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. The famous painting “Bani Thani” belongs to which of these painting styles?
- Pahari
- Mughal
- Kishangarh
- Phad
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Answer: Option C. Kishangarh
2. In which of these paintings is a paste made of Zinc Oxide and Arabic Gum, known as “gesso paste,” used?
- Gond painting
- Mysore painting
- Tanjore painting
- Phad painting
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Answer: Option B. Mysore painting
3. Which art school is also known as the “mature” school?
- Bengal School
- Kushana School
- Mathura School
- Amravati School
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Answer: Option B. Kushana School
4. Which of the following Hindu painters was sent by Jahangir to create a portrait of Shah Abbas-I of Persia?
- Bishandas
- Basawan
- Daswanth
- Manohar
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Answer: Option A. Bishandas
5. The Bhimbetka rock shelters, an archaeological site from the Palaeolithic period, are located in which state?
- Maharashtra
- Uttar Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Madhya Pradesh
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Answer: Option D. Madhya Pradesh