Mcqs on Culture of Jammu and Kashmir

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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 actress  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 Kud  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. Atta  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 ‘Akbarnama’ into Kashmiri language?
(a) Prakasarama
(b) Mahmud Gami
(c) Abdul Wahab Pare
(d) Waliullah Matoo

35. Who translated ‘Bhagwat Gita’ 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 ‘Shayar-e-Kashmir’?
(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 ‘Bhand Pather’ 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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