Indian Art and Culture Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Bhawai is a folk dance of which state?

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    Haryana
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    Maharashtra
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    Gujarat
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    Rajasthan
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Answer : 4. "Rajasthan"
Explanation :

Bhawai is performed with enormous skill this dance is an exciting pot balancing dance of the snake charmer tribe. It demonstrates the art of dancing and revolving even while balancing many articles and items on one's head.


Q:

Sabrimala Temple is located in?

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    Andhra Pradesh
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    Himachal Pradesh
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    Manipur
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    Kerala
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Answer : 4. "Kerala"

Q:

In Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibangan is famous for which of the following? 

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    Rockcut architecture
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    Sea port
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    Cotton cultivation
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    Pottery
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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:

The ‘Veeragase’ dance, performed during the Dusshera festival holds a special place in the folk dances of the state of ______.

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    Karnataka
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    Assam
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    Odisha
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    Sikkim
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Answer : 1. "Karnataka"
Explanation :

1. The 'Veeragase' dance performed during the Dussehra festival holds a special place among the folk dances of the state of Karnataka.

 2. It is a vigorous dance which is based on Hindu mythology.

3. It is a vigorous dance based on Hindu mythology and involves very aggressive energy-drenching dance movements performed by Jangma.

Q:

Under the Mahayana Buddhism

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    Buddha's presence was shown in sculpture by using certain signs.
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    Statues of Buddha were made.
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    Bodhisattvas were not accepted as they were yet to attain enlightenment.
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    Mathura and Taxila declined as centres of sculpture.
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Answer : 2. "Statues of Buddha were made. "
Explanation :

Buddhism is an Indian religion based on a series of core teachings attributed to Gautam Buddha. It originated in ancient India as a Shramana tradition between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE, spreading to much of Asia.

Q:

Gurmukhi, Dogri and Sindhi scripts originated from which script?

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    Sarada script
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    Brahmi script
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    Kushan script
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    Tankri script
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Answer : 1. "Sarada script"

Q:

Which of the following awards was received by Vempati Chinna Satyam, an Indian Kuchipudi dancer, in 1998?

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    Padma Vibhushan
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    Padma Bhushan
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    Padma Shri
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    Tagore Puraskar
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Answer : 2. "Padma Bhushan"

Q:

‘Matki’ is a form of dance from the state of:

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    Kerala
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    Gujarat
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    Madhya Pradesh
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    West Bengal
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Answer : 3. "Madhya Pradesh "

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