Rajasthan Art & Culture - MCQ Set 9
1. The festival of Badi Teej, also known as Kajali Teej, is famously celebrated in which city?
Answer: b) Bundi
2. Which folk god is known as the "camel protector deity" and is considered an incarnation of Lakshman?
Answer: d) Pabuji
3. Saint Dadu Dayal is called the "Kabir of Rajasthan" and imparted his sermons in which language?
Answer: c) Dhundhandi
4. Which folk goddess is the clan deity of the Jadaun dynasty of Karauli?
Answer: c) Kaila Mata
5. The folk song 'Jala' is sung by women on what occasion during a wedding?
Answer: c) When they go to watch the groom's camp (barat)
6. The 'Terah Taali' dance, performed by women of the Kamadiya sect, uses how many 'Manjiras'?
Answer: c) 13
7. Which tribe is originally from Maharashtra and is known for making 'katha' from the Khair tree?
Answer: c) Kathodi
8. Which folk theatre is the oldest religious drama of the Bhil tribe, performed for 40 days after Raksha Bandhan?
Answer: c) Gavari
9. According to Rudyard Kipling, which fort in Rajasthan was built by "ghosts"?
Answer: c) Taragarh Fort, Bundi
10. The cenotaph of the rulers of Mewar are located at which site, also known as Mahastiya?
Answer: b) Ahad
11. Which haveli in Jaisalmer consists of five havelis and was constructed by Gumanchand Bapfna?
Answer: b) Haveli of Patwa
12. The reign of which king is considered the "golden period of painting of Mewar"?
Answer: c) Jagat Singh I
13. Kripal Singh Shekhawat, a Padma Shri recipient, is associated with which handicraft from Jaipur?
Answer: d) Blue Pottery
14. Who wrote the book "Kuvalayamala" in the 8th century, which described 18 languages including the Maru language?
Answer: d) Udyotana Suri
15. The dialect spoken in Dungarpur and Banswara, which has a strong Gujarati influence, is called?
Answer: b) Vagdi
16. The musical instrument 'Ravan-Hattha', used by Bhopas to sing the Phad of Pabuji, has how many strings?
Answer: b) 9
17. Which ornament is worn on the forehead, and has had many folk songs written about it?
Answer: d) Maimand
18. On the occasion of Dussehra, what type of Pagdi (turban) is traditionally worn?
Answer: b) Madil Pagdi
19. The ritual where Rajput warriors would wear saffron clothes and fight to the death instead of surrendering is known as?
