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Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where would you find this exquisite piece of sculpture?

a)

Elephanta

b)

Badrinath

c)

Ajanta

d)

Ellora

2.

Identify this famous personality who was closely involved with India's freedom struggle?

a)

Annie Besant

b)

Kasturba Gandhi

c)

Sarojini Naidu

d)

Madam Bhikaji Cama

3.

This fortress in the middle of the sea was used as a jail by the British. Where is located?

a)

Diu

b)

Goa

c)

Andaman Islands

d)

Daman

4.
a)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

d)

Rajiv Gandhi

5.

Identify this famous freedom fighter and religious reformer of India.

a)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

b)

Swami Dayanand Saraswati

c)

Aurobindo Ghosh

d)

Dadabhai Naoroji

6.

Identify these famous domed structures.

a)

Safdarjung's Tomb

b)

Golconda Domes

c)

Darga of Baba Haji Ali

d)

Gol Gumbaz

7.

Identify this structure from the early Mughal times, which had been surrounded in controversy since

a)

Charar-e-Sharief, Srinagar

b)

Humayun's Tomb, New Delhi

c)

Safdarjung's Tomb, New Delhi

d)

Babri Masjid, Uttar Pradesh

8.

This famous temple is located in the south Indian city of

a)

Thanjavur

b)

Hampi

c)

Rameshwaram

d)

Madurai

9.

The given photograph is of a member of a tribe that is commonly found in the states of Assam, Arunachal pradesh.

a)

Ahom

b)

Adivasi

c)

Angami

d)

Apatani

10.

Given below is the photograph of Jama Masjid, Delhi. Who built this famous mosque?

a)

Akbar

b)

Aurangazeb

c)

Shah Jahan

d)

Jehangir

11.

This building is a piece of architectural marvel. What is it?

a)

Man Mandir

b)

Hawa Mahal

c)

Fatehpur Sikhri

d)

Jal Mahal

12.

Identify this famous classical singer.

a)

Kishori Amonkar

b)

M.S.Subbulakshmi

c)

D.K.Pattammal

d)

Shoba Gurtu

13.

This person was a famous poet and musician from the historic times. Who was he?

a)

Baiju Bawra

b)

Firdaus

c)

Tansen

d)

Amir Khusro

14.

Identify this typical handicraft form of one of the states of India.

a)

Tirupati Toys of Andhra Pradesh

b)

Kondapalli Toys of Andhra Pradesh

c)

Wood Lacquer work of Rajasthan

d)

Kangri work of Kashmir

15.

Identify this famous personality who has brought laurels to India internationally.

a)

Amartya Sen

b)

Hargobind Khorana

c)

Homi J.Bhabha

d)

R.C.Bose

16.

In which year was Rabindranath Tagore awarded Nobel Prize for Literature?

a)

1913

b)

1930

c)

1931

d)

1961

17.

Who called Gandhiji “a half naked fakir”?

a)

Clement Atlee

b)

Sir Winston Churchill

c)

Lord Irwin

d)

Rabindranath Tagore

18.

famous sand artist of India

a)

Sudarsan Pattnaik

b)

Sundar Pal

c)

Jatin Das

d)

Sudarshan Mishra

19.

What is NOT correct ? ..

a)

Charulata is a 1964 Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray

b)

Charulata is based upon the novel 'Nastanirh' by Tagore

c)

Charulata : the title role was played by Madhabi Mukherjee

d)

Satyajit Ray was awared Oscar for the film Charulata

20.

Wheatfield with Crows is a July 1890 painting by

a)

Vincent van Gogh

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Pablo Picasso

d)

Michelangelo

21.

The most famous painting by Picasso, Inspired by the bombing in Spain during the Spanish Civil War

a)

Guernica

b)

The Night Watch

c)

The Persistence Of Memory

d)

Starry Night