41) Today’s Gurmukhi, Dogri and Sindhi scripts have developed from which among the following scripts?
[A] Brahmi Script
[B] Śāradā Script
[C] Tankari Script
[D] Kushana Script
Answer: [B] Śāradā Script
42) Kallol was the name of one of the most influential movements in which among the following literatures?
[A] Gujarati
[B] Bangla
[C] Punjabi
[D] Haryanvi
Answer: [B] Bangla
43) The author of Gayab Hota Hua Desh is –
[A] Nirmala Putul
[B] Rajat Verma
[C] Shravan Kumar Goswami
[D] Ranendra
Answer: [D] Ranendra
44) Bharatnatyam dance style belongs to
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Karnataka
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Kerala
Answer: [A] Tamil Nadu
45) In which of the following states of India, Yakshagana, a dance drama is popular?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Karnataka
[C] Kerala
[D] Madhya Pradesh
Answer: [B] Karnataka
46) Jorasanko Thakur Bari is the ancestral home of which Indian personality?
[A] Rabindranath Tagore
[B] Pranab Mukherjee
[C] Ram Mohan Roy
[D] Swami Vivekananda
Answer: [A] Rabindranath Tagore
47) Homi Vyarawalla is acclaimed as India’s first –
[A] Lady Painter
[B] Lady Photojournalist
[C] Lady Kathak Dancer
[D] Lady Playback singer
Answer: [B] Lady Photojournalist
48) Which one of the following is not a folk dance of the Bundelkhand Region of UP?
[A] Ravala Dance
[B] Dandia Dance
[C] Barhaiya Dance
[D] Raai Dance
Answer: [B] Dandia Dance
49) As per Indian Mythology, Dhumravarna is an incarnation or avatar of?
[A] Vishnu
[B] Shiva
[C] Ganesha
[D] Hanuman
Answer: [C] Ganesha
50) Which one of the following revolts was made famous of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel Anand Math?
[A] Bhil Uprising
[B] Rangpur & Dinaspur Uprising
[C] Bishnupur & Bibhum Rebellion
[D] Sanyasi Rebellion
Answer: [D] Sanyasi rebellion
51) Which book described the Arab invasion of Sindh for the very first time?
[A] Shahnama
[B] Baburnama
[C] Akbarnama
[D] Chachnama
Answer: [D] Chachnama
52) Which chapter of Mahabharata deals with fruitless efforts to bring about peace between the Kurus and the Pandavas?
[A] Vana Parva
[B] Virat Parva
[C] Udyog Parva
[D] Drona Parva
Answer: [C] Udyog Parva
53) Which among the following material was used in Mathura School of Art?
[A] Granite
[B] White marble
[C] Slate
[D] Red Sandstone
Answer: [D] Red Sandstone
54) Consider the following: 1] Mahavir Jayanti 2] Buddha Purnima 3] Guru Nank Jayanti- Which among the following may fall in the same months of the Gregorian calendar
[A] 1 & 2
[B] 2 & 3
[C] 1 & 3
[D] All 1, 2, 3
Answer: [A] 1 & 2
55) Who wrote Tughlaqnama?
[A] Abu Nasr Utbi
[B] Amir Khusrau
[C] Abul Fazl
[D] Hasan Nizami
Answer: [B] Amir Khusrau
56) Which is post-harvest folk dance in Assam?
[A] Ankia Nat
[B] Bihu
[C] Raut Nacha
[D] Namgen
Answer: [B] Bihu
57) Who is the voice behind the audio book “Wings of Fire” written by former President APJ Abdul Kalam?
[A] Om Puri
[B] Amitabh Bachchan
[C] Girish Karnad
[D] Harish Bhimani
Answer: [C] Girish Karnad
58) The temple city of Osian, near Jodhpur was built by?
[A] Pratiharas
[B] Solankis
[C] Chauhanas
[D] Parmaras
Answer: [A] Pratiharas