Answer: b) Kesariya
20. The Beneshwar fair, known as the "Kumbha of Adivasis," is held at the confluence of which three rivers?
Answer: c) Mahi, Som, Jakham
21. Goga Navmi, the festival celebrating Gogaji, is observed on which day?
Answer: d) Bhadrapada Krishna Navmi
22. Ramdevji started which sect, whose women followers perform the 'Terhatali dance'?
Answer: c) Kamadia sect
23. Who is considered the "incarnation of Vishnu" and is known for giving 29 sermons to his followers, the Bishnois?
Answer: c) Jambhoji
24. Whose folk song is the longest, sung by Kanfate Jogis with a damru and sarangi?
Answer: c) Jeen Mata
25. Which folk song is sung by Bhil women, sending a message to their husbands through a parrot?
Answer: b) Suvatio
26. The 'Chari' dance, performed by Gurjar women of the Kishangarh region, is famously associated with which artist?
Answer: c) Falku Bai
27. The memorial built by the Garasia tribe in memory of a deceased person is called what?
Answer: d) Hurray
28. Which folk theatre, originally from Maharashtra, was popularized in Jaipur during the reign of Sawai Pratap Singh?
Answer: d) Tamasha
29. Which fort in Jaisalmer is built with yellow stones, has 99 bastions, and is known as Sonargarh?
Answer: c) Jaisalmer Fort
30. The 84-pillared cenotaph is located in which city?
Answer: a) Bundi
31. What is the name of the palace in Jodhpur built by Jaswant Singh's queen, where Dayanand Saraswati gave sermons?
Answer: d) Raika Bagh Palace
32. The 'Pichhwai' painting style, depicting Krishna Leelas on backdrops behind idols, is famous in which location?
Answer: b) Nathdwara
33. What is the name of the zinc pots from Jodhpur that are covered with cloth or hide to keep water cold?
Answer: c) Badale
34. Who wrote the famous historical text 'Hammir Mahakavya'?
Answer: d) Nayanchandra Suri
35. Which dialect is spoken in the Kota, Bundi, Jhalawar, and Baran region?
Answer: c) Hadoti
36. Jahur Khan from the Mewat region is known as the "Magician" of which musical instrument?
Answer: b) Bhapang
37. A small hole is made between the teeth to stud a golden nail. What is this ornament called?
Answer: c) Choonp
38. 'Pomcha', a type of Odhni, is gifted by parents to their daughter on what occasion?
Answer: c) After she gives birth to a baby
39. Which was the first princely state in Rajasthan to ban the practice of Sati in 1822 AD?
Answer: d) Bundi
40. The Mahashivratri cattle fair is held in which city?
Answer: d) Karauli
41. The Jal-Jhulni Gyaras, or Dev Jhulni Ekadashi, is celebrated on which day of the Bhadrapada month?
Answer: b) Shukla Paksha Ekadashi
42. Who was the guru of both Ramdevji and Hadbuji?
Answer: c) Balinath ji
43. Which saint of the Dadupanthi sect remained in a groom's costume for his entire life?
Answer: d) Rajjab ji
44. The symbol of which goddess is the Sugan Chiriya (eagle)?
Answer: c) Swangia Mata
45. The 'Kesariya Balam', Rajasthan's state song, is sung in which style?
Answer: d) Mand
46. The 'Waalar' dance of the Garasiya tribe is unique because it is performed without what?
Answer: c) Any musical instruments
47. What is the bride price paid in the Damor tribe called?
Answer: a) Dapa
48. Tej Kavi of Jaisalmer founded the Shri Krishna Company to promote which folk drama?
Answer: c) Rammat
49. Which fort faced the maximum number of foreign attacks and is called the 'Sentinel of the Northern Frontier'?
Answer: b) Bhatner Fort
50. The cenotaphs of the kings of Bikaner are located at which place?
Answer: d) Devikund, Sagar
51. The city of Deeg is famously known as the 'city of the...'?
Answer: d) Jal Mahals (Water Palaces)
52. The famous painting 'Bani Thani', also known as the "Monalisa of India", belongs to which painting style?
Answer: c) Kishangarh style
53. The 'Kavad' art, which involves making wooden temples with many gates, is associated with which village in Chittorgarh?
Answer: b) Bassi
54. Suryamal Meesan, the court poet of Bundi, wrote which famous historical text?
Answer: a) Vansh Bhaskar
55. Which dialect is spoken in the Alwar, Bharatpur, and Deeg region, showing an influence of Brajbhasha?
Answer: c) Mewati
56. What type of musical instrument has strings and is played with a bow or by plucking?
Answer: d) Tat
57. A ring worn on the thumb by women is known as what?
Answer: d) Arsi
58. The knee-length skirt worn by tribal women is called?
Answer: c) Kachavu
59. In 1929, the Sharda Act was passed due to the efforts of Harvilas Sharda to prohibit what social custom?
Answer: c) Child-Marriage
60. The temple of Kiradu, known as the "Khajuraho of Rajasthan", is located in which district?
Answer: b) Barmer
61. In which month does the Pushkar fair begin, starting from Dev Uthni Gyaras?
Answer: b) Kartika
62. Which folk god was called "Jaheer Peer" by Mahmud Ghaznavi?
Answer: c) Gogaji
63. Followers of which saint perform the 'Agni' (Fire) dance in Katariyasar, Bikaner?
Answer: c) Jasnath ji
64. Which goddess is called the "Vaishno Devi of Thar" and is worshipped by BSF soldiers?
Answer: d) Tanot Mata
65. Sakar Khan Manganiyar was a renowned artist of which musical instrument?
Answer: c) Kamaycha
66. The 'Ghudhla' dance of Jodhpur is performed in memory of King Saatal, who killed Ghudale Khan. What do the women carry on their heads during this dance?
