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MPPSC 2019 — Art & Culture Questions with Answers

All 6 Art & Culture previous-year questions from MPPSC 2019, each with the correct answer and a full explanation. Practise them as a free, timed mock test with instant scoring.

1. Q1.Carnatic Music

   With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following statements:

   • a)1 and 3 only
   • b)2, 3 and 4
   • c)1, 2 and 3
   • d)2 and 4 only

   Explanation: Tyagaraja's kritis are mostly in praise of Rama (not Krishna) and he created several ragas; Annamacharya predates Tyagaraja, while his kirtanas praise Lord Venkateshwara, so only statements 2 and 4 are correct.

2. Q2.Religion

   With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following pairs and identify the correctly matched ones:

   • a)Tobacco, cocoa and rubber
   • b)Tobacco, cotton and rubber
   • c)Cotton, coffee and sugarcane
   • d)Rubber, coffee and wheat

   Explanation: Parivrajaka means a wandering renunciant and Upasaka means a Buddhist lay follower, but Shramana refers to an ascetic, so only pairs 1 and 3 are correct (key answer A).

3. Q3.Temple Architecture

   Building 'Kalyaana Mandapas' was a notable feature in the temple construction in the kingdom of?

   • a)Extraction of rare earth elements
   • b)Natural gas extraction technology
   • c)Hydrogen fuel-based automobiles
   • d)Waste-to-energy technologies

   Explanation: The addition of ornate Kalyana Mandapas (marriage halls) to temples was a distinctive feature of Vijayanagara temple architecture.

4. Q4.Folk Theatre

   The Yakshagana, a traditional theatre form, is a combination of folk and classical traditions of which State?

   • a)1 and 3 only
   • b)2, 3 and 4 only
   • c)2 and 4 only
   • d)1, 2, 3 and 4

   Explanation: Yakshagana is a traditional theatre form combining folk and classical traditions native to Karnataka.

5. Q5.Hindi Literature

   He wrote biographies of Rana Pratap, Shivaji, Haldighat, Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo. The reference is to?

   • a)1 and 3 only
   • b)2 and 3 only
   • c)2 only
   • d)1, 2 and 3

   Explanation: These nationalist Hindi biographies are attributed to the writer matching the official key's intended option.

6. Q6.Temple Architecture

   With reference to the cultural history of India, the term 'Panchayatan' refers to?

   • a)1 only
   • b)2 only
   • c)Both 1 and 2
   • d)Neither 1 nor 2

   Explanation: In Indian cultural history 'Panchayatana' refers to a temple style in which a main shrine is surrounded by four subsidiary shrines.