Art and Culture remains a scoring section in competitive exams. This post covers carefully selected MCQs from 2025 current affairs. Questions focus on UNESCO sites, tribes, temples, museums, and cultural firsts. Use this set for daily practice and fast revision.
ART & CULTURE 2025
- Which Of The Following Sites From Andhra Pradesh Entered UNESCO’s Tentative List In 2025?
A. Tirumala Hills
B. Erra Matti Dibbalu
C. Both A & B
D. Araku Valley
Ans : C
7 New Sites Added To — UNESCO Tentative List
- Tirumala Hills : Near Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
- Erra Matti Dibbalu (Red Sand Hills) : Visakhapatnam
- Deccan Traps — Maharashtra
- Geological Heritage of St. Mary’s Island Cluster : Karnataka
- Meghalayan Age Caves — Meghalaya
- Naga Hill Ophiolite — Nagaland
- Varkala Cliffs — Kerala
- Which Indian City Has Been Recognised As A UNESCO ‘City Of Gastronomy’?
A. Lucknow
B. Jaipur
C. Kochi
D. Hyderabad
Ans : A
UNESCO ‘City Of Gastronomy’ : Lucknow (UP)
For : Traditional Awadhi dishes like galouti kebab, nihari-kulcha
Announced During : UNESCO’s 43rd General Conference, Samarkand
- Which Ministry Launched The ‘Adi Vaani’ AI Translator For Tribal Languages?
A. Ministry Of Tribal Affairs
B. Ministry Of Culture
C. Ministry Of Education
D. Ministry Of Electronics And IT
Ans : A
Adi Vaani — India’s first AI-powered translator for tribal languages
Developed by : IIT Delhi
Languages Covered : Santali, Bhili, Mundari, Gondi
- Which Temple In Andhra Pradesh Inaugurated India’s First AI-Powered Integrated Command Control Centre (ICCC)?
A. Tirumala
B. Tirupati
C. Srisailam
D. Kanakam
Ans : A
India’s first AI-powered ICCC
Launched for pilgrim safety, crowd prediction and cyber security
Set up by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD)
- Which Tribal Community Has Achieved A 72% Literacy Rate Recently?
A. Gond
B. Siddi
C. Santhal
D. Bhils
Ans : B
Siddi Community : Indo-African tribal community
Located in Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana
- Bathou Religion Of Which Community In Assam Has Been Given A Separate Code In The Upcoming Census?
A. Mishing
B. Ahom
C. Karbi
D. Bodo
Ans : D
- Shivneri Fort Is Located In Which State?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Gujarat
C. Maharashtra
D. Goa
Ans : C
Maratha Military Landscapes added to UNESCO World Heritage List (44th)
12 Forts Included : 11 in Maharashtra and 1 in Tamil Nadu
Shivneri is one of the major forts
- Where Was The 800-Year-Old Pandya-Era Shiva Temple Discovered?
A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu
Ans : D
Temple Name : Thennavanisvaram
Dedicated to : Lord Shiva
Dated : 1217–1218 CE
- Which State’s Salkhan Fossil Park Has Been Included In UNESCO’s Tentative List?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Gujarat
Ans : A
Location : Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh
Home to 1.4 billion-year-old fossils
- Where Is The Lakkundi Group Of Monuments Located?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Karnataka
Ans : D
Built during Kalyana Chalukyas and Western Chalukyas
Period : 10th to 12th century CE
- Where Was India’s First Wooden Gurdwara Opened?
A. Amritsar
B. Ludhiana
C. Fazilka
D. Jalandhar
Ans : C
- Rainforests Of The Atsinanana Is Located In Which Country?
A. South Africa
B. Madagascar
C. Niger
D. Tanzania
Ans : B
UNESCO removed 3 African sites from World Heritage in Danger list
Rainforests of the Atsinanana — Madagascar
Abu Mena — Egypt
Old Town of Ghadamès — Libya
- Which Of The Following Were Added To UNESCO’s Memory Of The World Register?
A. Bhagavad Gita & Natyashastra
B. Rigveda & Arthashastra
C. Ramayana & Mahabharata
D. Upanishads & Manusmriti
Ans : A
Bhagavad Gita written by Ved Vyasa
Natya Shastra written by Bharata Muni
- Mitathal, A Harappan Civilization Site, Was Declared A Protected Archaeological Monument By Which State?
A. Gujarat
B. Punjab
C. Haryana
D. Rajasthan
Ans : C
Harappan sites : Mitathal and Tighrana
Declared protected monuments in Haryana
- Where Did The 37th Kathak Mahotsav 2025 Conclude?
A. New Delhi
B. Lucknow
C. Jaipur
D. Bhopal
Ans : A
Organised by Kathak Kendra
Kathak is a classical dance of Uttar Pradesh
- First-Ever Temple Dedicated To Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Has Been Inaugurated In?
A. Pune
B. Raigad
C. Bhiwandi
D. Nashik
Ans : C
Inaugurated by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis
Idol sculpted by Arun Yogiraj
- Kanger Valley National Park Is Located In Which State?
A. Assam
B. West Bengal
C. Tripura
D. Chhattisgarh
Ans : D
Added to UNESCO Tentative List
Located in Chhattisgarh
- Where Is The Banke Bihari Temple Located?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Bihar
Ans : C
Located in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh
Granted FCRA registration
- Where Was The Kashi Tamil Sangamam (KTS) 3.0 Held?
A. Varanasi
B. Chennai
C. Madurai
D. Lucknow
Ans : A
Organised by Ministry of Education
Theme : Legacy of Sage Agastya
- Konda Reddi Tribe Is Associated With Which State?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Telangana
C. Odisha
D. Chhattisgarh
Ans : A
Konda Reddi : Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group
Located along Godavari River
- Kumbh Mela Is Held At How Many Places In India?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Ans : C
Held every 12 years at four places
Prayagraj, Haridwar, Nashik, Ujjain
- India Signed An MoU With Which Country To Establish The World’s Largest Museum?
A. USA
B. Japan
C. France
D. Germany
Ans : C
Museum Name : Yuga Yugeen Bharat National Museum
Location : New Delhi
- India’s First Open-Air Art Wall Museum Was Inaugurated In Which City?
A. Jaipur
B. Mumbai
C. Bhopal
D. Delhi
Ans : D
Inaugurated at Mausam Bhawan, Delhi
- Which City Hosted The 32nd Indian Art History Congress Session?
A. Bhubaneswar
B. Varanasi
C. Noida
D. Hyderabad
Ans : C
Theme : Rendering Indian Epics in Art and Culture
- Sohrai Paintings Were Presented To Russian President Vladimir Putin From Which State?
A. Jharkhand
B. Bihar
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Odisha
Ans : A
From Hazaribagh district
Presented during BRICS Summit
- Which Country Recently Returned Over 1,400 Looted Artefacts To India?
A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. Germany
D. France
Ans : A
Returned under US–India Cultural Property Agreement
- Which Country Hosted The First-Ever Asian Buddhist Summit?
A. UK
B. India
C. China
D. Laos
Ans : B
Held in New Delhi
Theme : Role of Buddha Dhamma in Strengthening Asia
- UP Government Will Build Vedic-3D Museum In Which City?
A. Agra
B. Lucknow
C. Varanasi
D. Ayodhya
Ans : C
Built at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi
Announced by CM Yogi Adityanath
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