1. The popular Bagh cave paintings are found in_________ ?

Madhya pradesh

Himachal pradesh

Sikkim

Odisha

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

Explanation:

The Bagh Caves are a group of nine rock-cut monuments, situated among the southern slopes of the Vindhyas in Bagh town of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh state in central India.The Bagh Caves were quarried in the 5th -6th century AD, in the very late stages of Buddhism in India, and long after most of the Indian Buddhist Caves had been built.


2. Languages like Nyishi, Apatani and Bokar are widely spoken in ______. ?

Mizoram

Arunachal Pradesh

Nagaland

Assam

Answer: Assam

Explanation:

Nyishi, Apatani and Bokar are widely spoken in Arunachal Pradesh. Nyishi, Apatani and Bokar fall under the Tani dialect which is a type of Tibeto-Burman Language and is widely spoken in Arunachal Pradesh.


3. Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Salvador Dali, Vincent Van Gogh were famous for their ______ ?

artwork

western music

social work

ballet performances

Answer: artwork

Explanation:

Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Salvador Dali, Vincent Van Gogh were famous for their artwork.


4. Which of the following is a well known place for Chikankari embroidery ?

Ranchi

Lucknow

Raipur

Indore

Answer: Lucknow

Explanation:

Lucknow is a well known place for Chikankari embroidery.


5. Which city in India is world renowned for one of the most traditional embroidery styles, Chikankari ?

Ahmedabad

Lucknow

Hyderabad

Udaipur

Answer: Lucknow

Explanation:

Chikankari is a traditional embroidery style from Lucknow, India. It is also popular by the name Lucknow chikan or Lucknow Chikankari or Chikan Embroidery. It is believed that the wife of Jahangir, Nur jehan introduced this embroidery.


6. Which of the following styles of painting belongs to Maharashtra ?

Kalam

Madhubani

Miniature

Warli

Answer: Warli

Explanation:

Warli painting is a style of tribal art mostly created by the tribal people from the North Sahyadri Range in India. This range encompasses cities such as Dahanu, Talasari, Jawhar, Palghar, Mokhada, and Vikramgad of Palghar district. This tribal art originated in Maharashtra, where it is still practiced today.


7. Prolific Indian Painter Maqbool Fida Hussain predominantly used which of these animals to depict a lively and free spirit in his paintings ?

Tigers

Cows

Elephants

Horses

Answer: Horses

Explanation:

Maqbool fida hussain also known as M.F. Hussain predominantly used horses in his painting to depict a lively and free spirit. He was awarded Padma Shri in 1966, Padma Bhushan in1973 and Padma Vibhushan in 1991.


8. Name the famous Indian painter who was honoured with the Kaisar-i-Hind gold medal by the British Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. ?

Jamini Roy

Abanindranath Tagore

Raja Ravi Varma

Nandalal Bose

Answer: Raja Ravi Varma

Explanation:

In 1904, Viceroy Lord Curzon awarded Raja Ravi Varma with the Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal. The Kaisar-i-Hind Medal for Public Service in India was a medal awarded by the Emperor/Empress of India.


9. Which of the following tribes belongs to Sikkim ?

Angami

Bhutia

Gond

Chenchu

Answer: Bhutia

Explanation:

Bhutia tribes are of the Tibetan origin. They migrated to Sikkim around the16th century. In the northern part of Sikkim where they are the major inhabitants, they are known as the Lachenpas and Lachung Pass.. Majority of the Bhutias are concentrated in the dry valley of the north Sikkim.


10. _is a textile art from Gujarat/ Rajasthan ?

Ikat

Chanderi

Bandhani

Paithani

Answer: Bandhani

Explanation:

Bandhani is a type of tie-dye textile decorated by plucking the cloth with the fingernails into many tiny bindings that form a figurative design. The term bandhani is derived from the Sanskrit verbal root bandh ("to bind, to tie"). Today, most Bandhani making centers are situated in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Sindh, Punjab region and in Tamil Nadu where it is also known as Sungudi