Answer: d) A pierced pot with a lamp inside
67. The community center in the middle of a Sahariya village is known by what name?
Answer: c) Dhalia / Hathi / Bangla
68. In the Gavari folk theatre, what is the narrator called?
Answer: d) Kutukudiya
69. The fort of Bayana contains the first 'Vijay Stambh' of Rajasthan, built by whom?
Answer: c) Samudra Gupta
70. The cenotaphs of the kings of Kota are located where?
Answer: c) Kesar Bagh, Chhatra Vilas
71. What is the popular name for Umaid Bhawan Palace, known as the world's largest residential palace?
Answer: b) Chhatar Palace
72. Which painter from the reign of Sawai Ishwari Singh started the trend of painting life-size portraits in Jaipur?
Answer: b) Sahibram
73. Where is the main center for 'Azhrak Print', which predominantly uses blue and red colors?
Answer: b) Barmer
74. Who wrote "Bataan Ri Phulwari", a famous collection of Rajasthani folk tales in 14 parts?
Answer: d) Vijaydan Detha
75. The literary form of Western Rajasthan, which has a strong Gujarati influence and prominent use of Veer Ras, is known as what?
Answer: b) Dingal
76. The 'Jantar' musical instrument, used by Bhopas for singing the Phad of Devnarayan ji, is considered an initial form of which classical instrument?
Answer: d) Veena
77. What is the name of the thick circular necklace made of gold or silver, popular in Rajasthan?
Answer: d) Hansli
78. What is the traditional name for the dress worn by Muslim women?
Answer: d) Tilka
79. A feast hosted by a person while they are still alive, instead of after their death, is called what?
Answer: d) Jausar
80. The Gomati Sagar cattle fair, where the Malvi breed is traded, is held in which city?
Answer: c) Jhalrapatan
81. On which day is the festival of Id-Ul-Fitr, also known as Meethi Eid, celebrated?
Answer: a) 1st day of Shavval
82. The 'phad' of which folk god is the longest and is read using the 'Jantar' instrument?
Answer: d) Devnarayan ji
83. Which saint, originally a dacoit named Hari Singh Sankla, started the Niranjani Sampradaya?
Answer: c) Saint Haridas ji
84. Which goddess is the clan deity of the Oswal community, with her main temple in Osian?
Answer: b) Sacchiyai Mata
85. The song sung to save the groom from witchcraft is known as what?
Answer: c) Kaman
86. The 'Hathimana' dance, performed by men on their knees during a marriage ceremony, belongs to which tribe?
Answer: d) Bhil
87. The houses of the Bhil tribe are called by what name?
Answer: c) Tapra or Ku
88. Who is the famous artist of Swang, also known as the 'Monkey Man' and a recipient of the Padmashri in 2024?
Answer: b) Jankilal Bhaand
89. The dargah of the Sufi saint Hamiduddin, known as 'Meethe Sahab', is located in which fort?
Answer: c) Gagraun Fort
90. The cenotaphs of the kings of Jaipur are located where?
Answer: d) Gator
91. Havelis of which region are famous for their murals, earning it the name "Open Art Gallery"?
Answer: c) Shekhawati
92. Which modern painter is known as the "Painter of Buffalo"?
Answer: d) Parmanand Choyal
93. What is the name of the handicraft where gold workmanship is done on iron, with its main centers in Jaipur and Alwar?
Answer: b) Koftgiri
94. Who wrote the famous Rajasthani poems 'Pathal and Pithal' and 'Dharti Dhaura Ri'?
Answer: c) Kanhaiyalal Sethia
95. The literary form of Eastern Rajasthan, influenced by the Braj language and with prominent use of Shringar Ras, is known as what?
Answer: a) Pingal
96. Sadik Khan is renowned as the "Magician" of which musical instrument?
Answer: d) Khadtal
97. The ornament 'Nevri' is worn by women on which part of the body?
Answer: d) Foot
98. The traditional knee-length dress worn by men on the upper part of the body is called?
Answer: a) Angrakhi
99. A girl or woman who accompanies a newlywed bride to her new home is known by what name?
Answer: c) Aulandi
100. Which festival is organized by the Tourism department in Jaisalmer?
Answer: c) Desert Festival