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Mcqs on Culture of Jammu and Kashmir
1. In the kashmir valley Shivaratri is also known as
A. Tila Ashtami
B.Naw Warih
C. Herat
D.Achhen Trai
2. Name the folk dance of Kashmir in which two groups of ladies facing each other with arms locked around one another’s backs sing alternately.
A. Bacha Nagma
B. Rouf
C. Wanwun
D. Hikat
3. This dance has been introduced into kashmir from Afghanistan name the dance
A. Hafiz Nagma
B. Bacha Nagma
C. Hikat
D. Rouf
4.The Hafiz Nagma dance was introduced in Kashmir by?
A. Mughals
B. Chaks
C. Turks
D. Afghans
5. Where from sufiyana music came to Kashmir?
A. Turkey
B. Iran
C. Afghanistan
D. Iraq
6. In this folk dance of kashmir Naghara (drum) is beaten and surnai (a kind of Shehnai) is blown, name the dance?
A. Ladishah
B. Bacha nagma
C. Bhand pather
D. Dumbaeli
7. Ladishah adds music to his songs by a special musical instrument called?
A. Garaha
B. Wasool
C. Dehra
D. Tabla
8. In this folk dance of Kashmir no female actressĀ takes part, the female character is performed by a handsome boy
A. Wanwon
B. Ladishah
C. Bhand pather
D. None of the above
9. This kashmiri folk dance is performed by two girls by joining their hands which dance is this?
A. Hikat
B. Weugi- Nachun
C. Wanwon
D. Bhand jashna
10. This is a marriage dance and is common among Kashmiri pandits
A. Hikat
B.. Weugi Nachun
C. Wanwon
D. Bacha Nagma
11. Pandit Bhajan Sopori is notable player of
A. Rabab
B. Sitar
C. Tabla
D. Santoor
12. Which musical instrument was introduced by Zain ul Abidain from Turkistan?
A. Santoor
B. Rabab
C. Tumbaknari
D. Sharan
13. Which type of dance KudĀ is
A. Classical
B. Folk
C. Ritual
D. Festival
14. Which dance of Jammu is performed during lohri festival?
A. Heren
B. Kud
C. Geetru
D. Dogra Bangra
15. This dance is a chorus singing tradition performed by the tribe called Gujjar and Bakarwals.
A. Surma
B. Hikat
C. Benthe
D. None of the above
16. Jabro is a dance of which region?
A. Jammu
B. Kashmir
C. Punjab
D. Ladakh
17. Pashmina Shawl is the world famous shawl and its fabric is extracted from
A. Sheep
B. Yak
C. Goat
D. All of these
18. The carpet industry was introduced into the Kashmir valley by Sultan zain ul Abidien from?
A. Turkistan
B. Afghanistan
C. Tazakistan
D. Iran
19. An exclusive craft in copperware known in kashmiri as
A. Kashdagari
B. Kandkari
C. Phul kari
D. Papier mache
20. Binna is the straw craft of which place of J&K?
A. Reasi
B. Budgam
C. Kishitiwar
D. Rajouri
21. Kashmiri language belongs to which language group?
(a) Sino-Tibetan
(b) Indo-European
(c) Dardic
(d) Both (b) and (c)
22.Which of the following language made Zain ul Abidien his court language?
A. Sanskrit
B. Arabic
C. Persian
D. Pali
23.Lal Ded’s poetry is in the form of ?
A. Shurks
B. Vaakhs
C. Nazaams
D. All of these
24. Who was the first Muslim saint of Kashmir who assume the title of Reshi?
A. Bul bul Shah
B. Sultan ul Arfeen
C. Sheikh Nur – ud – din -Wali
D. None of the above
25.Who minted currency in Sheikh Nur – Ud – Din’s name as a mark of respect?
