Exam Details

Subject Indian Cultural Heritage
Paper
Exam / Course Certificate in Performing Arts/Visual/Arts
Department School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the options given at the end of the questions:

Indian religious tradition talks about meaning the entire universe is one family of god.

Contents of Ramayana and Mahabharata are so impressive that countries like and have imbibed them in their culture.

In the year UNESCO recognised as most valuable oral tradition for the humanity.

The festival of falls on the new moon day in the month of Phalgun.

is the mental and physical activity where creation and expression are significant.

During the freedom struggle Lokamanya Tilak convened the festival of so that the community at large could take part in it.

Indian scholars in earlier times categorized cultural and refined forms of art under and rustic and natural form of art under

Yakshagana is a very popular form of performing art in the state of

The festival of is celebrated in Assam in the month of Baisakh.

The traditional attire of Punjabi Women is now popular in almost all the states of India.

One of the pilgrimage centre of Jains is in Rajasthan.

The Ganga Sagar Mela is organised at the Ganga river-mouth to celebrate

Easter is celebrated by to observe resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Month long Festival of Rarnzan is celebrated by the community by fasting from dawn to dusk.

One of famous Hindu Pilgrimage centre was devasted recently due to flash Hood and landslide.

Options:
Bihu, Kedarnath, Makar Sankranti, Muslim, Salwar Kameez, Ganesh Chaturthi, Sanskruti, Prakriti, Karnataka, Dilwada Temples, Christians, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, 2003, Vedic Chants, Art, Mahashivaratri.

Describe the characteristics of Indian Culture.

What is oral tradition? Explain its significance in India.

What are the main principles of Art? Explain.

Write elaborately on the plurality and composite nature of Indian Culture.

Describe any two religious festivals of India.

Elaborate any two performing art forms of India.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • An Introduction To Theatre And Drama
  • AnIntroduction To Hindustani Music
  • AnIntroduction To Indian Art
  • AnIntroduction To Karnatak Music
  • Folk Culture And Tradition Of India
  • India's Folk Culture And Tradition
  • Indian Cultural Heritage
  • Introduction To Indian Dance Forms
  • Understanding Indian Art Forms