1. The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about art, culture and history from India and other parts of Asia. 2. The questions cover topics like festivals, crafts, musical instruments, dances, architectural styles, and famous artists/dancers from India and other Asian countries. 3. The answers provided include names of festivals, crafts, countries, monuments, dances, and artists that correspond to the questions asked.

1. SANSKRUTHI Quiz
Preliminary
20 questions

2. 1. When the Palash trees blooms,the
disciples of Shanthi niketan celebrates
______. This festival includes
Saraswati puja and is celebrated in
similar fashion as that of HOLI by
applying colours.
Name the festival.

3. 2
These are toys from
Andra pradesh made
with locally available
special light
softwood and
painted with
vegetable dyes, and
vibrant enamel
colours. The artisans
who make these toys
are known as
‘Aryakshatriyas’. It is
said that these
craftsmen migrated
from Rajasthan.
Identify them.

4. 3.Wayang kulit is a unique form
of theatre employing light and
shadow. The puppets are crafted
from buffalo hide and mounted
on bamboo sticks. When held up
behind a piece of white cloth,
with an electric bulb or an oil
lamp as the light source,
shadows are cast on the screen.
The plays are typically based on
romantic tales, especially
adaptations of the classic Indian
epics, the Mahabharata and the
Ramayana. Some of the plays
are also based on local
happening or other local secular
stories.
Name the country of origin of
this art form.

5. 4. The Wikipedia Monument is a fiber and resin sculpture
designed by Armenian sculptor Mihran
Hakobyan honouring Wikipedia contributors. Identify the
country where this is located.

6. 75.
It is one of the few pillars
that carry
Asoka’s edicts and is
particularly notable for
containing later inscriptions
attributed to
the Gupta Emperor, Samudra
Gupta (4th century) .Also
engraved on the stone are
inscriptions by
the Mughal emperor, Jahang
ir (17th century ).Name it.

7. 6. This musical instrument believed by some to have
descended from the Rubab, a similar instrument
originating in Central Asia and Afghanistan
The name roughly translates to "beautiful sound" or
"melody" in Persian, one of the many languages
spoken in Afghanistan.
Identify the 17 to 25-stringed instrument.

8. 7.Identify the cartoonist.

9. 8.Established in 1857,
this is one of the oldest
art institution in
India. John
Griffiths became
Principal of the School in
1865. He later became
famous for copying the
murals in the Ajanta
Caves temple complex.
The alumni include Dada
saheb Phalke and
M F Hussain.
Name the institution

10. 9.The use of blue glaze on pottery is
an imported technique, first
developed by Mongol artisans who
combined Chinese glazing technology
with Persian decorative arts. During
its infancy, it was used to make tiles to
decorate mosques, tombs and palaces
in Central Asia.
Later, the Mughals began using them
in India.
Name the place in India where blue
pottery is widely recognized as a
traditional craft .

11. 10. This is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which
combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance, and
acrobatics. The form was extremely popular in the Qing
dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the
cultural treasures of China.
Jackie Chan is one of the most popular performers of this
art form.
Name it.

12. *11.The type of
jewellery used in
Odissy dance is
known as Tarakashi
and made by the
craftsmen in
Cuttack.
What is the popular
name of this type of
Jewellery made of
thin metal wires?

13. *12.Identify the artist

14. *13.This is a performance
art in which
participants wear costumes
to represent a specific character
or idea. Favorite sources
are comic books and cartoons,
video games, and live-action
films.
The rapid growth in the number
of people doing this as a hobby
since 1990 has made the
phenomenon a significant
aspect of popular culture in
Japan and some other parts of
Asia and in the Western world.
It is now done as a part of
promotional activities world
over.
Name it.

15. 11*14.This is a brick masonry
method of wall construction,
in which bricks are placed in
vertical position instead of
conventional horizontal
position and thus creating a
cavity (hollow space) within
the wall.
Architect Laurie
Baker introduced it in Kerala
in the 1970s and used it
extensively for its lower
construction cost, reduced
material requirement and
better thermal efficiency than
conventional masonry wall,
without compromising
strength of the wall.
Name the method.

16. *15.Identify this great dancer of India who was the
earliest to do fusion
and who performed ballet based on Indian themes
with the legendary Russian ballerina, Ana Pavlova.

17. 16.Name the Artist who
painted these images.

18. 1617.These kind
of posters
about good
habits
inspired a
recently viral
internet
campaign.
Name it.

19. 18.The walls are made of a mixture of
branches, earth and cow dung, making
a Red Ochre background for the wall
paintings. The Tribes use only white
for their paintings. Their white
pigment is a mixture of rice paste and
water with gum as a binding. They use
a bamboo stick chewed at the end to
make it as supple as a paintbrush. The
wall paintings are done only for
special occasions such as weddings or
harvests. The lack of regular artistic
activity explains the very crude style
of their paintings, which were the
preserve of the womenfolk until the
late 1970s.
Name the painting.

20. 19. Which Indian dancer tried a Guinness
performance with 1000 dancers, most of them her
disciples on the eve of marking the completion of
1000 years of Brahadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur?

21. 20. Name the only known temple in India
where the Shiva is worshipped as Nataraja

22. Answers

23. 1. When the Palash tree blooms,the
disciples of Shanthi niketan celebrates
______. This festival includes
Saraswati puja and is celebrated in
similar fashion as that of HOLI by
applying colours.
Name the festival.

