CAPF Art & Culture Questions

Q: Which Hindustani classical Raag is sung as an invitation to rain?

Q: विजयनगर के राजा कृष्णदेव राय ने शास्त्रकला पर ‘आमुक्तमाल्यद’ नामक ग्रंथ की रचना किस भाषा में की?

Q: Which one among the following cities was included as the 'City of Music' in the year 2023 in the UNESCO's Creative Cities Network?

Q: Consider the following observations about the largest stupa at Sanchi: 1. Going by information available from the inscriptions on the railings of the stupa, the construction of part of one of its gateways was financed by the Guild of Ivory workers. 2. In its original early form, this stupa was plain except for the stone railings and the gateways, which were richly carved. 3. The panels on the four gateways contain sculptures only in the front and have no sculptures on the rear side. 4. In 1918, when the stupa was discovered, all of its four gates were intact but the mound was in poor condition. 5. Art historians have established clear connections between the sculptures of the stupa with events described in Jataka Tales. 6. War scenes have also been depicted in these sculptures. Which of the observations given above are correct?

Q: Which one of the following pairs of books and their authors is not correctly matched?

Q: The annual Kheer Bhawani Mela is organized at:

Q: निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए : 1. प्रारंभिक भारत की चित्रकला‐शैली पारसी शैली से प्रभावित थी, जबकि प्रारंभिक मुग़ल चित्रकला ने यूरोपीय शैली का अनुसरण किया। 2. भारत में विख्यात चित्रकार बैज़ाद अली और अब्दुल समद विहंगम शैली के प्रमुख प्रवर्तक थे। उपयुक्त कथनों में से कौन-सा/कौन-से सही है/हैं?

Q: 'द किंग ऑफ डांस' किसका चित्रण है?

Q: Which one of the following was not a feature of the art of painting in India in the 19th century?

Q: Which one of the following pairs of authors and Sanskrit literary works is not correctly matched?

Q: Scientists at CSIR-NCL Pune, with support from the Water Technology Initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, have recently developed a novel hybrid technology to bring safe and healthy drinking water. What is the name of the hybrid technology?

Q: Which one of the following books was declared winner of the 2021 International Booker Prize?

Q: Dardic group of language belongs to which language family?

Q: Tamilakam was the name of the ancient Tamil country that included