The CLAT exam requires strong analytical skills, critical thinking, and careful reading, along with a clear understanding of the Art and Culture. This article provides a set of MCQs on Art and Culture to help you practice and strengthen your knowledge with the help of detailed solutions, which will support your CLAT 2026 exam preparation.
Whether you're revising the basics or testing your knowledge, these MCQs will serve as a valuable practice resource.
The CLAT 2026 exam is expected to follow a similar trend to the CLAT 2025, with a total of 120 questions for one mark, and 0.25 marks are deducted for each incorrect answer.
CLAT MCQs on Art and Culture
1. Bhalchandra Nemade who has been selected for the 50th Jnanpith Award for 2014, on 6 February 2015, is a famous writer in which language?
A Marathi
B Oriya
C Malayalam
D Urdu
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2. The "Friends for Life" – an elephant conservation project has been launched by World Wide Fund for Nature India and ..........?
A Aditya Birla Group
B Muthoot Group
C Manappuram Group
D Reliance Ltd
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3. Meaning of ‘Bhumisparsha Mudra’ in Buddha’s imagery.
A Calling the earth to watch over Mara and prevent disturbance.
B Calling the earth to witness purity and chastity.
C Gesture of debate/discussion.
D Both (A) and (B) are correct.
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4. Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was mostly written from right to left?
A Nandanagari
B Brahmi
C Kharosthi
D Sharada
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5. Who first translated the Bhagavad Gita into English?
A Charles Wilkins
B Alexandra Cunningham
C William Jones
D James Prinsep
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6.
Match List I (Author) with List II (Work) and choose the correct answer:
\[ \begin{array}{|c|l|c|l|} \hline \textbf{List I (Author)} & & \textbf{List II (Work)} & \\ \hline (a) & \text{Devaki Nandan Khatri} & (1) & \text{Chandrakanta} \\ \hline (b) & \text{Premchand} & (2) & \text{Durgeshnandini} \\ \hline (c) & \text{Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay} & (3) & \text{Nil Darpan} \\ \hline & & (4) & \text{Seva Sadan} \\ \hline \end{array} \]
A a-4; b-3; c-1
B a-1; b-4; c-3
C a-2; b-1; c-3
D a-1; b-4; c-2
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7.
Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer:
List I:
\[ \begin{array}{ll} \text{(a)} & \text{Visakhadatta} \\ \text{(b)} & \text{Varahamihira} \\ \text{(c)} & \text{Sushruta} \\ \text{(d)} & \text{Brahmagupta} \\ \end{array} \]
List II:
\[ \begin{array}{ll} (1) & \text{Surgery} \\ (2) & \text{Drama} \\ (3) & \text{Astronomy} \\ (4) & \text{Mathematics} \\ \end{array} \]
A a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
B a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
C a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
D a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
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8. Damon Galgut’s "In a Strange Room" was recently in news for:
A Man Booker Prize shortlist
B Winning the Pulitzer Prize
C Winning the Orange Prize for fiction
D None of the above
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9. ``The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist'' is a 2010 publication of Harvard University Press of which of the following authors?
A Orhan Pamuk
B J.M. Coetzee
C Partha Chatterjee
D Ben Okri
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10. Which one of the following films was officially selected to compete in the Uncertain Regard (A Certain Glance) category at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival?
A Udaan
B My Name is Khan
C Wednesday
D Dhobi Ghat
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11. The Supreme Court in 2010 upheld an order of the Bombay High Court to lift a four-year-old ban imposed by the Maharashtra government on publication and circulation of a controversial book, authored by American scholar James Laine. Identify the book from the following.
A Chatrapati Shivaji
B Shivaji-The Warrior King
C Shivaji-The Hindu King in Muslim India
D None of the above
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12. Who is the author of the book “TINDERBOX - The Past and Future of Pakistan”?
A Husain Haqqani
B Yasmeen Niaz Mohiuddin
C Ishrat Husain
D M.J. Akbar
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13. ‘Moner Manush’, the film to win the ‘Golden Peacock’ at the 41st International Film Festival of India was based on the life of which legendary 19th century folk singer and spiritual leader?
A Kabir
B Surjya Sen
C Kabir Suman
D Lalan Fakir
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14. Gustavo Santaolalla who composed the music to the song “Stranger Lives” in the movie “Dhobi Ghat”, is from which of the following nations?
A Chile
B Peru
C Argentina
D Mexico
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15. Who is the author of the book ‘Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and his Struggle with India’, criticized for its content?
A Nirad C. Chaudhary
B Joseph Lelyveld
C Khushwant Singh
D Hermann Kallenbach
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