WBCS Mains General Knowledge Art & Culture Questions 2023

Q. Which was the India’s first talkie film?

(A) Alama Ara
(B) Pundlik
(C) Raja Harishchandra
(D) Nal Damayanti

Correct Answer: (A) Alama Ara.

Q. Which of the following was the first made indigenous, coloured film in India?

(A) Alama Ara
(B) Pather Panchali
(C) Kisan Kanya
(D) Devdas

Correct Answer: (C) Kisan Kanya.

Q. Pablo Picasso was a famous painter from which country?

(A) USA
(B) France
(C) Spain
(D) UAE

Correct Answer: (C) Spain.

Q. Who among the following made the first fully indigenous silent feature film in India?

(A) Lumiere Brothers
(B) Mani Sethna
(C) Dada Saheb Phalke
(D) Dhirendra Nath Ganguly

Correct Answer: (C) Dada Saheb Phalke.

Q. Who among the following made first Film Theatre of India?

(A) Lumiere Brothers
(B) Mani Sethna
(C) Dada Saheb Phalke
(D) Dhirendra Nath Ganguly

Correct Answer: (B) Mani Sethna.

Q. ‘Big Ben’ is the famous clock located in which country?

(A) USA
(B) UK
(C) Australia
(D) France

Correct Answer: (B) UK.

Q. Which movie has been declared the best Indian film of all time by the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI)?

(A) Pather Panchali
(B) Ankur
(C) Anand
(D) Mughal-E-Azam

Correct Answer: (A) Pather Panchali.

WBCS Mains General Knowledge Art & Culture Questions 2022

Q. As of 2021, which actor holds the record of receiving most Filmfare awards for Best Actor?

(A) Dev Anand
(B) Raj Kapoor
(C) Dharmendra
(D) Dilip Kumar

Correct Answer: (D) Dilip Kumar.

Q. The real name of Gulzar, the noted poet and lyricist is

(A) Sampooran Singh Kalra
(B) Sadanand Singh Kalra
(C) Surjeet Singh Kohli
(D) Probodh Chandra Bhatt

Correct Answer: (A) Sampooran Singh Kalra.

Q. “Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement” is associated with

(A) Physics
(B) Film and Entertainment
(C) Cricket
(D) Theatre

Correct Answer: (B) Film and Entertainment.

Q. Mohan Veena is associated with

(A) Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
(B) Doraiswamy Iyengar
(C) Ayyagani Swamasundaram
(D) Zia Mohinuddin Dagar

Correct Answer: (A) Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.

Q. Who built the Ibadatkhana at Fatehpur Sikri?

(A) Shahjahan
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Akbar
(D) Jahangir

Correct Answer: (C) Akbar.

Q. Which of the following is not a classical dance form of India?

(A) Kathak
(B) Odissi
(C) Bhangra
(D) Manipuri

Correct Answer: (C) Bhangra.

WBCS Mains General Knowledge Art & Culture Questions 2021

Q. Pandit Jasraj has established his reputation in which of the following fields?

(A) Vocal music
(B) Instrumental music
(C) Dance
(D) Tabla

Correct Answer: (A) Vocal music.

Q. Who is the creator of the famous ‘Guernica’ painting?

(A) Pablo Picasso
(B) Vincent Van Gogh
(C) Salvador Dali
(D) Leonardo da Vinci

Correct Answer: (A) Pablo Picasso.

Q. Hari Prasad Chowrasia is a renowned player of

(A) Sitar
(B) Santoor
(C) Flute
(D) Violin

Correct Answer: (C) Flute.

Q. Ali Akbar Khan was a maestro in which of the following instruments?

(A) Sitar
(B) Sarod
(C) Shehnai
(D) Violin

Correct Answer: (B) Sarod.

Q. Who is the creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh?

(A) Pupal Jayakar
(B) Le Corbusier
(C) Glen
(D) Nek Chand

Correct Answer: (D) Nek Chand.

