Maharashtra Art & Culture MCQ Set-1

In this set, we have compiled the first set of Maharashtra Art & Culture GK MCQ for Maharashtra PSC, UPSC, competitive examinations in India and Maharashtra Government Job recruitment examinations. Find out the questions along with the answers below.

Q.1 Which among the following is correct about the Warli Painting of Maharashtra?

I. Warli painting is a form of tribal art.

II. Warli paintings are mostly created by tribal people of Northern Sahyadri Range.

III. Jivya Soma Mashe popularized the Warli art.

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. Both I & II are correct

D. I, II & III all correct

Answer: D. I, II & III all correct

Q.2 Narayan Peth Sarees are traditional saree of which of the following area of Maharashtra?

A. Solapur

B. Kolhapur

C. Nashik

D. Nagpur

Answer: A. Solapur

Note: Narayan Peth Sarees are traditional sarees of Maharashtra, originally comes from Solapur district of Maharashtra.

Q.3 Varakari religious movement of Maharashtra is associated with which of the following tradition of Hinduism?

A. Bhakti tradition

B. Yoga tradition

C. Vedanta tradition

D. None of these

Answer: A. Bhakti tradition

Note: Varakari religious movement or Warkari was a religious movement within the Bhakti spiritual tradition of Vaishnavite Hinduism since thirteen century CE.

Q.4 Which among the following was/were related to the Varakari religious movement of Maharashtra?

A. Tukaram

B. Eknath

C. Namdev

D. All of these

Ansswer: D. All of these

Note: Notable personalities of the Varakari religious movement were Tukaram, Eknath, Namdev, Dnyaneshwar and Chokhamela.

Q.5 In Maharashtra, the Hindu deity regarded as the manifestation of God Vishnu is widely worshipped?

A. Krishna

B. Rama

C. Vitthal

D. Narasimha

Answer: C. Vitthal

Note: Vitthal or Vithoba or Panduranga, a manifestation of Hindu God Vishnu is widely worshipped in Maharashtra.

Q.6 Bibi Ka Maqbara was commissioned by which of the following Mughal Emperor?

A. Aurangzeb

B. Babur

C. Akbar

D. Humayun

Answer: A. Aurangzeb

Note: Bibi Ka Maqbara was commissioned by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in the memory of his primary consort Dilras Banu Begum

Q.7 Ahmednagar fort of Maharashtra was built by which of the following ruler?

A. Delhi Sultanate

B. Nizam of Hyderabad

C. Ahmednagar Sultanate

D. None of these

Answer: C. Ahmednagar Sultanate

Note: Ahmednagar fort was built by Malik Ahmed Nizam Shah I of Ahmednagar sultanate.

Q.8 Which among the following is correct about the Daulatabad fort?

I.Daulatabad fort was built by Yadava king Bhillama V.

II. It was the capital of Yadava dynasty.

III. Daulatabad fort was also the capital of Delhi Sultanate for a brief period.

IV. Daulatabad fort was also the secondary capital of Ahmednagar Sultanate.

A. Only I is correct

B. Both I & II are correct

C. I, II & IV are correct

D. I, II, III & IV all correct

Answer: D. I, II, III & IV all correct

Q.9 The first phase construction of Ajanta Caves depicts story from:

A. Mahabharata

B. Ramayana

C. Jataka Tales

D. None of these

Answer: C. Jataka Tales

Note: The earliest group of Ajanta Caves consist of caves 9, 10, 12, 13 and 15A. The murals of these caves depict stories from the Jataka tales. Jataka tales are a voluminous body of literature native to the Indian subcontinent concerning the previous birth of Gautama Buddha in form of both animal and human.

Q.10 Ajanta caves were re-discovered in 19th century by which among the following?

A. Captain John Smith

B. William Erskine

C. Lord Elphinestone

D. None of these

Answer: A. Captain John Smith

Note: Captain John Smith, while haunting tiger discovered the entrance to cave 10 on 28th April, 1819. With the help of locals, who were familiar to the site; captain Smith cut down the tangled jungles and vandalized the wall where painting of Bodhisattva was painted to write down his name and the date over the painting.

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