNatyam
(b) Hema Malini                             (2) Sarod
(c) Birju Maharaj                            (3) Santoor
(d) Pt. ShivKumar  Sharma        (4) Kathaka dance
        (a)       (b)      (c)      (d)
(1)    1          3         2        4
(2)    2          4        3         1
(3)   3           2        4         1
(4)   2           1        4         3