PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS ASKED FROM ART & CULTURE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR

 PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS ASKED FROM ART & CULTURE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR

"NOTE : ANSWERS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN"

1. _______district in Jammu & Kashmir is the birth place of Basohli Art Paintings.

(A) Kathua

(B) Srinagar

(C) Baramulla

(D) Budgam

2. Identify the CORRECT option with reference to popular cuisines of Jammu and Kashmar region. (i). Kahwah- a green tea prepared with different spices, walnuts or Almonds and saffron

(ii). Gushtaba- A preparation of spicy yogurt gravy containing meatballs

(iii). Nadru Yakhni Banana Stems cooked with mild aromatic spices and yogurt.

(A) (i)-TRUE, (ii)-FALSE, (iii)-TRUE 

(B) (i)-TRUE, (ii)-TRUE, (iii)-FALSE

(C) (i)-FALSE, (ii)-TRUE, (iii)-FALSE

(D) (i)-FALSE, (ii)-FALSE, (iii)-TRUE

3. Read the following statements and choose the CORRECT option:

(i). Kashmiri language is spoken in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is also known as Koshur

(ii). Kashmiri Language is not included in the eighth schedule of Indian Constitution. Codes:

(A) (i) is TRUE and (ii) is TRUE

(B) (i) is TRUE and (ii) is FALSE

(C) (i) is FALSE and (ii) is TRUE

(D) (i) is FALSE and (ii) is FALSE

4. Which of the following languages mainly spoken in Jammu region is included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

(A) Bodo

(B) Dogri

(C) Gojri

(D) Sindhi

5. Which of the following options is INCORRECT with reference to the famous fabrics weaved (under handloom sector) in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir?

(A) Raffal Shawls

(B) Kani Shawls

(C) Rabari Shawls

(D) Pashmina Shawls

6. Makar Sakranti is an important festival celebrated in most parts of India under different names. It is a

(A) Festival of colours

(B) Festival of lights

(C) Festival of harvesting

(D) Festival of Music

7. The Subar Dhar Mela takes place in which of the following locations of Jammu and Kashmir?

(A) Doda

(B) Kishtwar

(C) Srinagar

(D) Jammu

8. Dosmoche or the festival of Scapegoat is the festival celebrated at which of the following tourist destinations?

(A) Ladakh

(B) Nishat Bagh

(C) Bahu Fort

(D) Vaishno Devi

9. The temperature in Kashmir in winters may go down to -15°C in the hilly areas, while as the plains have a comparatively better temperature at -5 to -8°C. The local people wear woollen clothes and a long gown to save them from the chill. The gown is called:

(A) Mundu

(B) Puanchei

(C) Pheran

(D) None of these

10. How is saffron, a cash crop locally called in Kashmiri Language?

(A) Kapus/Kaapus

(B) Tael/Taal

(C) Koung/Kong

(D) Dhan/dhaan

11. Dance is generally performed after all the rituals of wedding when the bride is about to leave her parental home in Jammu and Kashmir.

(A) Wuegi - Nachun

(B) Dumhal Dance

(C) Hafiza Dance 

(D) Bhand Jashan

12. Which is the popular form of folk music in Jammu & Kashmir?

(A) Sohar

(B) Ovi

(C) Pandwani

(D) Chakri

13. Which of the following is at traditional dance performed at weddings in Kashmir?

(A) Hafiza Dance

(B) Bhand Jashan

(C) Rouf Dance

(D) Bacha Nagma

14. _____is a form of theatre dance performed in Jammu and Kashmir,

(A) Dumhal Dance

(B) Bachaa Nagma

(C) Rouf Dance 

(D) Bhand Pather

15. Which of the following is the main material for Namda making in Kashmir?

(A) Wood

(B) Cotton

(C) Silk

(D) Wool of Sheep

16. Who was the founder of Rambagh Silk factory in 18977

(A) Gulab Singh

(B) Ranbir Singh

(C) Pratap Singh

(D) Ranjit Singh

17. Which of the personalities is known nightingale of Kashmir? following as the

(A) Aga Shahid Ali

(B) Malika Pukhraj

(C) Habba Khatoon

(D) Rajni Raina

18. Built like a French Chateau on a hill overlooking the river Tawi is a beautiful architectural design of red sand stone. This description fits for-

