Art & Culture MCQs

The Sangeet Natak Akademi is the national academy for performing arts, including music and dance, making it the most logical body to oversee a digital archive of Indian classical music.

The 'Digital Archives of Indian Classical Music' focuses exclusively on classical music heritage. Live streaming of Bollywood concerts is outside its scope.

The 'Digital Archives of Indian Classical Music', launched by the Ministry of Culture in 2026, aims to digitize, preserve, and make accessible rare recordings, compositions, and manuscripts related to Indian classical music.

The Sohrai Khovar painting, a traditional wall art primarily practiced by tribal communities in Jharkhand, was awarded a GI tag in 2026.

Khandua Patta is a handloom textile from Odisha known for its tie-and-dye technique, often featuring motifs of flowers, animals, and mythological scenes, and it received a GI tag in 2026.

Channapatna Toys and Dolls, a traditional handicraft from Karnataka, was recently awarded a GI tag in 2026 for its unique craftsmanship and use of natural dyes.

The National Museum, being a cultural institution, falls under the administrative control and funding of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. This ministry oversees various cultural heritage preservation and promotion initiatives.

The National Museum, one of India's premier cultural institutions, is located in New Delhi. It houses a vast collection of artifacts, including numerous rare manuscripts.

The primary objective of digitizing rare manuscripts is to ensure their long-term preservation and to make them easily accessible to a wider audience, including researchers, scholars, and the general public, without risking damage to the original artifacts.

The GI tag for Kashmiri Pashmina specifically protects the product originating from the Jammu and Kashmir region, ensuring that only products made in this region using traditional methods can bear the name 'Kashmiri Pashmina'.