Maharashtra Art & Culture MCQ Set-3

In this set, we have compiled the third set of Maharashtra Art and 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 of the following group of caves is located in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park of Maharashtra?

A. Kanheri Caves

B. Karad Caves

C. Bedse Caves

D. Nenavali Caves

Answer: A. Kanheri Caves

Note: Kanheri Caves, located in the forest of Sanjay Gandhi National Park of Maharashtra contains Buddhist sculptures, relief carvings, paintings dated to 1st century CE.

Q.2 Tomb of Salabat Khan II was built during the regime of which of the following?

A. Delhi Sultanate

B. Ahmednagar Sultanate

C. Nizam of Hyderabad

D. None of these

Answer: B. Ahmednagar Sultanate

Q.3 Vishvakarma cave of Ellora is a worship hall of which of the following religion?

A. Hinduism

B. Jainism

C. Buddhism

D. None of these

Answer: C. Buddhism

Note: Vishvakarma cave of Ellora, also known as cave 10 is a chatiya worship hall of Buddhism.

Q.4 The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in which of the following year?

A. 1983

B. 1987

C. 2014

D. 2018

Answer: D. 2018

Note: The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai was declared as the UNESCO World Heritage Site in the 42nd session of UNSECO held in the year 2018. The site contains Victorian neo-Gothic public buildings such as Mumbai High Court, University of Mumbai complexes and Art Deco styled Regal Cinema.

Q.5 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya was built in which of the following style of architecture in British India?

A. Victorian neo-Gothic

B. Art Deco

C. Indo Saracenic

D. None of these

Answer: C. Indo Saracenic

Note: The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya formerly known as the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India (renamed in 1998) was established on 10th January, 1922 and it was constructed in the Indo Saracenic style of architecture.

Q.6 The cardboard structure of the Gateway of India was erected to welcome which of the following emperor of British?

A. George V

B. Edward VII

C. Edward VIII

D. None of these

Answer: A. George V

Note: The cardboard structure of the Gateway of India was built when the first British monarch to visit India, King-Emperor George V along with Queen-Empress Mary in 1911. The construction of the Gateway of India was started in 1913 and it was inaugurated in 1924.

Q.7 Amrutanubhav was composed by which of the following Marathi saint & poet?

A. Namdev

B. Dnyaneshwar

C. Eknath

D. Tukaram

Answer: B. Dnyaneshwar

Q.8 The commentary on Bhagvad Gita written by Marathi saint & poet Dnyaneshwar is known as:

A. Bhavarth Deepika

B. Bhagvad Purana

C. Bharat Kritan

D. None of these

Answer: A. Bhavarth Deepika

Q.9 The religious composition Vivekasindhu and Paramamrita were written by which of the following Marathi scholar?

A. Namdev

B. Dnyaneshwar

C. Mukundaraja

D. None of these

Answer: C. Mukundaraja

Q.10 Krista Purana is an epic poem written on the life of which of the following personality?

A. Jesus Christ

B. Krishna

C. Shiva

D. Zoroaster

Answer: A. Jesus Christ

Note: Krista Purana is an epic poem written in mix of Marathi and Konkani by priest and missionary Fr. Thomas Stephens on the life of Jesus Christ around 1549-1619. Adopting the literary from Hindu Purana, the Krista Purana retells the entire story of mankind from the creation days to the time of Jesus Christ.

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