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Architecture and Heritage Sites84 questionsClassical Dance77 questionsDance Forms and Traditions6 questionsFestivals and Ritual Performance191 questionsFolk and Tribal Dance117 questionsLanguages and Communities17 questionsMusic and Performing Artists66 questionsMusic and Song Traditions71 questionsMusical Instruments47 questionsReligious and Folk Traditions13 questionsTraditional Martial Arts6 questionsVisual Arts and Crafts14 questions

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Match the following Personalities with their Field of Art/Contribution: List – I (Personalities / Artists) List – II (Association / Field) A. Pandit Rajendra…

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Match the following artists with their respective classical dance forms or instruments: Artist Dance Form / Instrument A. Tankeswar Hazarika Borbayan 1. Bharatanatyam B.…

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Match the following artists with their respective art forms or instruments Artist Art Form / Instrument A. Kumkum Mohanty 1. Santoor B. Sharmila Biswas…

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Match the following musicians with their Gharanas: Musician Gharana A. Kishori Amonkar 1. Patiala B. Bhimsen Joshi 2. Kirana C. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan…

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Match the following personalities with their specialisation: Personality Specialisation A. M.S. Gopalakrishnan 1. Hindustani Vocal Music B. Budhaditya Mukherjee 2. Sattriya C. Shri Mani…

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Match the following personalities with their field: Personality Field A. Jayanthi Kumaresh 1. Kathakali B. Milena Salvini 2. Manipuri C. Nahid Siddiqui 3. Veena…

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Match the following artists with their specialisation: Artist Specialisation A. Zarin Sharma 1. Carnatic Vocalist B. Vidushi Sharan Rani 2. Sarod C. Bombay Jayashri…

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Match the following musicians with the instruments they are best known for: Musician Instrument A. Ustad Shafaat Ahmed Khan 1. Violin B. Zakir Hussain…

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Match the following dancers with their dance forms: Dancer Dance Form A. Surupa Sen 1. Kathak B. Shovana Narayan 2. Bharatanatyam C. Alarmel Valli…

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Match the following classical dancers with their dance forms: List I List II 1. Urmila Satyanarayanan A. Bharatanatyam 2. Guru Bipin Singh B. Manipuri…

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Match the following musical genres with their famous singers: List I List II 1. Talat Aziz A. Hindustani Classical 2. M. S. Subbulakshmi B.…

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Match the following Indian classical dancers with their respective dance forms: List I List II 1. Yamini Reddy A. Kathak 2. Kelucharan Mohapatra B.…

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Match the following folk dances with their respective states: Folk Dance State 1. Giddha A. Manipur 2. Bihu B. Assam 3. Bhangra C. Punjab…

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Match the following Chhau dance styles with their respective states: Chhau Dance Style State 1. Purulia Chhau A. Odisha 2. Seraikella Chhau B. West…

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Match the following dances with their respective states: Dance Form State 1. Khuallam A. Kerala 2. Cheraw B. Mizoram 3. Mohiniattam C. Punjab 4.…

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Which of the following statements best explains the historical evolution of Indian classical music?

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Which of the following statements is correct about Urs at Ajmer Sharif?

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Consider the following statements about artists and art movements: 1. Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Salvador Dalí and Vincent van Gogh were painters associated with…

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Consider the following statements about traditional tribal culture: 1. Bauche is a bridegroom’s sword traditionally worn during tribal wedding ceremonies in Arunachal Pradesh. 2.…

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Consider the following statements about tribes of India: 1. Jarawa and Onge tribes are indigenous tribes of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 2. The…

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Consider the following statements about festivals in India: 1. Gaan-Ngai is a post-harvest festival celebrated by the Zeliangrong tribe of Manipur, Nagaland, and Assam,…

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Consider the following statements about Elelakkaradi dance: 1. Elelakkaradi is a folk dance of Kerala performed by the Irular tribe, which depicts the fight…

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Consider the following statements about Pandavani folk music: 1. Pandavani is a folk music tradition from Chhattisgarh that narrates stories from the Mahabharata, often…

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Which of the following statements about traditional and semi-classical Indian music forms are correct? 1. Kajri is a folk–semi classical song of Uttar Pradesh,…

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