IAS Art & Culture PYQ
Topic-wise IAS Art & Culture previous year questions with detailed solutions.
80 Questions
1 Topics
1996–2026
Year-wise weightage
How many Art & Culture questions each topic contributed per year in IAS — darker cells mean more questions that year. Tap a topic to open its questions.
| Topic | Weightage | Total | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2010 | 2009 | 2006 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 |
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| Art & Culture | 100.0% | 80 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| All topics | 80 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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IAS Art & Culture questions
A cross-section of Art & Culture questions asked in IAS, spread across topics and years. Open any one for the full solution.
- The Hallisalasya painting in the Bagh Caves represents :2026
- Which one of the following Carnatic music ragas is similar to Raga Bilawal in Hindustani music?2026
- Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur, the famous classical singer from Karnataka, represented the :2026
- Which of the following statements on the Amaravati Stupa and its relief sculpture is/are correct? 1. It was…2026
- Which of the following temples has/have a Nagara-style shikhara? 1. Malegitti Shivalaya, Badami 2.…2026
- The famous female figurine known as 'Dancing Girl', found at Mohenjo-daro, is made of2025
- The first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music training school, was set up in 1901 by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar in2025
- Which one of the following is a work attributed to playwright Bhasa ?2024
- Consider the following statements : 1. There are no parables in Upanishads. 2. Upanishads were composed…2024
- With reference to ancient Indian History, consider the following pairs: Literary work | Author 1.…2023
- Consider the following pairs : Site | Well known for 1. Besnagar | Shaivite cave shrine 2. Bhaja | Buddhist…2023
- With reference to the Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter…2023
- Who among the following is associated with 'Songs from Prison', a translation of ancient Indian religious…2021
- With reference to Chausath Yogini Temple situated near Morena, consider the following statements: 1. It is a…2021
- Which one of the following statements is correct?2021
- With reference to the scholars/litterateurs of ancient India, consider the following statements: 1. Panini is…2020
- With reference to Mian Tansen, which one of the following statements is not correct?2019
- Who among the following Mughal Emperors shifted emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to album and individual…2019
- With reference to cultural history of India, consider the following statements : 1. Most of the Tyagaraja…2018
- With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following statements : 1. White marble was used…2018
- Consider the following pairs: Craft | Heritage of 1. Puthukkuli shawls | Tamil Nadu 2. Sujni embroidery |…2018
- The well-known painting "Bani Thani" belongs to the2018
- Consider the following pairs: Tradition | State 1. Chapchar Kut festival | Mizoram 2. Khongjom Parba ballad |…2018
- Which of the following is/are famous for Sun temples ? 1. Arasavalli 2. Amarakantak 3. Omkareshwar Select the…2017
- The painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani is one of the most famous and oft-illustrated paintings at2017
- With reference to Manipuri Sankirtana, consider the following statements : 1. It is a song and dance…2017
- Consider the following pairs : Traditions | Communities 1. Chaliha Sahib Festival | Sindhis 2. Nanda Raj Jaat…2017
- With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorizing of chronicles, dynastic histories and epic…2016
- What is/are common to the two historical places known as Ajanta and Mahabalipuram? 1. Both were built in the…2016
- Which one of the following books of ancient India has the love story of the son of the founder of Sunga…2016
- With reference to the art and archaeological history of India, which one among the following was made…2015
- Kalamkari painting refers to2015
- Which of the following has/have been accorded 'Geographical Indication' status? 1. Banaras Brocades and…2015
- The national motto of India, 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the Emblem of India is taken from2014
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Garba : Gujarat 2. Mohiniattam : Odisha 3. Yakshagana : Karnataka Which of…2014
- With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs: Famous work of…2014