Art & Culture Current Affairs MCQs
21. Gustav Klimt, who is renowned for ‘The Kiss’ painting, is from which country?
[A] Austria
[B] France
[C] Greece
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: A [Austria]
Notes:
At a London auction held by Sotheby’s, the final portrait created by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt was sold for USD 108.4 million or 885 crores, making it the highest-priced artwork ever sold at a European auction.
Regarded as one of the most influential decorative painters of the 20th century, Gustav Klimt’s oil on canvas painting, “The Kiss,” created between 1907 and 1908, depicts two lovers in an embrace and is recognized as one of his most iconic masterpieces.
22. Which event has been commemorated as the Dharma Chakra Pravartana Divas by the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC)?
[A] Ashadha Purnima
[B] Buddha Purnima
[C] Holi
[D] Diwali
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Correct Answer: A [Ashadha Purnima]
Notes:
Recently, the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) has commemorated Ashadha Purnima as the Dharma Chakra Pravartana Divas at the National Museum in Janpath, New Delhi. The Ashadha Purnima falls every year on the full moon day of the month of Ashadha as per the Indian lunar calendar.
This event holds great significance as it is the annual flagship celebration of the IBC and is considered the second most sacred day for Buddhists, following the Buddha Purnima.
23. ‘Ker Puja’ festival is celebrated in which state/UT?
[A] Tripura
[B] West Bengal
[C] Odisha
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: A [Tripura]
Notes:
Ker Puja, a Hindu festival, occurs a fortnight following Kharchi Puja and pays tribute to Ker, a protective deity. It is mainly observed in Tripura.
It is a century old traditional festival. The area around the royal palace has been notified for Ker Puja, where the rituals are held uninterrupted for more than 30 years.
24. “Namda”, a type of rug, is associated with which state/UT?
[A] Puducherry
[B] Goa
[C] Andaman & Nicobar
[D] Jammu & Kashmir
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Correct Answer: D [Jammu & Kashmir]
Notes:
Namda is a type of rug exclusively made in Jammu and Kashmir, by enmeshing wool fibers with water, soap and pressure and then embroidering the resultant fabric.
Nearly 2200 individuals from six districts in Jammu and Kashmir are undergoing training in the endangered Namda craft, as a part of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) under Skill India’s Pilot Project.
25. ‘Tankai method’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which process?
[A] Afforestation
[B] Ship building
[C] Map making
[D] Painting
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Correct Answer: B [Ship building]
Notes:
An agreement has been reached between the Ministry of Culture and the Indian Navy to restore the traditional “Tankai method” of shipbuilding.
The complete project will be supervised and carried out by the Indian Navy. This initiative aims to revive and preserve the 2,000-year-old technique of shipbuilding known as the ‘stitched shipbuilding method’.
26. Anubhav Mandapam is associated with which personality?
[A] Aurobindo
[B] Basava
[C] Akka Mahadevi
[D] Nagarjuna
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Correct Answer: B [Basava]
Notes:
The International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) – ‘Bharat Mandapam’ was inaugurated recently by Prime Minister Modi. The IECC project is a national initiative aimed at modernizing and upgrading the obsolete facilities at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
Anubhava Mantapa was an academy of saints and philosophers of the ‘Lingayath’s’ faith in the 12th century. It was founded by Basava, also called Basaveshwara. This is the inspiration behind the name ‘Bharat Mandapam’
27. The foundation stone for ‘Iconic Site Museum’ was laid in which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: B [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has recently laid foundation stone for the ‘Iconic Site Museum’ at Adichanallur archaeological site in Tamil Nadu.
On the site, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has covered with glass excavated trenches with artefacts dating as far back as 3,800 years. The other four iconic sites proposed by the government are Rakhigarhi (Haryana), Hastinapur (Uttar Pradesh), Shivsagar (Assam), and Dholavira (Gujarat).
28. ‘Kashi Culture Pathway’ document is associated with which bloc?
[A] ASEAN
[B] SAARC
[C] G-20
[D] BIMSTEC
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Correct Answer: C [G-20]
Notes:
The G-20 nations arrived at a consensus on cultural issues and adopted the “Kashi Culture Pathway” document.
It recognised threats to cultural heritage and cultural resources ‘including looting and illicit trafficking of cultural property, the intentional or collateral destruction of cultural heritage and sites, desecration of relics and shrines, illicit excavations, forgery and the misappropriation of cultural heritage’.
29. The ancient city of Kalhu is located in which present-day country?
[A] Greece
[B] China
[C] Iraq
[D] USA
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Correct Answer: C [Iraq]
Notes:
In a new study published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports, researchers have successfully extracted ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick, uncovering a wealth of information about the plant life cultivated during that era.
The brick analyzed in this study was found in the palace of the Neo-Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II, located in the ancient city of Kalhu, in modern day Iraq.
30. What is the name of the World’s Most Advanced Arabic Large Language Model, which was released recently?
[A] Gyaan
[B] Ruez
[C] Jais
[D] Rooh
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Correct Answer: C [Jais]
Notes:
Inception, a unit of Abu Dhabi AI company G42, has released ‘Jais’, the world’s most advanced Arabic large language model.
Jais is a bilingual Arabic-English model that has been trained on a massive dataset of text and code. It can be used for a variety of tasks, such as machine translation, text summarization, and question answering. It was trained on the Condor Galaxy, the world’s largest AI supercomputer, using 116 billion Arabic tokens and 279 billion English tokens.
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