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8 Q: In which state of India, is the Chapchar Kut festival celebrated?
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642eaede2b960e1a419ccdb3- 1Jharkhandfalse
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- 3Mizoramtrue
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Answer : 3. "Mizoram"
Explanation :
The Chapchar Kut is a festival of Mizoram, India. It is celebrated during March after completion of their most arduous task of jhum operation i.e., jungle-clearing (clearing of the remnants of burning).
Q: In Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibangan is famous for which of the following?
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- 3Cotton cultivationfalse
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Answer : 4. "Pottery "
Explanation :
1. The oldest evidence of plowing the fields has been found from Kalibanga.
2. It is situated on the banks of Ghaggar (Saraswati) river in Hanumangarh district of northern Rajasthan.
3. Kalibanga was excavated in 1960 by B.B. Lal and B.K. Thapar had started it.
4. Evidence of farming is found from Kalibanga, which is the oldest in the world.
5. Evidence of fire altars are found in a row on a raised platform made of raw bricks.
6. It was first discovered by Amla Nand Ghosh in 1952. B. K Thapar and B. B Lal did excavation work here in 1961-69.
Q: ______ is the harvest festival of the Kodava community of Coorg.
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Answer : 4. "Puttari"
Explanation :
1. Puttari is the harvest festival of the Kodava community of Coorg.
2. It is celebrated for the new crop of rice.
3. During the Puttari festival, Kodava people wear new clothes and perform puja in temples and homes.
Q: Which of the following awards was received by Vempati Chinna Satyam, an Indian Kuchipudi dancer, in 1998?
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647a119ff4063d472f1bc4ed- 1Padma Vibhushanfalse
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Answer : 2. "Padma Bhushan"
Q: ______ is a palace in Jaipur, built by Sawai Pratap Singh.
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64c21fd629beb3482a352796- 1Lallgarh Palacefalse
- 2Umaid Bhavanfalse
- 3Hawa Mahaltrue
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Answer : 3. "Hawa Mahal"
Explanation :
1. Hawa Mahal of Jaipur was built by Sawai Pratap Singh.
2. Hawa Mahal is a five-storey palace, made of red and pink sandstone.
3. The famous 'Palace of the Winds', or Hawa Mahal, is one of the major tourist attractions in the city of Jaipur.
4. Apart from this, due to the "Venturi effect", cool air always keeps coming inside the palace through these intricately structured lattice windows, due to which the palace always remains air-conditioned even in the scorching heat.
Q: Who is the author of the book titled ‘Forging Mettle: Nrupender Rao and the Pennar Story’?
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6321d4bc4eed097ecb53ab22- 1Aradhana Johrifalse
- 2Ratnakar Shettyfalse
- 3Navdeep Singh Gillfalse
- 4Pavan C. Lalltrue
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Answer : 4. "Pavan C. Lall "
Q: Ustad Hassu Khan, Ustad Haddu Khan and Ustad Nathu Khan were exponents of the ___________ Gharana.
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Answer : 2. "Gwalior"
Q: Which rulers built the Ellora temples?
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