Rajasthan Art & Culture - MCQ Set 8
1. On which festival is the "Nhan" procession carried out in Sangod, Kota?
Answer: c) Holi
2. Which folk god, also known as the deity of rain, has his "toran" worshipped outside the village instead of an idol in a temple?
Answer: c) Mamadev
3. Who wrote the text "Ram Rassou," which is based on the love story of Ram and Sita, in the Ramanandi sect?
Answer: b) Krishna Bhatt
4. Which goddess is the clan deity of the Sisodiya dynasty of Mewar?
Answer: b) Barwari Mata
5. The folk song 'Sithane' is sung on which occasion?
Answer: b) As an abusive song during a marriage
6. The 'Gaur' dance is performed by the Garasiya tribe on the occasion of Gangaur in which region?
Answer: c) Abu Region
7. Which is the only tribe that is not dependent on forests and instead does farming and animal husbandry?
Answer: c) Damor
8. In the 'Turra-Kalangi' folk drama, the poetic dialogue competition between the two sides is known as what?
Answer: a) Dangal
9. Which fort is known as the "Sirmaur of forts" and is the largest residential fort in Rajasthan?
Answer: b) Chittorgarh Fort
10. Where are the cenotaphs of the kings of Kota located?
Answer: c) Kesar Bagh, Chhatra Vilas
11. In which haveli is the office of the Western Region Cultural Center located, which also houses the world's longest turban?
Answer: c) Bagore Haveli
12. The 'Chitrashala' in Bundi fort, known as a "paradise for fresco," was constructed during the reign of whom?
Answer: d) Ummed Singh
13. 'Dabu Print', where a portion of cloth is compressed with Lugdi to keep it colorless, has its main center in which place?
Answer: a) Akola (Chittorgarh)
14. What is the literary form called that mourns the death of a king or an important person, such as 'Rane Jagpat Ra Marsya'?
Answer: c) Marasya
15. The 'Nagarcol' sub-dialect of Dhundhari is spoken in which region?
Answer: d) Sawai Madhopur and Tonk
16. The musical instrument 'Ravan-Hattha' has how many strings attached to its knobs?
Answer: b) 9
17. Which nose ornament is a light golden wire with a dancing peacock imprinted on it?
Answer: d) Besari
18. The 'Keri-Bhant Ki Odhni' has designs of what on its borders?
Answer: c) Small unripe mangoes
19. In which city was the practice of 'Dakan Pratha' (witch-practice) banned in 1853 by Maharana Swaroop Singh?
Answer: d) Udaipur
20. The temple of 'Khade Ganesha' is located in which city?
Answer: a) Kota
21. The Gangaur festival is celebrated for the highest number of days and the most folk songs are sung during this festival. In which city does only the 'Gaur' procession take place without Ishar?
Answer: d) Jaisalmer
22. Which folk god is known as the "God of Kalabala"?
Answer: b) Tejaji
23. Which saint of the Dadupanthi sect, who wrote the book 'Aarilo', was a disciple of Dadu Dayal?
Answer: c) Balind ji
24. The only goddess whose back is worshipped is?
Answer: b) Brahmini Mata
25. Which folk song is sung by women in the Hadoti region?
Answer: d) Bichudo
26. Which folk dance is performed by men of the Shekhawati region, where a man wearing women's clothes is called 'Gangaur'?
Answer: d) Gidad
27. Which is the most educated tribe of Rajasthan, with its highest population in Jaipur?
Answer: c) Meena
28. Which folk drama artist is known as a 'Bahrupiya'?
Answer: c) Swang
29. The 'Garbha Gunjan Cannon' is located in which fort?
Answer: c) Taragarh Fort, Bundi
30. The cenotaphs of the kings of Bikaner are located at which place?
Answer: c) Devikund, Sagar
31. Deeg is famously known as the 'city of the...'?
Answer: c) Jal Mahals (Water Palaces)
32. The 'Chitrashala' in Bundi, also known as a "paradise for fresco," was constructed during the reign of whom?
Answer: d) Ummed Singh
33. Where is the main center for the Beedi Industry in Rajasthan?
Answer: b) Tonk
34. A collection of historical stories, such as 'Dholamaru Ri Vaat', is known as what in Rajasthani literature?
Answer: c) Vaat
35. 'Bisaldev Raso' by Narpati Nalh was written in which dialect of Marwari?