(A) Bahu Fort

(B) Amar Mahal Palace

(C) Mubarak Mandi complex

(D) Jasrota Fort

19. Which of the following renowned poets is known by the name of 'John Keats of Kashmir'?

(A) Nund Rishi

(B) Dinanath Nadim

(C) Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor

(D) Rasool Mir

20. Which among the following destinations is the base camp of the Amarnath Yatra?

(A) Sonamarg

(B) Gulmarg

(C) Pampore

(D) Sanasar

21. Which among the following was the Residential Palace of Raja Amar Singh, located in Jammu?

(A) Bahu Fort

(B) Amar Mahal

(C) Akhnoor Fort

(D) Gol Ghar

22. In 2021, under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, a pilot project was launched to revive which of the following crafts of Jammu Kashmir? and

(A) Calico Painting

(B) Basohli

(C) Phool Kari

(D) Namda

23. Which of the following is traditional dress of Kashmiri people? the

(A) Bandhgala

(B) Achkan

(C) Rignai

(D) Pheran

24. What is the time period of Chillai Bachha in Jammu and Kashmir?

(A) 48 days

(B) 20 days

(C) 10 days

(D) 28 days

25. Which of the following dances is performed to honour the gods "Lok Devtas" as a thanks giving ritual in Jammu & Kashmir?

(A) Kud Dance

(B) Dumhal Dance

(C) Rouf Dance

(D) Bhand Pather

26. The Leh Palace was the royal residence of the which of the following dynasties that ruled Jammu and Kashmir?

(A) Rinpunga dynasty

(B) Tsangpa dynasty

(C) Yarlung dynasty

(D) Namgyal dynasty

27. Who wrote Ramayana in Tamil?

(A) Ranna

(B) Kamban

(C) Thiruvel Murugan

(D) None of the above

28. A traditional Gondola type light weight rowing boat ride which is famous on the pristine Dal Lake in Kashmir is referred to as:

(A) Gondola ride

(B) Tonga ride

(C) Shikara ride

(D) Coracle ride

29. The shrine of Baba Chamliyal is located in Kashmir. district of Jammu &

(A) Ramban

(B) Reasi

(C) Samba

(D) Doda

30. Who among the following is known as 'father of Dogri'?

(A) Ved Rahi, Option

(B) Ram Nath Shastri

(C) Madan Mohan Sharma

(D) Dinu Bhai Pant

31. The official script of Kashmiri language recognised by the Jammu and Kashmir government:

(A) Sharda Script

(B) Takri Script

(C) Perso-Arabic script

(D) All of these

32. Dakhni and Rekhta are common dialects of language.

(A) Hindi

(B) Dogri

(C) Kashmiri

(D) Urdu

33. Known as Lal Vakhs, these verses are the earliest compositions in the Kashmiri language and are an important part in history of Kashmiri literature-

(A) Nund Rishi

(B) Habba Khatun

(C) Lal Ded

(D) Paramanand

34. Painting style of Jammu and Kashmir came under the 

(A) Pahari Painting Style

(B) Rajasthan Painting Style 

(C) Mysore Painting Style

(D) Tanjore Painting Style

35. The epic Ramayana was adapted into Kashmiri language in the late 18th century as Ramavataracharita by:

(A) Prakasarama

(B) Paramananda 'Gharib'

(C) Kamban

(D) Pran Kishore

36. This folk dance form is performed by the men, popular among of the Wattal Tribe. It is performed to welcome the spring season:

(A) Dumhal

(B) Wuegi-Nachun

(C) Hafiza Nagma

(D) Bhand Pather

37. This museum has a gallery of paintings and a library in which about 25,000 books on various subjects and disciplines:

(A) Bahu Fort

(B) Amar Mahal

(C) Pink Hall

(D) Jasrota Fort

38. Printing of books in Dogri was initiated during the reign of Maharaja

(A) Hari Singh

(B) Pratap Singh

(C) Gulab Singh

(D) Ranbir Singh

39. Popular Dogri poem 'Shehr Pehlo Pehl ge...' published in 1944 by:

(A) Dinu Bhai Pant

(B) Ram Nath Shastri

(C) Deen Bandhu Sharma

(D) Padma Sachdev

40. 'Lel' lyrics is the typical verse popularized by

(A) Lal Ded or Laleshwari

(B) Nund Rishi

(C) Habba Khatun

(D) Dinanath Nadim

41. In which of the following folk dance forms of Jammu and Kashmir girls perform this dance in which they catch hold of each other's opposite hand and rotate themselves quickly but in a balanced way?

