UPSC Prelims Art and Culture Test (GS Sectional 5)

Product Details

The UPSC Prelims Art and Culture Test treats one of the widest areas of the Prelims syllabus as a subject in its own right. It covers temple and Indo-Islamic architecture, sculpture and painting, the classical and folk performing arts, languages and literature, religion and philosophy, and the heritage listings that appear regularly in the news.

Topics Covered in the Art and Culture Test

• Architecture, sculpture and painting
• Music, dance, theatre and puppetry
• Literature, languages and scripts
• Religion, philosophy and knowledge systems
• World Heritage, intangible heritage and geographical indications
• Fairs, crafts and Indian culture abroad

The political history of each period is in the Ancient and Medieval India and Modern India tests.

What You Get

• Questions booklet: 100 questions, 200 marks, two hours, in English and Hindi, with an answer sheet to print at the end.
• Answers and Explanations booklet: The answer key, then every question solved: each statement and each option is marked correct or incorrect with the reason, followed by the sources for the facts used.
• Marking as in the Prelims: 2 marks for a correct answer, and 0.66 (one-third of 2) deducted for a wrong one.
• Your copy: PDFs licensed to you, with your name and order number printed on every page.
• Difficulty: 32 easy, 33 medium, 24 hard and 11 very hard questions.

All tests are provided as downloadable PDF booklets, which you can print and attempt on paper or read and answer directly on your screen.

Sources and References

Every question and explanation is prepared from official and standard sources, among them:

• Geographical Indications Registry (IP India)
• India Code: Acts of Parliament (official text)
• Sangeet Natak Akademi
• Lalit Kala Akademi
• Ministry of Tourism
• Sahitya Akademi
• NCERT textbooks for Classes VI to XII (current editions)
• NIOS course material
• UNESCO