Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Test Yourself from India Year Book

1) In which year was the National Song sung for the first time ?

a) 1897 b) 1899 c) 1896 d) 1894

2) Which is the first month of the Saka era ?

a) Baisakh b) Chaitra c) Shravan d) none

3) Kuchipudi dance form owes its origin to

a) Tamil Nadu b) Andhra c) Kerala d) Orissa


4) Lalit Kala Akademi was established in

a) 1948 b) 1965 c) 1953 d) 1954


5) Which dance form is an influence of the Mughals ?

a) Kathakali b) Kathak c) Odissi d) None


6) What is BHarat Rang Mahotsav ?

a) first ever National Song Festival b) first ever National Theatre Festival c) first ever National Dance Festival

d) first ever National Film Festival

7) The headoffice of the Anthropological Survey of India is in


a) Mumbai b) Delhi c) Allahabad d) Kolkata


8) The National Mission for Manuscripts was launched in

a) 2000 b) 2001 c) 2003 d) 1999


9) The headquarters of the National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property is in

a) Lucknow b) Etawah c) Dehradun d) Cuttack

10) Arrange the following Commissioned Ranks in the Navy in ascending order :
1 : Rear Admiral 2 : Commander 3 : Liutenant 4 : Vice-Admiral

a) 3,2,1,4 b) 4,1,2,3 c) 3,4,1,2 d) 2,3,4,1

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