Rajasthan Art & Culture - MCQ Set 5
1. On which day is the festival of Dev Uthni Gyaras celebrated, marking the start of auspicious events like marriages?
Answer: c) Kartika Shukla Ekadashi
2. Which folk god is known as the "horse protector deity" and has his main temple at Dhori Manna (Barmer)?
Answer: b) Alam ji
3. Which saint of the Dadupanthi sect, who was a Pathan from Sanganer, remained in a groom's costume for his entire life?
Answer: c) Rajjab ji
4. The temple of which goddess in Nikumbh (Chittorgarh) is known for treating paralyzed people?
Answer: c) Awari Mata
5. The folk song 'Pavana' is sung on which occasion?
Answer: a) On the arrival of a son-in-law
6. The 'Mavliya' dance is performed by men of which tribe on the occasion of Navratra?
Answer: b) Kathodi
7. According to the sources, which is the only tribe in Rajasthan given the status of 'primitive tribes' by the Government of India?
Answer: c) Sahariya
8. The folk theatre 'Bhawai' was founded by whom?
Answer: b) Bagh Ji
9. Which fort is known as 'Chilo ka Tola' and housed the treasury of the Kachhwaha rulers?
Answer: c) Jaigarh Fort
10. Where are the cenotaphs of the kings of Kota located?
Answer: c) Kesar Bagh, Chhatra Vilas
11. Which haveli in Jaisalmer consists of a cluster of five havelis and was constructed by Gumanchand Bapfna?
Answer: b) Haveli of Patwa
12. Paintings of prostitutes and on Kamakala were characteristic features of which painting style, especially during the time of Shivdan Singh?
Answer: d) Alwar Style
13. 'Theva art', a handicraft from Pratapgarh, involves what kind of work?
Answer: a) Gold work on glass
14. Muhnot Nainasi's 'Marwar Ra Parganan Ri Vigat' is a famous example of which literary form?
Answer: d) Vigat
15. The 'Nagarcol' sub-dialect of Dhundhari is spoken in which region?
Answer: d) Sawai Madhopur and Tonk
16. The state musical instrument of Rajasthan, a pair of woodwind flutes played together, is called what?
Answer: c) Algoza
17. 'Maimand' is an ornament worn by women on which part of the body?
Answer: c) Forehead
18. What is the name of the long sleeved, long skirted cloak worn by men over the Angrakhi?
Answer: a) Choga
19. In which city was the practice of 'Dakan Pratha' (witch-practice) banned in 1853 by Maharana Swaroop Singh?
Answer: d) Udaipur
20. The famous 'Sitabari' fair, associated with the Sahariya tribe, is held in which district?
Answer: a) Baran
21. What is the name of the festival celebrated by the Sikh community on 13th January?
Answer: b) Lohdi
22. The fair of which folk god, held on Krishna Janmashtami, is associated with the belief that his priests are not blessed with sons?
Answer: c) Mehaji Mangalia
23. Who is called the "Meera of Vagad"?
Answer: d) Gavri Bai
24. BSF soldiers worship which goddess, also known as the "Vaishno Devi of Thar"?
Answer: c) Tanot Mata
25. The folk song 'Hichki' is associated with which region?
Answer: d) Mewat
26. What are the eight stages of the Ghumar dance called?
Answer: d) Sawai
27. Which tribe buries the dead body and pours alcohol into the mouth of the deceased?
Answer: d) Kanjar
28. Which folk drama artist is known as a 'Bahrupiya'?
Answer: c) Swang
29. The dargah of the Sufi saint Hamiduddin, known as 'Meethe Sahab', is located in which fort?
Answer: d) Gagraun Fort
30. The 84-pillared cenotaph (Chaurasi Khambon ki Chhatri) is located in which city?
Answer: a) Bundi
31. What is the popular name for Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur?
Answer: b) Chhatar Palace
32. The 'Chitrashala' in Bundi fort, known as a "paradise for fresco," was constructed during the reign of whom?
Answer: d) Ummed Singh
33. Where is the main center for 'Jajam Print', traditionally used for the clothes of women from the blacksmith community?
Answer: c) Chittorgarh
34. A collection of historical stories is known as what in Rajasthani literature?
Answer: b) Vaat
35. The dialect spoken in the southern region of Jaipur is known as?
Answer: d) Kathedi
36. Which percussion instrument is hung on the neck and played by the Muslim community, especially with two light wooden sticks?
Answer: c) Tassa/Tasha
37. Which of the following is an ornament worn by women on their waist?
Answer: d) Kanakti
38. Which type of Odhni is worn by women on the Teej festival?
Answer: c) Lahariya
39. The social custom where a woman leaves her husband to live with another man is known as what?
Answer: b) Nata Pratha
40. The 'Chan-ni Cherri' Fair is held in which city?
Answer: b) Deshnok
41. The festival of Ascension Day is celebrated how many days after Easter?
Answer: b) 40 days
42. Who is known as the "deity of rain" and whose 'toran' is worshipped outside the village instead of an idol in a temple?
Answer: c) Mamadev
43. Which saint is considered the main deity of the tailor society?
Answer: b) Saint Peepa
44. Whose clan goddess is Jamvay Mata?
Answer: c) Kachhawaha dynasty
45. Anwar Khan, a Padma Shri recipient in 2021, belongs to which folk music style?
Answer: d) Manganiyar
46. The 'Gair' dance is performed in the Mewar region by men of which tribe?
Answer: a) Bhil
47. The memorial built in memory of a deceased person by the Garasia tribe is called what?
Answer: b) Hurray
48. In which folk drama is the story called 'Kahan' and the narrator known as 'Mediya'?
Answer: c) Kanhaiya Khyal
49. James Todd compared which fort to the Etruscan fort?
Answer: c) Kumbhalgarh Fort
50. The cenotaphs of which community in Jaisalmer were known to have parrots made on them?
Answer: c) Paliwals
51. What is Rajasthan's first heritage hotel?
Answer: c) Ajit Bhawan Palace
52. Sawai Pratap Singh's reign was the golden period for which painting style?
Answer: d) Jaipur Style
53. The craft of making 'Mojadi' (leather shoes) is famous in which places?
Answer: c) Bhinmal and Badgaon
54. Which literary form sheds light on the achievements or special events of a dynasty or a person?
Answer: a) Prakas
55. 'Dhavadi' is a dialect spoken in which city?
