Indian Art and Culture GK MCQ and Quiz (Set 2)

Indian Art and Culture GK MCQ Quiz for Exam Preparation

Indian Art and Culture GK MCQ quiz for APSC, SSC, UPSC, and other competitive exams. This quiz includes essential questions on key topics related to India’s rich art and cultural heritage.


Indian Art & Culture Quiz with MCQ

  1. Who is known as the “Father of Indian Cinema”?

a) V. Shantaram
b) Dadasaheb Phalke
c) Satyajit Ray
d) Raj Kapoor

Option(b) Dadasaheb Phalke

  1. Kathakali is a dance form associated with which Indian state?

a) Tamil Nadu
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Kerala
d) Karnataka

Option(c) Kerala

  1. The famous “Dilwara Temples” are located in which state?

a) Maharashtra
b) Rajasthan
c) Gujarat
d) Madhya Pradesh

Option(b) Rajasthan

  1. Which Indian classical dance form is associated with Odisha?

a) Kathak
b) Odissi
c) Bharatanatyam
d) Kathakali

Option(b) Odissi

  1. Who wrote the famous patriotic song “Vande Mataram”?

a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
c) Sarojini Naidu
d) Subramania Bharati

Option(b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

  1. The festival of “Bihu” is celebrated in which Indian state?

a) Assam
b) West Bengal
c) Punjab
d) Odisha

Option(a) Assam

  1. Which ancient Indian text is known as the “Fifth Veda”?

a) Ramayana
b) Mahabharata
c) Bhagavad Gita
d) Upanishads

Option(b) Mahabharata

  1. Who among the following was a famous painter and sculptor of the Bengal Renaissance?

a) Raja Ravi Varma
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Abanindranath Tagore
d) Jamini Roy

Option(c) Abanindranath Tagore

  1. The Ajanta Caves are famous for what type of art?

a) Sculptures
b) Frescoes
c) Architecture
d) Dance

Option(b) Frescoes

  1. Bharatanatyam originated in which Indian state?

a) Karnataka
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Kerala

Option(c) Tamil Nadu

  1. Who composed the Indian National Anthem?

a) Lata Mangeshkar
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) A. R. Rahman
d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Option(b) Rabindranath Tagore

  1. The Meenakshi Temple is located in which Indian city?

a) Chennai
b) Madurai
c) Trichy
d) Kanchipuram

Option(b) Madurai

  1. Kathak dance form is primarily associated with which region of India?

a) North India
b) South India
c) East India
d) West India

Option(a) North India

  1. The art of “Pattachitra” is famous in which state?

a) Odisha
b) Bihar
c) Kerala
d) Maharashtra

Option(a) Odisha

  1. “Natyashastra” was written by which ancient scholar?

a) Vatsyayana
b) Bharata Muni
c) Kalidasa
d) Vyasa

Option(b) Bharata Muni

  1. The “Sun Temple” at Konark was built by which king?

a) Ashoka
b) Raja Raja Chola
c) Narasimhadeva I
d) Krishnadevaraya

Option(c) Narasimhadeva I

  1. Which Indian city is known as the “City of Palaces”?

a) Jaipur
b) Udaipur
c) Mysore
d) Kolkata

Option(c) Mysore

  1. The Sattriya dance form originated from which Indian state?

a) Manipur
b) Assam
c) Odisha
d) West Bengal

Option(b) Assam

  1. The festival of “Onam” is celebrated in which Indian state?

a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Andhra Pradesh

Option(c) Kerala

  1. In which state is the classical dance “Mohiniyattam” popular?

a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Karnataka

Option(b) Kerala

  1. The Red Fort in Delhi was built by which Mughal emperor?

a) Akbar
b) Jahangir
c) Shah Jahan
d) Aurangzeb

Option(c) Shah Jahan

  1. The Khajuraho temples are famous for which type of art?

a) Paintings
b) Sculptures
c) Literature
d) Music

Option(b) Sculptures

  1. “Garba” is a traditional dance form of which Indian state?

a) Punjab
b) Gujarat
c) Maharashtra
d) Rajasthan

Option(b) Gujarat

  1. The Bhangra dance form originates from which region in India?

a) Punjab
b) Haryana
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Rajasthan

Option(a) Punjab

  1. “Lavani” is a popular folk music and dance form in which Indian state?

a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Tamil Nadu
d) West Bengal

Option(b) Maharashtra

  1. The “Sanchi Stupa” was built during the reign of which emperor?

a) Ashoka
b) Chandragupta Maurya
c) Harshavardhana
d) Bindusara

Option(a) Ashoka

  1. Who is the author of the book “My Experiments with Truth”?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) B. R. Ambedkar
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Sardar Patel

Option(c) Mahatma Gandhi

  1. The “Shigmo” festival is celebrated in which Indian state?

a) Goa
b) Maharashtra
c) Karnataka
d) Gujarat

Option(a) Goa

  1. “Yakshagana” is a dance-drama form popular in which state?

a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Karnataka
d) Kerala

Option(c) Karnataka

  1. The “Elephanta Caves” near Mumbai are primarily dedicated to which deity?

a) Vishnu
b) Shiva
c) Brahma
d) Krishna

Option(b) Shiva

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