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Punjab Art, Music & Literature Quiz
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Q1.
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Which theme is frequently found in Punjabi folk songs?
A)
Sea navigation
B)
Desert caravans only
C)
Love, valor, and rural life
D)
Glacier climbing
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Q2.
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What is the dominant theme of the Punjabi classic 'Heer Ranjha'?
A)
Travel memoir
B)
Romantic tragedy
C)
Court law
D)
Science fiction
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Q3.
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Which instrument is often associated with Punjabi folk tunes and duets?
A)
Santoor
B)
Veena
C)
Nadaswaram
D)
Algoza
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Q4.
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Who standardized Gurmukhi script tradition for Sikh and Punjabi usage?
A)
Guru Har Rai
B)
Guru Angad Dev
C)
Guru Hargobind
D)
Guru Arjan Dev
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Q5.
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Which Punjabi art form is often gifted at weddings and family ceremonies?
A)
Phulkari
B)
Bidriware
C)
Stone carving
D)
Terracotta masks
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Q6.
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Which Punjabi poet is known for intense lyrical poetry and the work 'Loona'?
A)
Pash
B)
Dhani Ram Chatrik
C)
Shiv Kumar Batalvi
D)
Bhai Vir Singh
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Q7.
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Which of these is a famous Punjabi Sufi poet?
A)
Bulleh Shah
B)
Subramania Bharati
C)
Kalidasa
D)
Tulsidas
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Q8.
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Which folk dance is accompanied by lively Punjabi folk songs and dhol beats?
A)
Kathak
B)
Manipuri
C)
Bhangra
D)
Odissi
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Q9.
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Which style of song is commonly heard in Punjabi harvest and festive settings?
A)
Rabindra sangeet
B)
Opera recitative
C)
Folk boliyan
D)
Carnatic kriti
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Q10.
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Which embroidery tradition is a famous art form of Punjab?
A)
Madhubani
B)
Kalamkari
C)
Phulkari
D)
Warli
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Q11.
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Who wrote the classic Punjabi romance 'Heer'?
A)
Amrita Pritam
B)
Waris Shah
C)
Bulleh Shah
D)
Shiv Kumar Batalvi
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Q12.
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Which poet wrote the famous poem 'Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu'?
A)
Amrita Pritam
B)
Pash
C)
Shiv Kumar Batalvi
D)
Surjit Patar
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Q13.
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Which dance form best represents Punjab on many national cultural stages?
A)
Mohiniyattam
B)
Kathakali
C)
Bhangra
D)
Yakshagana
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Q14.
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Which art form combines embroidery with bright floral motifs and shawls or dupattas?
A)
Madhubani
B)
Phulkari
C)
Pichwai
D)
Cheriyal
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Q15.
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Which Punjabi poet used the pen name 'Pash'?
A)
Mohan Singh
B)
Avtar Singh Sandhu
C)
Shiv Kumar Batalvi
D)
Bhai Vir Singh
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Q16.
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Who is often called a pioneer of modern Punjabi literature?
A)
Hari Singh Nalwa
B)
Kartar Singh Sarabha
C)
Bhai Vir Singh
D)
Banda Singh Bahadur
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Q17.
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Which instrument is commonly used in Punjabi folk music?
A)
Surbahar only
B)
Sitar only
C)
Dhol
D)
Mridangam
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Q18.
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Which script is central to Punjabi literary tradition in Indian Punjab?
A)
Devanagari
B)
Roman
C)
Gurmukhi
D)
Gujarati
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Q19.
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Which Punjabi literary tradition includes qisse, or romantic narrative poems?
A)
Ghazal only
B)
Champu kavya
C)
Prabandha only
D)
Qissa tradition
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Q20.
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Which city hosts major literary and cultural institutions including Punjabi University?
A)
Patiala
B)
Abohar
C)
Moga
D)
Firozpur
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Q21.
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Which short-necked string instrument is common in Punjabi folk music?
A)
Tumbi
B)
Mandolin only
C)
Rudra veena
D)
Sarangi only
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Q22.
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Which famous Punjabi literary work centers on Mirza and Sahiban?
A)
Godaan
B)
Saket
C)
Silappadikaram
D)
Mirza Sahiban
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Q23.
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Which literary figure from Punjab is also remembered for feminist writing in Punjabi and Hindi?
A)
Bhai Gurdas
B)
Waris Shah
C)
Amrita Pritam
D)
Lal Singh Dil
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Q24.
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Which Punjabi women's dance is known for expressive gestures and boliyan?
A)
Giddha
B)
Rouf
C)
Bihu
D)
Garba
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Q25.
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Which instrument is especially linked with Punjabi folk-pop rhythm sections along with the dhol?
A)
Tumbi
B)
Esraj
C)
Sarod
D)
Shehnai
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