Answer: d) Godwadi
36. Ramnath Chaudhary is famous for playing which musical instrument with his nose?
Answer: d) Algoza
37. Which of the following is an ornament worn by children on their neck?
Answer: c) Kanthla
38. The oldest traditional dress among tribal women, which has blue dye and caterpillar-type quadrangles, is called?
Answer: d) Nandna
39. The social custom where the groom's side pays an amount to the bride's father for marrying her is called?
Answer: a) Dapa
40. In which city is the famous 'Garuda Fair' organized?
Answer: a) Banshi-Paharpur
41. On which day is the festival of Ahoi Ashtami celebrated, where women fast for the well-being of their children?
Answer: b) Kartika Krishna Ashtami
42. Who is known as the "camel protector deity" and is considered an incarnation of Lakshman?
Answer: d) Pabuji
43. Which saint of the Dadupanthi sect, the son of the ruler of Bikaner, established the 'Naga' branch?
Answer: d) Sundardas ji (Elder)
44. Which goddess is the clan deity of the Khangarotha (Kachwaha) dynasty?
Answer: b) Jwala Mata
45. A folk song sung by women while carrying water is known as what?
Answer: c) Panihari
46. The 'Dhakad' dance, performed by Kanjar men, commemorates a battle between Beera and whom?
Answer: c) Jhala Paav
47. Which tribe does not marry widows and has two sub-castes, Bija and Mala?
Answer: d) Sansi
48. The folk drama 'Bhawai' was founded by whom?
Answer: a) Bagh Ji
49. The fort of Shahbad in Baran, built by Mukutmani Dev Chauhan, was renamed 'Salimabad' by which ruler?
Answer: d) Sher Shah Suri
50. The cenotaphs of the 10 Banjaras are located in which city?
Answer: a) Lalsot (Dausa)
51. What is Rajasthan's first heritage hotel?
Answer: c) Ajit Bhawan Palace
52. The golden period of Jaipur painting was during the reign of which king?
Answer: b) Sawai Pratap Singh
53. A handicraft where colored Belgian glass is used to make jewelry with gold work is called?
Answer: b) Theva art
54. Which literary form describes the achievements of a great man or dynasty in rhymed prose-verse composition?
Answer: c) Vachanika
55. 'Veli Krishan Rukmani Ri' by Prithviraj Rathore is a prominent example of which literary form?
Answer: a) Dingal
56. Which wind instrument is made of iron and is also called the 'Jews harp'?
Answer: c) Morchang
57. A ring worn on the thumb by women is called?
Answer: c) Arsi
58. The 'Tara-Bhant Ki Odhni' has designs of what shape on its borders?
Answer: c) Hexagonal stars
59. The custom of giving a donation (Tyag) to Charans and Bhats during a Rajput girl's marriage was known as what?
Answer: d) Tyag Pratha
60. The 'Chan-ni Cherri' Fair is held in which city?
Answer: c) Deshnok
61. On which day do people of Bikaner fly kites to celebrate the foundation day of their city?
Answer: b) Vaisakha Shukla Tritiya
62. Which folk god's temple is built in a 'Tomb style' with "Bismillah" written in it?
Answer: c) Gogaji
63. Which saint predicted the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1739 AD and had disciples named Daya Bai and Sahajobai?
Answer: c) Charandas ji
64. Persons suffering from paralysis are treated in the temple of which goddess in Nikumbh (Chittorgarh)?
Answer: d) Awari Mata
65. The folk music style 'Mand' originated in which region of Rajasthan?
Answer: d) Jaisalmer
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. Which folk theatre is based on the life incidents of Lord Krishna and was founded by Vallabhacharya?
