List of top Current Affairs Questions on Art and Culture

There is a rich diversity of regional music in India. Match the following:
'Chhu-faat' is a dance form associated most prominently with the state of?
Madhubani painting is a famous art form of which Indian state?
In addition to National Literary Awards, many States also confer Literary Awards. Match the following Awards with the State that presents them:
State Literary Award
A. GujaratI. Sur Samman
B. HaryanaII. Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
C. KeralaIII. Thiruvalluvar Award
D. Tamil NaduIV. Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar
Select the most appropriate option:
What do the paintings of Ajanta caves primarily depict?
Which is the organisation that initiates and presents the National Film Awards in India?
Who is the author of ‘The Coalition Years 1996–2012’?
Who wrote the book \textit{Der Ursprung der Familie, des Privateigenthums und des Staats / \textit{The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State}?}
Which among the following is the earliest literary work in Tamil language?
Where is the temple of Angkor Wat located?
The Reserve Bank of India issued the 100 rupee coin to mark the birth centenary of which Carnatic Music Legend?
Who wrote the memoir book “My Brief History”?
"Beyond the Lines - An Autobiography" is authored by:
Who has written the book "Indomitable Spirit"?
Who was crowned as the winner of Femina Miss India 2016 and who will represent India at the Miss World pageant?
Which organization has the motto 'Be Prepared'?
Punjabi has become the ________________________ most common language in the Parliament of Canada.
Who is the author of "Crime & Punishment"?
The "Friends for Life" – an elephant conservation project has been launched by World Wide Fund for Nature India and ..........?
Bhalchandra Nemade who has been selected for the 50th Jnanpith Award for 2014, on 6 February 2015, is a famous writer in which language?

Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer:

List I:

\[ \begin{array}{ll} \text{(a)} & \text{Visakhadatta} \\ \text{(b)} & \text{Varahamihira} \\ \text{(c)} & \text{Sushruta} \\ \text{(d)} & \text{Brahmagupta} \\ \end{array} \]

List II:

\[ \begin{array}{ll} (1) & \text{Surgery} \\ (2) & \text{Drama} \\ (3) & \text{Astronomy} \\ (4) & \text{Mathematics} \\ \end{array} \]

Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was mostly written from right to left?
Who first translated the Bhagavad Gita into English?

Match List I (Author) with List II (Work) and choose the correct answer:

\[ \begin{array}{|c|l|c|l|} \hline \textbf{List I (Author)} & & \textbf{List II (Work)} & \\ \hline (a) & \text{Devaki Nandan Khatri} & (1) & \text{Chandrakanta} \\ \hline (b) & \text{Premchand} & (2) & \text{Durgeshnandini} \\ \hline (c) & \text{Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay} & (3) & \text{Nil Darpan} \\ \hline & & (4) & \text{Seva Sadan} \\ \hline \end{array} \]

Meaning of ‘Bhumisparsha Mudra’ in Buddha’s imagery.