Art and Culture UPSC Prelims Questions. We covered all the Art and Culture UPSC Prelims Questions in this post for free so that you can practice well for the exam.
Install our MCQTUBE Android app from the Google Play Store and prepare for any competitive government exams for free.
These types of competitive MCQs appear in the exams like UPSC, State PCS, CDS, NDA, Assistant Commandant, SSC, Railway, Bank, Delhi Police, UPSSSC, and other Competitive Examinations, etc. We created all the competitive exam MCQs into several small posts on our website for your convenience.
You will get their respective links in the related posts section provided below.
Related Posts:
- Art and Culture Questions UPSC Mains
- MCQ on Art and Culture of India
- Simple GK Questions and Answers in Malayalam
Art and Culture UPSC Prelims Objective Questions for Students
Which city of Uttar Pradesh is famous for the ‘Wood carving cottage industry’?
(a) Gorakhpur
(b) Saharanpur
(c) Meerut
(d) Kanpur
Option b – Saharanpur
Which of the following is a silk textile-producing center in Bihar?
(a) Motipur
(b) Bajari
(c) Bhagalpur
(d) Dalmianagar
Option c – Bhagalpur
Which of the following bamboo species is largely found in Chhattisgarh?
(a) Dendrocalamus strictus
(b) Bambusa arundinacea
(c) Bambusa nutans
(d) Bambusa burmanica
Option a – Dendrocalamus strictus
Which of the following ornament is worn on the neck?
(a) Aiethi
(b) Nangmori
(c) Sutiya
(d) Tarki
Option c – Sutiya
Famous Meenakari ‘Theva Kala’ is associated with
(a) Bikaner
(b) Jaipur
(c) Banswara
(d) Pratapgarh
Option d – Pratapgarh
Sylhet of Bengal was world famous for what?
(a) Silk cloth
(b) Cotton
(c) Painting
(d) Muslin cloth
Option d – Muslin cloth
In which of the following book, did Abul Fazal mention clothes, metalwork, house building, religious activities, etc?
(a) Futunat-i-Firozshahi
(b) Ain-i-Akbari
(c) Nuskha-e-Dilkusha
(d) Nun Siphar
Option b – Ain-i-Akbari
Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct?
(a) Kimkhab work in silver and gold wires with silk yarns.
(b) Koftgari, inlaying gold or silver wires on metals like steel, etc.
(c) Minakari is the art of enameling on metal
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
‘Kalamkari painting refers to
(a) a hand-painted cotton textile in South India.
(b) a handmade drawing on bamboo handicrafts in North-East India.
(c) a block-painted woolen cloth in the Western Himalayan region of India.
(d) a hand-painted decorative silk cloth in North-Western India.
Option a – a hand-painted cotton textile in South India
Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct?
(a) Paper-thin, biscuit-colored pottery is a style of glazed pottery.
(b) Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) is well-known for its blue pottery.
(c) Delhi, Khurja, and Jaipur are noted for their famed black pottery.
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Which one of the following statements regarding various handicrafts in India is not true?
(a) Dhokra handicraft originated in Madhya Pradesh and is famous for its simplicity.
(b) The artisans involved in Brass handicrafts are famously known as Kansaris.
(c) Pottery has its origin during the Indus Valley Civilisation.
(d) The paper handicraft industries are mainly located in Tamil Nadu.
Option d – The paper handicraft industries are mainly located in Tamil Nadu
‘Kashida’ is a type of embroidery that is famous in which of the Indian state?
(a) Punjab
(b) West Bengal
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Rajasthan
Option c – Jammu and Kashmir
(a) paper folding
(b) flower arrangement
(c) tree cutting
(d) sand art
Option b – flower arrangement
The colorful art named Nandana block print, which uses graceful yet aligned arrangements of motifs on fabric is practiced in the Tarapur village of
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Maharashtra
Option b – Madhya Pradesh
First Deendayal Handicraft Sankul’s trade facilitation center is located at
(a) Agra
(b) Varanasi
(c) Kanpur
(d) Gorakhpur
Option b – Varanasi
Which of the following places is well known for the embroidery form of ‘Chikankari’?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Jaipur
(c) Bhopal
(d) Lucknow
Option d – Lucknow
We covered all the art and culture upsc prelims questions above in this post for free so that you can practice well for the exam.
Check out the latest MCQ content by visiting our mcqtube website homepage.
Also, check out:
