60 MCQ on Culture and Ethnic Study with answer
1.
Which Indian Academy is promoting dance, drama and music?
a) Sahitya Academy
2. The word ‘Sathyameva Jayate’ is taken from __________
a) Yajur Veda
3. According to the cultural history of India ‘Panchayatan’ is:
a) An assembly of elders of village
4. Dandia’ is a popular dance of
a) Punjab
5. Where is Pushkar Fair held?
a) Udaipur
6. Sattriya is a classical dance form of which State?
a) Manipur
7. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?
a) Nautanki
8. In which of the following styles of dance the story/ theme is always taken from Mahabharata and Ramayana?
a) Bharatanatyam
9. The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity
a) Ram
10. Which one of the following is not a feature of North Indian temple architecture?
a) Sikhara
11. Who amongst the following is renowned in the field of painting?
a) Prof. T.N. Krishnan
12. Rock cut architecture in Harappan culture context has been found at—
a) Kotdiji
13. Bhagavata Mela, a folk form of performing arts is native to :
a) Assam
14. Where was first Madarsa set up by the British in India ?
a) Calcutta (Kolkata)
15. Guru Birju Maharaj is a maestro of which of the following Classical dance forms?
a) Kathakali
16. ‘Bull’ in Buddhism is associated with which event of Buddha’s life ?
a) Birth
17. Which among the following is a folk dance of India?
a) Kathakali
18. What was the main effect of vedic culture an Indian history ?
a) Solidification of race
19. Which of the following is a popular folk dance of Maharashtra?
a) Garba
20. In which language was the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita originally written?
a) Prakrit
a) Sahitya Academy
2. The word ‘Sathyameva Jayate’ is taken from __________
a) Yajur Veda
3. According to the cultural history of India ‘Panchayatan’ is:
a) An assembly of elders of village
4. Dandia’ is a popular dance of
a) Punjab
5. Where is Pushkar Fair held?
a) Udaipur
6. Sattriya is a classical dance form of which State?
a) Manipur
7. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?
a) Nautanki
8. In which of the following styles of dance the story/ theme is always taken from Mahabharata and Ramayana?
a) Bharatanatyam
9. The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity
a) Ram
10. Which one of the following is not a feature of North Indian temple architecture?
a) Sikhara
11. Who amongst the following is renowned in the field of painting?
a) Prof. T.N. Krishnan
12. Rock cut architecture in Harappan culture context has been found at—
a) Kotdiji
13. Bhagavata Mela, a folk form of performing arts is native to :
a) Assam
14. Where was first Madarsa set up by the British in India ?
a) Calcutta (Kolkata)
15. Guru Birju Maharaj is a maestro of which of the following Classical dance forms?
a) Kathakali
16. ‘Bull’ in Buddhism is associated with which event of Buddha’s life ?
a) Birth
17. Which among the following is a folk dance of India?
a) Kathakali
18. What was the main effect of vedic culture an Indian history ?
a) Solidification of race
19. Which of the following is a popular folk dance of Maharashtra?
a) Garba
20. In which language was the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita originally written?
a) Prakrit
21.
The oldest form of composition of Hindustani vocal music is :
a) Dhrupad
22.
The Paintings of Ajanta depict stories of the—
a) Mahabharata
23.
Kathak is the principal classical dance of :
a) Southern India
24.
Buddha’s preachings were mainly related to—
a) Purity of thought and conduct
25.
Mughal painting flourished during the reign of—
a) Shahjahan
26.
The Flamingo Festival is celebrated in__?
a) Kerala
27.
The Sangai Festival is organized in __
a) Manipur
28.
Race:
a) is based on fixed traits.
29.
Ethnicity is based on:
a) shared geography.
30.
Which of the following statements about race and ethnicity are correct?
a) Race and ethnicity are quite similar.
31.
Authoritarian Personality Theory is associated with:
a) W. I. Thomas
32.
Which theory proposes that powerful people use prejudice to justify their
oppression of others?
a) scapegoat theory
33.
Which pattern of majority/minority interaction is based on social differences
and equality?
a) assimilation
34.
In what year were Canada's Aboriginal peoples entitled to vote in federal elections?
a) 1798
35.