(A) Phummaniyan

(B) Dandaras

(C) Keekli

(D) Letri

42. Carpet industry introduced in Kashmir by:

(A) Akbar

(B) Zain-ul-Abidin

(C) Shihab-ud-din

(D) Jahangir

43. The fleecy wool is used for making Pashmina Shawls is obtained. from:

(A) Changthang goat

(B) Markhor

(C) Yak

(D) None of these

44. In which of the following folk dance forms an effigy or model of peacock that is made of bamboos and coloured paper is carried by every group and every member has a stick in his hand?

(A) Dumhal

(B) Dandaras

(C) Hafiza Nagma

(D) Kud Dance

45. The Geographical Indication (GI) Tag is given for which of the following items from Jammu and Kashmir?

1. Kashmir Sozani Craft

2. Kashmir Walnut Wood Carving

3. Khatamband

4. Kashmir Red Delicious Apple

5. Kashmir Saffron

(A) 1, 2 and 5 only

(B) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only

(C) 1, 2, 3, and 4 only

(D) All of these

46. Important types of embroidery works in UT of Jammu and Kashmir:

(A) Phulkari

(B) Sozani

(C) Kashidkari

(D) All of these

47. It is performed by group of women standing face to face to each other but the most notable feature of this dance form is the intriguing footwork of the dancers carefully resonating with one another. Identify the dance form.

(A) Bhand Pather

(B) Hafiza Nagma

(C) Bhand Jashan

(D) Rouf

48. Meri Kavita Mere Geet (My Poems, My Songs), which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971, is a work of

(A) Dinu Bhai Pant

(B) Ram Nath Shastri

(C) Deen Bandhu Sharma

(D) Padma Sachdev

49. It is a surahi shaped earthen musical instrument. Identify this musical instrument.

(A) Rabab

(B) Tumbaknari

(C) Santoor

(D) Harmonium

50. Veena Gupta has received Sahitya Akademi Award, 2022 in Dogri language for her work:

(A) Namme Tunnel

(B) Baba Jitmal

(C) Chhe Roopak

(D) Cheta

51. This is a hundred stringed instruments that are played with sticks and used in Hafiz Nagma. Identify this musical instrument.

(A) Rabab

(B) Tumbaknari

(C) Santoor

(D) Harmonium

52. It is called as the sarcastic form of singing-

(A) Chakri

(B) Wanwun

(C) Ladishah

(D) Henzae

53. Sudhmahadev shrine is located in which district?

(A) Reasi

(B) Poonch

(C) Udhampur

(D) Rajouri

54. Who was the first recipient of Sahitya Akademi award in Dogri in 1970 for Nila Ambar Kale Badal (Short stories)?

(A) Madan Mohan Sharma

(B) Ved Rahi

(C) Narendra Khajuria

(D) Om Goswami

55. The making of doors and windows ventilators by filling them with a netted lattice work forming intricate geometric pattern is known as

(A) Panjrakari

(B) Papier Mache

(C) Kandakari

(D) Khatamband

56. Crow Dance is performed primarily in which region?

(A) Jammu

(B) Kashmir

(C) Ladakh

(D) None

57. Nainsukh was a famous artist of which style of painting?

(A) Basohli Painting Style

(B) Jasrota Painting Style

(C) Mysore Painting Style

(D) Mankot Painting Style

58. This is an interesting and emotional song-cum-dance, which reveals the frustration of a newly married bride whose groom has gone in the war. Identify this folk form of Jammu and Kashmir.

(A) Phummaniyan

(B) Dandaras

(C) Keekli

(D) Surma

59. Who among the following is called as "Father of Dogri" for his pivotal role in the revival and resurgence of the Dogri language?

(A) Dinu Bhai Pant

(B) Ram Nath Shastri

(C) Deen Bandhu Sharma

(D) Padma Sachdev

60. Shri Pratap Singh Museum, Srinagar, commonly known as the SPS Museum, was established in:

(A) 1889 CE

(B) 1898 CE

(C) 1888 CE

(D) 1899 CE

61. Mela Bahu Fort is celebrated in which district of UT of Jammu and Kashmir?

(A) Jammu

(B) Poonch

(C) Udhampur

(D) Doda