Answer: b) Udaipur
56. What type of musical instrument is a 'Ghan' instrument?
Answer: d) Instruments made of metal
57. The ornament 'Hathfool' is worn on which part of the body?
Answer: a) Backside of palms
58. The 'Tara-Bhant Ki Odhni' has designs of what shape on its borders?
Answer: c) Hexagonal stars
59. The practice of giving a donation (Tyag) to Charans and Bhats during a Rajput girl's marriage was known as what?
Answer: d) Tyag Pratha
60. Which temple is known as the 'Konkan pilgrimage'?
Answer: c) Brahma Temple, Pushkar
61. Which festival is known as the 'Day of Atonement' in the Muslim community?
Answer: d) Shab-E-Barat
62. Which folk god, also known as the deity of rain, is pleased by the sacrifice of a buffalo?
Answer: d) Mamadev
63. Which saint of the Dadupanthi sect, who wrote the book 'Aarilo', was a disciple of Dadu Dayal?
Answer: c) Balind ji
64. Which goddess is the clan deity of the Khangarotha (Kachwaha) dynasty?
Answer: b) Jwala Mata
65. What is the ancient name of the Jaisalmer region, from which the 'Mand' singing style originated?
Answer: c) Mand
66. The 'Yuddh' dance, performed with swords and spears, belongs to which tribe?
Answer: c) Bhil
67. The head of the Sahariya tribe is called by what name?
Answer: d) Kotwal
68. Who founded the 'Rammat' Akhara named Shri Krishna Company in Jaisalmer?
Answer: c) Tej Kavi
69. In which fort is the 'Navlakha Bhandar', built by Banveer, located?
Answer: b) Chittorgarh Fort
70. The cenotaphs of the 10 Banjaras are located in which city?
Answer: a) Lalsot (Dausa)
71. The 'Khetadi Mahal' in Jhunjhunu is also known by what other name?
Answer: a) Shekhawati Hawa Mahal
72. 'Open Art Gallery' is a term used to describe the murals of the havelis in which region?
Answer: c) Shekhawati
73. Where is the main center for the Beedi Industry in Rajasthan?
Answer: b) Tonk
74. The poetry book in which a detailed description of a king's fame, victory, and valor is found is called a what?
Answer: c) Raso
75. The 'Rajawati' sub-dialect of Dhundhari is spoken in which area?
Answer: c) East Jaipur
76. Which idiophone (Ghan) instrument is essentially a bigger form of a Manjeera?
Answer: a) Jhaanjh
77. The ornament 'Tadda' or 'Anat' is worn on which part of the body?
Answer: b) Arm
78. What is the traditional name for the dress worn by Muslim women?
Answer: b) Tilka
79. The social custom where the groom's side pays an amount to the bride's father for marrying her is called?
Answer: a) Dapa
80. The 'Bhand devra' Temple in Baran is also known by what other name?
Answer: b) Khajuraho of Hadauti
81. The Jain festival of Sugandha Dashmi is celebrated on which day?
Answer: b) Bhadrapada Shukla Dashmi
82. The book 'Pabu Prakash' was written by which author?
Answer: c) Asiya Modji
83. The main text of the Parnami Sect is known as what?
Answer: c) Kujalam Swaroop
84. The temple of which goddess is located in Jobner (Jaipur)?
Answer: c) Jwala Mata
85. The song sung by women while making the neck jewelry for a camel is called what?
Answer: b) Gorbandh
86. The 'Ratbai' dance, where women wear green bangles, is performed by which community?
Answer: b) Mev
87. Shifting farming done by the Bhil tribe in the plain areas is known as what?
Answer: a) Dajiya
88. 'Venketesh Ramleela' is a folk performance from which city?
Answer: d) Bharatpur
89. The first Vijay Stambh of Rajasthan was built by Samudra Gupta in which fort?
Answer: a) Bayana Fort
90. Who built the Chaurasi pillar cenotaph in Bundi?
Answer: b) Anirudh Singh
91. The famous Hawa Mahal of Jaipur was constructed by whom?
Answer: d) Sawai Pratap Singh
92. The modern painter known as the "Painter of Bheels" is whom?
Answer: b) Govardhan Lal "Baba"
93. Which handicraft of Jaipur involves black, blue, and pink colors for ornamentation in gold jewelry?
Answer: a) Meenakari
94. Who wrote the famous modern Rajasthani novel 'Hun gauri kin peev ri'?
Answer: c) Yadvendra Sharma "Chandra"
95. The dialect spoken in the Shahpura region, which is a mixture of Mewari, Hadoti, and Dhundhari, is called what?
Answer: c) Khairadi
96. A 'Ghuraliyo' is a musical instrument made from the twigs of which plant?
Answer: c) Bamboo
97. The ornament 'Kanthla' is worn by whom?
Answer: c) Children
98. The 'Jamsai Saree' is worn by tribal women on which occasion?
Answer: b) Marriage
99. A feast hosted by a person while they are still alive, instead of after their death, is called what?
Answer: c) Jausar
100. The Mahashivratri cattle fair is held in which city?
Answer: c) Karauli