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Which is a post-harvest folk dance in Assam
(1) Ankia Nat             (2) Bihu
(3) Raut Nacha        (4) Namge

Ebrahim Alkazi is an eminent personality in which one of the following area?
(1) Heart surgery
(2) Civil aviation
(3) Theatre
(4) Painting

Sattriya is a classical dance form of ________
(1) Manipur
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Assam
(4) Andhra Pradesh

Pt. Bhimsen Joshi is associated with which of the following fields?
(1) Literature
(2) Social services
(3) Classical music
(4) Politics

Ragini is a popular form of folk song belonging to the State of
(1) Kashmir              (2) Kerala
(3) Haryana              (4) Manipur

Birju Maharaj is a well-known exponent of
(1) Manipuri dance
(2) Kathak
(3) Odissi
(4) Kathakali

Kolattam and Chholiya are the dance forms of which of the two States
(1) Kerala and Karnataka
(2) Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
(3) Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh
(4) Karnataka and Bihar

Zubin Mehta is associated with __________ .
(1) Literature        (2) Painting
(3) Music              (4) Journalism

Where is the headquarters of the National Film Archives of India (NFAI) located?
(1) Pune                   (2) Chennai
(3) Bangalore          (4) Mumbai

Ten thaats or scales, belong to which system of music?
(1) Hindustani Music
(2) Folk Music
(3) Chinese Music
(4) Western Music

Which among the following is a form of folk theatre belonging to Gujarat?

(1) Jatra

(2) Raas

(3) Tamasha

(4) Bhavai

Who played the lead character in the movie “Bandit Queen”?

(1) Rupa Ganguly

(2) Sangeeta Mahapatra

(3) Seema Biswas

(4) Sonali Saha

Where is the Film and Television Institute of India located?

(1) Ahmedabad

(2) Mysore

(3) Mumbai

(4) Pune

Correlate the field of activities of the following eminent persons and their forte :

Eminent person

(A) Thomas L. Friedman

(B) Zubin Mehta

(C) Ismat Chugtai

(D) Jamini Roy

Activity

1. Literature

2. Journalism

3. Painting

4. Music

     A    B   C   D

(1) 2    4    1   3

(2) 4    2    3   1

(3) 2    4    3   1

(4) 1    3    4   2

The Government of which of the following states started the Tansen Samman?

(1) Uttar Pradesh

(2) Madhya Pradesh

(3) Gujarat

(4) Maharashtra

National Fruit of India is

(1) Mango

(2) Pineapple

(3) Apple

(4) Grapes

R.K. Laxman died on January 26, 2015. He was a leading ____ of India.

(1) Cartoonist

(2) Space Scientist

(3) Kathakali Dancer

(4) Playback Singer

Charles Correa is a renowned Indian 

(1) Freedom fighter

(2) Painter

(3) Architect, urban planner

(4) Award-winning doctor