A. AttaĀ Mohammad Khan
B. Nadir Shah
C. Sultan Zain ul Abidien
D. Ahamd Shah Abdaali
26. Who is known as the ” Nightingale of Kashmir ” ?
A. Arnimal
B. Habba khatoon
C. Kotta Rani
D. Kral koor
27.Lol Lyric was Popularised by?
A. Mahmood Gami
B. Mahjoor
C. Habba khatoon
D. Rasool Mir
28. Who is known as father of Kashmiri Gazal?
A. Rasul Mir
B. Mahmood Gami
C. Mahjoor
D. Abdul Ahad Azad
29. Who called Mahjoor the words worth of Kashmir?
A. Sri Aurobindo
B. Makhanlal Chaturvedi
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Rabindranath Tagore
30.”The flower of Nishat Bagh” Whose poem is this?
A. Mahjoor
B. Rasul Mir
C. Samad Mir
D. None of the above
31. Who is popularly known as Master Ji ?
A. Dina Nath Nadim
B. Abdul Ahad Azad
C. Zinda koul
D. Rehman Rahi
32. Who is the first winner of Sahitya Academy Award for Kashmiri language in 1956 ?
A. Zinda koul
B. Abdur Rehman Rahi
C. Abdul Ahad Azad
D. Dina Nath Nadim
33. The first Kashmiri writer to be awarded the Jnanprit Award?
A. Amin kamil
B. Dina Nath Nadim
C. Abdur Rahman Rahi
D. Zinda Koul
34. Who translated āAkbarnamaā into Kashmiri language?
(a) Prakasarama
(b) Mahmud Gami
(c) Abdul Wahab Pare
(d) Waliullah Matoo
35. Who translated āBhagwat Gitaā into Kashmiri Language?
(a) Pandit Narayan Khar
(b) Dina Nath Nadim
(c) Paramananda
(d) Waliullah Matoo
36.Who got 2017 Sahitya Akademi Award (Yuva Puraskur) for Kashmiri poetry?
(a) Nund Reshi
(b) Rasool Mir
(c) Nighat Sahiba
(d) Zinda Kaul
37. Who got the title āShayar-e-Kashmirā?
(a) Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor
(b) Rasool Mir
(c) Parmananda
(d) Zinda Kaul
38. Neem Kalam is a type of
(a) embroidery
(b) Persian technique
(c) wood work
(d) papier mache work
39.Kal baffi is a type of
(a) Knotted carpet
(b) embroidery work
(c) papier mache work
(d) wood work
40. Sondus is a type of
(a) Wood work
(b) Embroidery work
(c) Wedding ornament
(d) None of the above
41.Walnut wood craft was introduced in Kashmir by
(a) Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom
(b) Zain-ul-Abidin
(c) Akbar
(d) Raja Kirpal Pal
42.Cane and bamboo are used in Jammu and Kashmir for
(a) Making decorative objects
(b) Making utilitarian objects
(c) Making houseboats
(d) Both (a) and (b)
43. Which song is very famous among the farmers of Kashmir region?
(a) Nend Baith
(b) Ladishah
(c) Surma
(d) Jagarana
44. What is āBhand Patherā of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Folk song
(b) Folk dance
(c) Folk theatre
(d) Festival
45.Which mela / fair is celebrated twice a year,
once in March or April and second in September or October?
(a) Bahu Mela
(b) Puramandal Mela
(c) Tihar
(d) Jhiri
46. Which festival is the most famous in Ladakh region?
(a) Losar
(b) Dosmoche
(c) Matho Nagrang
(d) Baisakhi
47.Name the festival in which local people showcease their handicrafts, cuisines and culture.
(a) Gurez festival
(b) Shikara festival
(c) Saffron festival
(d) None of these
48. Which of the following is a festival of Bhaderwah Kishtwar region ?
(a) Jhiri
(b) Hemis
(c) Tihar
(d) Kheer Bhawani
49. Lohri is celebrated on
(a) 1st March
(b) 10th December
(c) 13th January
(d) 9th June
50. In which month saffron festival is celebrated?
A. April
B. November
C. August
D. October
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