Q. India’s first technicolour film is

(A) Raja Harishchandra
(B) Mirza Ghalib
(C) Jhansi Ki Rani
(D) Mughal-e-Azam

Correct Answer: (C) Jhansi Ki Rani.

Q. Satyajit Ray received Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts in

(A) 1963
(B) 1965
(C) 1967
(D) 1969

Correct Answer: (C) 1967.

Q. Singer Lata Mangeskar, who recently passed away, was awarded the Bharat Ratna in which year?

(A) 2001
(B) 2004
(C) 2005
(D) 2002

Correct Answer: (A) 2001.

Q. The famous Gommateshwara Stone Statue, one of the tallest monolithic statue in the world, is situated at

(A) Rameshvaram
(B) Madurai
(C) Kanchi
(D) Shravanbelgola

Correct Answer: (D) Shravanbelgola.

Q. Who is the Director of the film ‘Seemabaddha’?

(A) Satyajit Ray
(B) Mrinal Sen
(C) Buddhadeb Dasgupta
(D) Goutam Ghosh

Correct Answer: (A) Satyajit Ray.

Q. The famous Dilwara Temples are situated in

(A) U.P.
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Maharashtra
(D) M.P.

Correct Answer: (B) Rajasthan.

Q. Who commissioned (constructed) Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi in 1558?

(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Haji Begum
(D) Humayun

Correct Answer: (C) Haji Begum.

WBCS Mains General Knowledge Art & Culture Questions 2020

Q. Gol Gumbaz is in __________

(A) Jaipur
(B) Junagadh
(C) Bijapur
(D) Gwalior

Correct Answer: (C) Bijapur.

Q. The Lai Haraoba festival is observed in

(A) Mizoram
(B) Sikkim
(C) Nagaland
(D) Tripura

Correct Answer: (D) Tripura.

WBCS Mains General Knowledge Art & Culture Questions 2019

Q. The Elephanta Festival of Art and Culture is held in which city of India?

(A) New Delhi
(B) Thiruvananthapuram
(C) Jaipur
(D) Mumbai

Correct Answer: (D) Mumbai.

Q. Where is the “Vivek Smarak” – the Swami Vivekananda Value Education and Cultural Centre located?

(A) Telengana
(B) West Bengal
(C) Karnataka
(D) Bihar

Correct Answer: (C) Karnataka.

Q. In which year Satyajit Ray’s first film Pather Panchali was released?

(A) 1951
(B) 1955
(C) 1958
(D) 1960

Correct Answer: (B) 1955.

WBCS Mains General Knowledge Art & Culture Questions 2018

Q. Which place is famous as “Sanskrit Village of India”?

(A) Pimpri, Maharashtra
(B) Prayag, Uttar Pradesh
(C) Mattur, Karnataka
(D) Korba, Chattisgarh.

Correct Answer: (C) Mattur, Karnataka.

Q. The National Calendar of India is based on

(A) Saka Calendar
(B) Gragorian Calendar
(C) Julian Calendar
(D) Hijri Calendar

Correct Answer: (A) Saka Calendar.

Q. Ghoomar is the folk dance form of

(A) Karnataka
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Andhra Pradesh.

Correct Answer: (C) Rajasthan.

Q. Rumtek Monastery is located in

(A) Sikkim
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Manipur.

Correct Answer: (A) Sikkim.

Q. Bharat Natyam is the classical dance form of

(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh.

Correct Answer: (B) Tamil Nadu.

WBCS Mains General Knowledge Art & Culture Questions 2017

Q. The Sangeet Natak Akademi was established in

(A) 1951
(B) 1953
(C) 1954
(D) 1956

Correct Answer: (B) 1953.

Q. Who among the following is associated with ‘Tabla’?

(A) Ali Akbar Khan
(B) Vilayat Khan
(C) Bismillah Khan
(D) Ahmad Jan Thirkuwa.

Correct Answer: (D) Ahmad Jan Thirkuwa.

