Art and Culture Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 19)

He used the 100-piece orchestra for “Aan” (1952), the first film in India to feature one this size.

Her husband’s restrictions kept her off stage until she returned to All India Radio, Lucknow, in 1949.

The 31st edition, in Kolkata, was the first Divya Kala Mela jointly organised by the Centre and a State government (West Bengal).

Each Mela combines a marketplace for Divyang artisans and entrepreneurs, the “Divya Kala Shakti” cultural showcase, and the “Divyangjan Rozgar Mela” job fair.

The first Divya Kala Mela was held from 2 to 7 December 2022, at Kartavya Path, New Delhi.

Divya Kala Mela is organised by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

He received the Padma Vibhushan in 2025, having earlier received the Padma Shri (1988) and Padma Bhushan (2001).

It premiered with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Zubin Mehta, making Subramaniam the first Indian to achieve this.

He received the title ‘Violin Chakravarti’, from the Governor of Madras and Carnatic doyen Chembai Vaidyanathan Bhagavathar.

He earned an MBBS and briefly registered as a general practitioner, before choosing music as his full-time career.

Mehta conducted the famous “Three Tenors” concerts, featuring Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, and José Carreras, in Rome and Los Angeles.

India awarded Mehta the Padma Vibhushan, its second-highest civilian honour, in 2001 (he had already received the Padma Bhushan in 1966).

From 1962 to 1967, Mehta simultaneously led the LA Philharmonic and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the first conductor to direct two major North American orchestras at once.

Mehta dropped out of medical studies at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, before studying conducting in Vienna.

Zubin Mehta was born on 29 April 1936, in Bombay (present-day Mumbai), into a Parsi family.

A second Dilli Haat opened in Pitampura in April 2008, followed by a third in Janakpuri in August 2013.

Artisans can occupy a stall for a maximum of 15 days, at a cost of Rs 100 per day.

Jaya Jaitly, who founded the Dastkari Haat Samiti in 1986, played a central role in conceiving Dilli Haat.

Dilli Haat opened at INA in March 1994. 1986 was when the Dastkari Haat Samiti was founded, and 2003/2008 mark later milestones.

The correct answer is Alexander the Great. Sikandar (1941) shows the fight between Alexander and Porus. Prithviraj Kapoor played Alexander and Modi played Porus. Memory hook: Sikandar means Alexander.

The correct answer is It nearly went bankrupt from the film’s huge Technicolor costs. Sources put the cost at about 60 lakh to about a crore rupees. The film was a flop. Modi had to mortgage his studio. Memory hook: big colour, big loss.

The correct answer is India’s first Technicolor film. Jhansi Ki Rani (1953) was the first Indian film shot in Technicolor. It was not the first colour film. That was Kisan Kanya in 1937. Memory hook: Technicolor 1953, colour 1937.

The correct answer is Minerva Movietone. Sohrab Modi launched it in 1936. It became known for big-budget historical films. Memory hook: Modi, Minerva.

Kishore Kumar died on 13 October 1987, Ashok Kumar’s own birthday. He reportedly never celebrated the day again.

He received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1988, after the Padma Shri (1962) and before the Padma Bhushan (1999).