24. Vasantha Panchami

25. 2
These are toys from
Andra pradesh made
with locally available
special light
softwood and
painted with
vegetable dyes, and
vibrant enamel
colours. The artisans
who make these toys
are known as
‘Aryakshatriyas’. It is
said that these
craftsmen migrated
from Rajasthan.
Identify them.

26. KONDAPALLI TOYS

27. 3.Wayang kulit is a unique form
of theatre employing light and
shadow. The puppets are crafted
from buffalo hide and mounted
on bamboo sticks. When held up
behind a piece of white cloth,
with an electric bulb or an oil
lamp as the light source,
shadows are cast on the screen.
The plays are typically based on
romantic tales, especially
adaptations of the classic Indian
epics, the Mahabharata and the
Ramayana. Some of the plays
are also based on local
happening or other local secular
stories.
Name the country of origin of
this art form.

28. INDONESIA

29. 4. The Wikipedia Monument is a fiber and resin sculpture
designed by Armenian sculptor Mihran
Hakobyan honouring Wikipedia contributors. Identify the
country where this is located.

30. POLAND

31. 75.
It is one of the few pillars
that carry
Asoka’s edicts and is
particularly notable for
containing later inscriptions
attributed to
the Gupta Emperor, Samudra
Gupta (4th century) .Also
engraved on the stone are
inscriptions by
the Mughal emperor, Jahang
ir (17th century ).Name it.

32. ALLAHABAD
PILLAR

33. 6. This musical instrument believed by some to have
descended from the Rubab, a similar instrument
originating in Central Asia and Afghanistan
The name roughly translates to "beautiful sound" or
"melody" in Persian, one of the many languages
spoken in Afghanistan.
Identify the 17 to 25-stringed instrument.

34. SAROD

35. 7.Identify the cartoonist.

36. BAL THACKERAY

37. 8.Established in 1857,
this is one of the oldest
art institution in
India. John
Griffiths became
Principal of the School in
1865. He later became
famous for copying the
murals in the Ajanta
Caves temple complex.
The alumni include Dada
saheb Phalke and
M F Hussain.
Name the institution

38. J J SCHOOL OF ARTS MUMBAI

39. 9.The use of blue glaze on pottery is
an imported technique, first
developed by Mongol artisans who
combined Chinese glazing technology
with Persian decorative arts. During
its infancy, it was used to make tiles to
decorate mosques, tombs and palaces
in Central Asia.
Later, the Mughals began using them
in India.
Name the place in India where blue
pottery is widely recognized as a
traditional craft .

40. JAIPUR

41. 10. This is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which
combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance, and
acrobatics. The form was extremely popular in the Qing
dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the
cultural treasures of China.
Jackie Chan is one of the most popular performers of this
art form.
Name it.

42. PEKING OPERA

43. *11.The type of
jewellery used in
Odissy dance is
known as Tarakashi
and made by the
craftsmen in
Cuttack.
What is the popular
name of this type of
Jewellery made of
thin metal wires?

44. Filigree; which means thin wire in
French.

45. *12.Identify the artist

46. George W Bush

47. *13.This is a performance
art in which
participants wear costumes
to represent a specific character
or idea. Favorite sources
are comic books and cartoons,
video games, and live-action
films.
The rapid growth in the number
of people doing this as a hobby
since 1990 has made the
phenomenon a significant
aspect of popular culture in
Japan and some other parts of
Asia and in the Western world.
It is now done as a part of
promotional activities world
over.
Name it.

48. COSPLAY

49. 11*14.This is a brick masonry
method of wall construction,
in which bricks are placed in
vertical position instead of
conventional horizontal
position and thus creating a
cavity (hollow space) within
the wall.
Architect Laurie
Baker introduced it in Kerala
in the 1970s and used it
extensively for its lower
construction cost, reduced
material requirement and
better thermal efficiency than
conventional masonry wall,
without compromising
strength of the wall.
Name the method.

50. RAT TRAP

51. *15.Identify this great dancer of India who was the
earliest to do fusion
and who performed ballet based on Indian themes
with the legendary Russian ballerina, Ana Pavlova.

52. UDAY
SHANKAR
The elder
brother of
Pandit
Ravi
Shankar

53. 16.Identify the Artist who
painted these images.

55. 1617.These kind
of posters
about good
habits
inspired a
recently viral
internet
campaign.
Name it.

56. THE BAD GIRL MEME

57. 18.The walls are made of a mixture of
branches, earth and cow dung, making
a Red Ochre background for the wall
paintings. The Tribes use only white
for their paintings. Their white
pigment is a mixture of rice paste and
water with gum as a binding. They use
a bamboo stick chewed at the end to
make it as supple as a paintbrush. The
wall paintings are done only for
special occasions such as weddings or
harvests. The lack of regular artistic
activity explains the very crude style
of their paintings, which were the
preserve of the womenfolk until the
late 1970s.
Name the painting.

58. WARLI
PAINTING

59. 19. Which Indian dancer tried a Guinness
performance with 1000 dancers, most of them her
disciples on the eve of marking the completion of
1000 years of Brahadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur?

60. Dr.
Padma
Subrahma
niam

61. 20. Name the only known temple in India
where the Shiva is worshipped as Nataraja

62. CHIDAMBARAM