Q. Which one of the following originated in Tamil Nadu?

(A) Kathakali
(B) Kathak
(C) Odissi
(D) Bharatanatyam.

Correct Answer: (D) Bharatanatyam.

Q. The city named by UNESCO under creative cities Network for city of music is

(A) Kolkata
(B) Varanasi
(C) Jaipur
(D) Lucknow.

Correct Answer: (B) Varanasi.

Q. M. F. Hussain left India and was conferred nationality of

(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) UAE
(C) Qatar
(D) Bahrain.

Correct Answer: (B) UAE.

Q. Sarnath is associated with which aspect of Buddha’s life?

(A) Residence
(B) Death
(C) First sermon
(D) None of the above.

Correct Answer: (C) First sermon.

WBCS Mains General Knowledge Art & Culture Questions 2016

Q. Mira Nair is a noted

(A) Flim maker
(B) Athlete
(C) Vocalist
(D) Scientist

Correct Answer: (A) Flim maker.

Q. A famous painter amongst the following was

(A) Amrita Shergil
(B) V. Shantaram
(C) Mallika Sarabhai
(D) Uday Shankar

Correct Answer: (A) Amrita Shergil.

Q. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest award in India given to recognize the contribution of film personalities towards the development of Indian Cinema, was instituted in

(A) 1951
(B) 1963
(C) 1965
(D) 1969

Correct Answer: (D) 1969.

Q. Raja Ravi Verma was a famous

(A) Athlete
(B) Artist
(C) Dancer
(D) Theatre personality

Correct Answer: (B) Artist.

Q. Who is the Director of the film ‘Chatushkon’?

(A) Mrinal Sen
(B) Aparna Sen
(C) Srijit Mukherji
(D) Anjan Ghosh

Correct Answer: (C) Srijit Mukherji.

WBCS Mains General Knowledge Art & Culture Questions 2015

Q. Which personality has been awarded the first Life Time Achievement Award for his/her contribution in the field of Cinema?

(A) Ashok Kumar
(B) Raj Kapoor
(C) Akiro Kurusova
(D) Bernardo Burtolucci

Correct Answer: (A) Ashok Kumar.

Q. The name of Pierre Cardin is associated with which of the following fields?

(A) Painting
(B) Films
(C) Pop Music
(D) Fashion Designing

Correct Answer: (D) Fashion Designing.

Q. Guru Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which of the following dance forma?

(A) Kuchipudi
(B) Manipuri
(C) Kathak
(D) Bharatnatyam

Correct Answer: (C) Kathak.

Q. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) India’s first technicolour film : Jhansi Ki Rani
(B) India’s first 3-D film : My Dear Kuttichathan
(C) India’s first insured film : Taal
(D) India’s first actress to win the Bharat Ratna : Meena Kumari

Correct Answer: (D) India’s first actress to win the Bharat Ratna : Meena Kumari.

WBCS Mains General Knowledge Art & Culture Questions 2014

Q. The art work ‘The Last Supper’ was painted by

(A) Salvador Dali
(B) Pablo Picaso
(C) Nandalal Bose
(D) Leonardo da Vinci

Correct Answer: (D) Leonardo da Vinci.

Q. M. S. Subhalakshmi was a noted

(A) Painter
(B) Educationist
(C) Politician
(D) Singer

Correct Answer: (D) Singer.

Q. The Bamiyan Buddhas were located in

(A) Iran
(B) Afganistan
(C) Nepal
(D) Sri Lanka

Correct Answer: (B) Afganistan.

Q. Rumtek Monastery is located in

(A) Sikkim
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Jammu and Kashmir
(D) Tibet

Correct Answer: (A) Sikkim.

Q. ‘Deshikottama’ award is conferred by

(A) University of Calcutta
(B) Visva Bharati University
(C) Rabindra Bharati University
(D) Benaras Hindu University

Correct Answer: (B) Visva Bharati University.