SANSKRUTHI Quiz Preliminary

20 questions

1. When the Palash trees blooms,the disciples of Shanthi niketan celebrates

______. This festival includes Saraswati puja and is celebrated in similar fashion as that of HOLI by

applying colours.Name the festival.

2These are toys from Andra pradesh made with locally available special light softwood and painted with vegetable dyes, and vibrant enamel colours. The artisans who make these toys are known as ‘Aryakshatriyas’. It is said that these craftsmen migrated from Rajasthan. Identify them.

3.Wayang kulit is a unique form of theatre employing light and shadow. The puppets are crafted from buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. When held up behind a piece of white cloth, with an electric bulb or an oil lamp as the light source, shadows are cast on the screen. The plays are typically based on romantic tales, especially adaptations of the classic Indian epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Some of the plays are also based on local happening or other local secular stories.Name the country of origin of this art form.

4. The Wikipedia Monument is a fiber and resin sculpture designed by Armenian sculptor Mihran

Hakobyan honouring Wikipedia contributors. Identify the country where this is located.

75.It is one of the few pillars that carry Asoka’s edicts and is particularly notable for containing later inscriptions attributed to the Gupta Emperor, Samudra Gupta (4th century) .Also engraved on the stone are inscriptions by the Mughal emperor, Jahangir (17th century ).Name it.

6. This musical instrument believed by some to have descended from the Rubab, a similar instrument

originating in Central Asia and AfghanistanThe name roughly translates to "beautiful sound" or

"melody" in Persian, one of the many languages spoken in Afghanistan.

Identify the 17 to 25-stringed instrument.

7.Identify the cartoonist.

8.Established in 1857, this is one of the oldest art institution in India. John Griffiths became Principal of the School in 1865. He later became famous for copying the murals in the Ajanta Caves temple complex.The alumni include Dada saheb Phalke and M F Hussain.Name the institution

9.The use of blue glaze on pottery is an imported technique, first developed by Mongol artisans who combined Chinese glazing technology with Persian decorative arts. During its infancy, it was used to make tiles to decorate mosques, tombs and palacesin Central Asia. Later, the Mughals began using them in India.Name the place in India where blue pottery is widely recognized as a traditional craft .

10. This is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance, and acrobatics. The form was extremely popular in the Qing

dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China.

Jackie Chan is one of the most popular performers of this art form.Name it.

*11.The type of jewellery used in Odissy dance is known as Tarakashi and made by the craftsmen in Cuttack.What is the popular name of this type of Jewellery made of thin metal wires?

*12.Identify the artist

*13.This is a performance art in which participants wear costumes to represent a specific character or idea. Favorite sources are comic books and cartoons, video games, and live-action films.The rapid growth in the number of people doing this as a hobby since 1990 has made the phenomenon a significant aspect of popular culture in Japan and some other parts of Asia and in the Western world. It is now done as a part of promotional activities world over.Name it.

11*14.This is a brick masonry method of wall construction, in which bricks are placed in vertical position instead of conventional horizontal position and thus creating a cavity (hollow space) within the wall. Architect Laurie Baker introduced it in Kerala in the 1970s and used it extensively for its lower construction cost, reduced material requirement and better thermal efficiency than conventional masonry wall, without compromising strength of the wall.

Name the method.

*15.Identify this great dancer of India who was the earliest to do fusion

and who performed ballet based on Indian themes with the legendary Russian ballerina, Ana Pavlova.

16.Name the Artist who painted these images.

1617.These kind of posters about good habits inspired a recently viral internet campaign.Name it.

18.The walls are made of a mixture of branches, earth and cow dung, making a Red Ochre background for the wall paintings. The Tribes use only white for their paintings. Their white pigment is a mixture of rice paste and water with gum as a binding. They use a bamboo stick chewed at the end to make it as supple as a paintbrush. The wall paintings are done only for special occasions such as weddings or harvests. The lack of regular artistic activity explains the very crude style of their paintings, which were the preserve of the womenfolk until the late 1970s.Name the painting.

19. Which Indian dancer tried a Guinness performance with 1000 dancers, most of them her disciples on the eve of marking the completion of

1000 years of Brahadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur?

20. Name the only known temple in India where the Shiva is worshipped as Nataraja

Answers

1. When the Palash tree blooms,the disciples of Shanthi niketan celebrates

______. This festival includes Saraswati puja and is celebrated in similar fashion as that of HOLI by

applying colours.Name the festival.

