Art & culture: practice set 1

Which one of the following Carnatic music ragas is similar to Raga Bilawal in Hindustani music?

Which of the following temples has/have a Nagara-style shikhara?

1. 1.Malegitti Shivalaya, Badami
2. 2.Huchimalligudi Temple, Aihole
3. 3.Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh
4. 4.Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal

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Which of the following statements on the Amaravati Stupa and its relief sculpture is/are correct?

1. 1.It was located in the lower Krishna valley.
2. 2.In India, it was next only to the Sanchi Stupa in size.
3. 3.The Amaravati school of sculpture made a lasting impact on the later South Indian sculpture, and its products were carried to Sri Lanka and South-east Asia.

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The first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music training school, was set up in 1901 by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar in

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.There are no parables in Upanishads.
2. 2.Upanishads were composed earlier than the Puranas.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following was the latest inclusion in the Intangible Cultural Heritage List of UNESCO?

With reference to ancient Indian History, consider the following pairs:

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

The Prime Minister recently inaugurated the new Circuit House near Somnath Temple at Veraval. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Somnath Temple?

1. 1.Somnath Temple is one of the Jyotirlinga shrines.
2. 2.A description of Somnath Temple was given by Al-Biruni.
3. 3.Pran Pratishtha of Somnath Temple (installation of the present day temple) was done by President S. Radhakrishnan.

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Consider the following statements:

1. 1.St. Francis Xavier was one of the founding members of the Jesuit Order.
2. 2.St. Francis Xavier died in Goa and a church is dedicated to him there.
3. 3.The Feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated in Goa each year.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. 1.Mitakshara was the civil law for upper castes and Dayabhaga was the civil law for lower castes.
2. 2.In the Mitakshara system, the sons can claim right to the property during the lifetime of the father, whereas in the Dayabhaga system, it is only after the death of the father that the sons can claim right to the property.
3. 3.The Mitakshara system deals with the matters related to the property held by male members only of a family, whereas the Dayabhaga system deals with the matters related to the property held by both male and female members of a family.

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Which one of the following statements is correct?

With reference to India, the terms 'Halbi, Ho and Kui' pertain to

Who among the following Mughal Emperors shifted emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to album and individual portrait?

With reference to cultural history of India, consider the following statements:

1. 1.Most of the Tyagaraja Kritis are devotional songs in praise of Lord Krishna.
2. 2.Tyagaraja created several new ragas.
3. 3.Annamacharya and Tyagaraja are contemporaries.
4. 4.Annamacharya kirtanas are devotional songs in praise of Lord Venkateshwara.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following statements:

1. 1.White marble was used in making Buland Darwaza and Khankah at Fatehpur Sikri.
2. 2.Red sandstone and marble were used in making Bara Imambara and Rumi Darwaza at Lucknow.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Which one of the following books of ancient India has the love story of the son of the founder of Sunga dynasty?

What is/are common to the two historical places known as Ajanta and Mahabalipuram?

1. 1.Both were built in the same period.
2. 2.Both belong to the same religious denomination.
3. 3.Both have rock-cut monuments.

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