Answer: c) Rasleela
69. In which fort is the temple of Chamunda Mata, where the Mehrangarh Tragedy of 2008 occurred?
Answer: b) Mehrangarh Fort
70. The cenotaphs of the rulers of Jaisalmer are located at which site?
Answer: a) Bada Bagh
71. Havelis of which region are famous for their murals, earning it the name "Open Art Gallery"?
Answer: d) Shekhawati
72. Which modern painter is known as the "Painter of Bheels"?
Answer: c) Govardhan Lal "Baba"
73. Where is the main center for 'Jajam Print', traditionally used for the clothes of women from the blacksmith community?
Answer: c) Chittorgarh
74. Who wrote the famous historical work 'Khuman Rasau'?
Answer: c) Dalpat Vijay
75. George Grierson called which dialect 'Bhili' due to its prevalence among the Bhil tribe?
Answer: c) Vagdi
76. The state musical instrument of Rajasthan, a pair of woodwind flutes played together, is called what?
Answer: c) Algoza
77. Which of the following is an ornament worn by women on their waist?
Answer: d) Kanakti
78. The yellow 'Pomcha' is worn on what occasion?
Answer: d) Birth of a boy
79. A feast hosted after a person's death is called?
Answer: c) Mauser
80. The famous Sheetla-Ashtmi Fair, also known as the Donkey Fair, is held in which town?
Answer: b) Chaksu
81. On which day is the festival of Buddha Purnima, also known as Peepal Purnima, celebrated?
Answer: b) Vaisakha Purnima
82. The 'phad' of which folk god is the longest and is sung with the 'Jantar' instrument?
Answer: c) Devnarayan ji
83. Which saint gave the message of both Nirgun and Sagun bhakti and whose main center is at Gadha (Didwana-Kuchaman)?
Answer: d) Saint Haridas ji
84. The folk song of which goddess is the longest and is sung by Kanfate Jogis with a damru and sarangi?
Answer: c) Jeen Mata
85. The song sung to save the groom from witchcraft is known as what?
Answer: d) Kaman
86. The 'Gair' dance is performed in the Mewar region by men of which tribe?
Answer: a) Bhil
87. The war-cry of the Bhil tribe is what?
Answer: b) Phire-Phire
88. The 'silent Ramleela' is a unique performance from which place in Jhunjhunu?
Answer: c) Bisau
89. The 'Hunhunkar Cannon' is located in which fort?
Answer: a) Shergarh Fort (Dholpur)
90. Who built the Chaurasi pillar cenotaph in Bundi?
Answer: b) Anirudh Singh
91. Which Haveli in Jhunjhunu is famously known as the 'Shekhawati Hawa Mahal'?
Answer: c) Khetadi Mahal
92. In which painting style are the painters known to write their names and dates on the paintings?
Answer: d) Bikaner and Shekhawati
93. What is 'Baiwan' in the context of Rajasthani wood art from Bassi?
Answer: b) A wooden temple
94. Who is known as the Bharatendu Harishchandra of Rajasthani literature and wrote the first Rajasthani novel, 'Kanak Sundar'?
Answer: d) Shivchandra Bhartia
95. The 'Kathedi' dialect is spoken in which part of the Jaipur region?
Answer: b) Southern
96. Which Tat instrument is similar to a Sarangi but has a long and wide circular belly called 'Tabli'?
Answer: c) Kamayacha
97. The ornament 'Nevri' is worn on which part of the body?
Answer: d) Foot
98. The traditional knee-length skirt worn by tribal women is called?
Answer: d) Kachavu
99. A girl or woman who accompanies a newlywed bride to her new home is known as what?
Answer: d) Aulandi
100. Which festival is organized by the Tourism department in Alwar?
Answer: c) Matsya Utsav