Vasantha Panchami

2These are toys from Andra pradesh made with locally available special light softwood and painted with vegetable dyes, and vibrant enamel colours. The artisans who make these toys are known as ‘Aryakshatriyas’. It is said that these craftsmen migrated from Rajasthan. Identify them.

KONDAPALLI TOYS

3.Wayang kulit is a unique form of theatre employing light and shadow. The puppets are crafted from buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. When held up behind a piece of white cloth, with an electric bulb or an oil lamp as the light source, shadows are cast on the screen. The plays are typically based on romantic tales, especially adaptations of the classic Indian epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Some of the plays are also based on local happening or other local secular stories.Name the country of origin of this art form.

INDONESIA

4. The Wikipedia Monument is a fiber and resin sculpture designed by Armenian sculptor Mihran

Hakobyan honouring Wikipedia contributors. Identify the country where this is located.

POLAND

75.It is one of the few pillars that carry Asoka’s edicts and is particularly notable for containing later inscriptions attributed to the Gupta Emperor, Samudra Gupta (4th century) .Also engraved on the stone are inscriptions by the Mughal emperor, Jahangir (17th century ).Name it.

ALLAHABAD PILLAR

6. This musical instrument believed by some to have descended from the Rubab, a similar instrument

originating in Central Asia and AfghanistanThe name roughly translates to "beautiful sound" or

"melody" in Persian, one of the many languages spoken in Afghanistan.

Identify the 17 to 25-stringed instrument.

SAROD

7.Identify the cartoonist.

BAL THACKERAY

8.Established in 1857, this is one of the oldest art institution in India. John Griffiths became Principal of the School in 1865. He later became famous for copying the murals in the Ajanta Caves temple complex.The alumni include Dada saheb Phalke and M F Hussain.Name the institution

J J SCHOOL OF ARTS MUMBAI

9.The use of blue glaze on pottery is an imported technique, first developed by Mongol artisans who combined Chinese glazing technology with Persian decorative arts. During its infancy, it was used to make tiles to decorate mosques, tombs and palacesin Central Asia. Later, the Mughals began using them in India.Name the place in India where blue pottery is widely recognized as a traditional craft .

JAIPUR

10. This is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance, and acrobatics. The form was extremely popular in the Qing

dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China.

Jackie Chan is one of the most popular performers of this art form.Name it.

PEKING OPERA

*11.The type of jewellery used in Odissy dance is known as Tarakashi and made by the craftsmen in Cuttack.What is the popular name of this type of Jewellery made of thin metal wires?

Filigree; which means thin wire in French.

*12.Identify the artist

George W Bush

*13.This is a performance art in which participants wear costumes to represent a specific character or idea. Favorite sources are comic books and cartoons, video games, and live-action films.The rapid growth in the number of people doing this as a hobby since 1990 has made the phenomenon a significant aspect of popular culture in Japan and some other parts of Asia and in the Western world. It is now done as a part of promotional activities world over.Name it.

COSPLAY

11*14.This is a brick masonry method of wall construction, in which bricks are placed in vertical position instead of conventional horizontal position and thus creating a cavity (hollow space) within the wall. Architect Laurie Baker introduced it in Kerala in the 1970s and used it extensively for its lower construction cost, reduced material requirement and better thermal efficiency than conventional masonry wall, without compromising strength of the wall.

Name the method.

RAT TRAP

*15.Identify this great dancer of India who was the earliest to do fusion

and who performed ballet based on Indian themes with the legendary Russian ballerina, Ana Pavlova.

UDAY SHANKAR

The elder brother of Pandit Ravi Shankar

16.Identify the Artist who painted these images.

1617.These kind of posters about good habits inspired a recently viral internet campaign.Name it.

THE BAD GIRL MEME

18.The walls are made of a mixture of branches, earth and cow dung, making a Red Ochre background for the wall paintings. The Tribes use only white for their paintings. Their white pigment is a mixture of rice paste and water with gum as a binding. They use a bamboo stick chewed at the end to make it as supple as a paintbrush. The wall paintings are done only for special occasions such as weddings or harvests. The lack of regular artistic activity explains the very crude style of their paintings, which were the preserve of the womenfolk until the late 1970s.Name the painting.

WARLI PAINTING

19. Which Indian dancer tried a Guinness performance with 1000 dancers, most of them her disciples on the eve of marking the completion of

1000 years of Brahadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur?

Dr.Padma

Subrahmaniam

20. Name the only known temple in India where the Shiva is worshipped as Nataraja

CHIDAMBARAM