Indian Culture – Theatre and Cinema

General Knowledge Test with questions about different types of Indian Culture for exams like UPSC, SSC, UPPSC, Banking, RPSC, MPSC, KAS, MPPSC, and others.

1. Who was honored as the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

  1. Raj Kapoor
  2. Devika Rani
  3. Amitabh Bachchan
  4. Satyajit Ray
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Answer: Option B. Devika Rani

2. Who was the first Indian to win an Oscar?

  1. Bhanu Athaiya
  2. A.R. Rahman
  3. Satyajit Ray
  4. Gulzar
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Answer: Option A. Bhanu Athaiya

3. What does the term Sandalwood mean in the context of Indian cinema?

  1. South Indian Film Industry
  2. Telegu Cinema
  3. Kannada Cinema
  4. Tamil Cinema
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Answer: Option C. Kannada Cinema

4. Who among the following was known as the Greta Garbo of Bengal?

  1. Suchitra Sen
  2. Kanan Devi
  3. Rekha
  4. Nargis
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Answer: Option A. Suchitra Sen

5. Which organization organizes the ‘Bharat Rang Mahotsav’?

  1. Sangeet Natak Akademi
  2. Film and Television Institute of India
  3. Indian Council for Cultural Relations
  4. National School of Drama
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Answer: Option D. National School of Drama