Culture of India Questions

National Symbols and Indian Culture Quiz

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1. Which of the following dances is a solo dance ?

A. Yakshagana
B. Ottan Thullal
C. Odissi
D. Kuchipudi

B. Ottan Thullal

2. The national song of India was composed by

A. Iqbal
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Jai Shankar Prasad
D. Bankim Chandra Chatterji

D. Bankim Chandra Chatterji

3. The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is

A. 2:4
B. 3:4
C. 2:3
D. 3:5

C. 2:3

4. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat ?

A. Garba
B. Bhangra
C. Nautanki
D. Kathakali

A. Garba

5. Mohini Attam dance form developed originally in which of the following states ?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. AndhraPradesh

B. Kerala

6. 'Natya-Shastra' the main source of India's claasical dances was written by

A. Arunam Gupt
B. Bharat Muni
C. Tandu Muni
D. Banbhatta

B. Bharat Muni

7. Which of the following Akademis is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India ?

A. Sahitya Akademi
B. Lalit Kala Akademi
C. Sangeet Akademi
D. National School of Drama

C. Sangeet Akademi

8. How many spokes are there in our national emblem 'Ashoka Chakra' ?

A. 12
B. 24
C. 36
D. 10

B. 24

9. Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' has been adopted as India's National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted ?

A. The whole song
B. First three stanza
C. First two stanza
D. Only the first stanza

D. Only the first stanza

10. Matriarchal system is common in

A. West Bengal
B. Meghalaya
C. Rajasthan
D. Karnataka

B. Meghalaya