In the 2001 census what proportion of the Canadian population was born outside
of Canada?
a) 36 percent
36.
Since 1981, what percent of new immigrants to Canada are members of a visible
minority group?
a) 53 percent
37.
Most British Canadians of English, Scottish, and Welsh descent:
a) have entered into top positions in the economy.
39.
The assertion that almost everyone expresses some prejudice because it is
embedded in culture sums up which theory?
a) authoritarian personality theory
40. Which of the following is true about a minority category?
a) A minority category always represents a numerical minority (i.e., less than 50 percent of the population).
a) Dhrupad
a) Mahabharata
a) Southern India
a) Purity of thought and conduct
a) Shahjahan
a) Kerala
a) Manipur
a) is based on fixed traits.
a) shared geography.
a) Race and ethnicity are quite similar.
a) W. I. Thomas
a) scapegoat theory
a) assimilation
a) 1798
a) 36 percent
a) 53 percent
a) have entered into top positions in the economy.
a) authoritarian personality theory
40. Which of the following is true about a minority category?
a) A minority category always represents a numerical minority (i.e., less than 50 percent of the population).
41.
Which of the following involves judgments about individuals that are not based
on direct knowledge of the people being judged?
a) prejudice
42.
The belief that one racial category is innately superior or inferior to another
is best referred to as:
a) racism.
43.
The process whereby minorities gradually adopt patterns of the dominant culture
is called:
a) assimilation.
44.
Scientific' theories in the nineteenth century tried to explain race in
naturalistic terms. Which of the following ideas was not considered?
a) genetics
45.
Ethnic identity refers to:
a) the objective categories of ethnicity used in the census
46.
Warner and Myrdal claimed that black former slaves were not joining the 'ethnic
melting pot' of the North American cities because:
a) the white population did not believe in liberty, equality, and democracy
46.
Theories of racialized discourse suggest that:
a) race is an objective way of categorizing people on biological grounds
47.
After slavery was abolished in the USA and British Empire, policy makers
claimed that former slaves migrating to these cities would experience:
a) assimilation
48.
Warner's study of the city of Natchez in the American Deep South showed that
the 'colour line' there was:
a) no longer a powerful influence upon race relations
49.
The 'Great Migration' of 1916-1919 meant that Chicago became an ethnically
diverse city. The consequence of this was:
a) assimilation: all racial boundaries were dissolved by the 'ethnic melting pot'
50.
In Patterson's study of Brixton, it was found that:
a) black and white residents competed for economic resources
51.
The 'new racism' refers to:
a) a subtler form of prejudice, masked by nationalist pride
52.
The Macpherson Report highlighted the increasing problem of:
a) hate crimes: violence against ethnic minorities simply because of their race
53.
Which one of the following is a pull factor in emigration ?
a) political oppression
54.
What is the systematic elimination of one ethnic group at the hands of another
called ?
a) ethnic cleansing
55.
What is the idea that racism pervades all of society’s structures in a
systematic way called ____________?
a) new racism
56.
A minority group is one that is both disadvantaged and______________?
a) has some sense of collective or group solidarity
57.
Why do sociologists use the category race ?
a) it distinguishes between biological and social factors
58.
Which one of the following is not one of the four migration trends identified
by Castles and Miller (1993) ?
a) acceleration
59.
Approximately what percentage of the global population currently lives outside
their country of birth ?
a) 3%
60.
Prohibiting intermarriage across ethnic groups the physical separation of
groups and restrictions on contact between ethnic groups are examples
of______________?
a) resource allocation
a) prejudice
a) racism.
a) assimilation.
a) genetics
a) the objective categories of ethnicity used in the census
a) the white population did not believe in liberty, equality, and democracy
a) race is an objective way of categorizing people on biological grounds
a) assimilation
a) no longer a powerful influence upon race relations
a) assimilation: all racial boundaries were dissolved by the 'ethnic melting pot'
a) black and white residents competed for economic resources
a) a subtler form of prejudice, masked by nationalist pride
a) hate crimes: violence against ethnic minorities simply because of their race
a) political oppression
a) ethnic cleansing
a) new racism
a) has some sense of collective or group solidarity
a) it distinguishes between biological and social factors
a) acceleration
a) 3%
a) resource allocation
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