GK QuizIndian Culture Studies General Knowledge जुलाई 11, 2023अगस्त 17, 2023 - by hindibiography - Leave a Comment Results #1. Charak Samhita, a well-known medical text, is a key work of__ Pingala Charak Sushruta Varahmihira #2. Which of Harshavardhana’s works is not a major work? Mudrarakshasa Nagananda Ratnavali Priyadarshika #3. What is Uttarakhand’s other official language? Garhwali Kumaoni Sanskrit Hindi #4. Which of the following handlooms is unique to Punjab? Shisha Chikankari Pachra Phulkari #5. Which of the following is a well-known Andhra Pradesh handicraft? Kalamkari Kunbi Apatani Bandhani #6. Pakhala is a kind of __ food. Bengali Odia Bihari Kannada #7. Where is the renowned meal of Pulihora? Odisha Karanataka Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh #8. What exactly is polyandry? The practice of marrying all the daughters to men. The practice of marrying more than one woman at a time The practice of marrying more than one man at a time. None of these #9. What was the sole national channel controlled by the Indian government in the 1980s? ZEE TV Doordarshan Prasar Bharti Chalchitra #10. Which of the following is a well-known Andhra Pradesh handicraft? Apatani Kalamkari Kunbi Bandhani #11. What are Heliamleu, Hereileu, and Hekaileu, and why are they mentioned in the news? Folk music of Nagaland Folk dances of Tripura Martial arts of North East India None of the above #12. Verses, couplets, Hari Geetika, Qawwali, Ghazal, and other forms of music are used in the Nautanki dance. In which state is it carried out? Assam Gujarat Karnataka Uttar Pradesh #13. Which of the following traditional dances practised in Bihar is a Bhojpuri language dance? Videshiya Alkap Phag Gaur Maria #14. Which of the following is a Madhya Pradesh folk dance performed by the ‘Kamar’ tribe? Ahri dance Tritili dance Matki dance Muria dance #15. What is the Assamese folk dance? Bihu Fugdi Wancho Tippani Juriun #16. Which of the following is not one of the Sangeet Natak Academy’s eight classical dances? Kuchipudi Kathakali Yakshagana Mohiniyattam #17. Which state’s traditional dance form is Kuchipudi? Kerala Karnataka Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh #18. The Indian Punjab government picked which architect to develop the city of Chandigarh? Frank Lloyd Wright Le Corbusier Frank Gehry Zaha Hadid #19. What European enterprise popularised the Palladian style? British French Dutch Portuguese #20. Which architecture choose stone or brick for the construction of buildings? Stupa Stambh Chaitya Rajprasad #21. The term__refers to a spherical mound-shaped building used to contain precious Buddhist treasures. Vedika Pillar Stupa Caves #22. What is the most popular Buddha statue posture? Dhayan Mudra Abhay Mudra Karan Mudra Bhumisparsh Mudra #23. Phad painting is a popular Thai folk painting technique. Kolkata Bihar Odisha Rajasthan #24. Which philosophy was created by Maharishi Kapil? Samkhya Mimamsa Vedanta Nyaya #25. Which unique festival/event, held in Tamil Nadu between October and November, includes the custom of walking on fire? Thimithi Minjar Madai Pulikkali #26. Which state’s folk dance is saang? Jharkhand Haryana Manipur Chhattisgarh #27. Which of the following states is home to the Sun Temple? Gujarat Tamil Nadu Odisha Karnataka #28. Which god is honoured at the ‘Rath Yatra’ in Puri? Lord Jagannath Lord Rama Lord Shiva Lord Vishnu #29. Nandalal Bose rose to prominence in what field? Dance Politics Folk Art Painting #30. T. Balasaraswati was a practitioner of which of the following dance forms? Bharatanatyam Kathak Kuchipudi Kathakali #31. On May 20, 2021, UNESCO designated which waterfall as a World Heritage Site? Jog Waterfall Shivasamudram Waterfall Dhuandaar Waterfall Nohsngithiang Waterfalls #32. Is the heart of India written? Lakman seth Mark Tully Anita Desai Mulkraj anand #33. What is the Chayawad Yug period? 1868-1893 1893-1918 1918-1937 None #34. Which language did Mirabai write in? Pali Braj Awadhi Sanskrit #35. Who were the Navratnain in Akbar’s court? Inayat khan Jafar Zatalli Abdul Hamid Lahori Abul Fazal #36. Whose court is mentioned in the Padshahnama? Babur’court Shahjahan’court Akbar’ court Aurangeb’court #37. Which of these is not Buddhist literature? Jataka Udana Tattvartha- sutra Mahavamsa #38. Japi is a traditional Iranian conical hat. Manipur Assam Odisha Arunachal Pradesh #39. When did the Government of India pass the National Textile Policy? 2000 1991 2001 2005 #40. Kolatha Dali is a popular dish in __. Odisha Jharkhand Bihar Chattisghar #41. Which of the following was described by the Bhatta sub-school of Mimansa philosophy as a trustworthy technique of getting knowledge? Upamana Anumana Anupalabdhi Pratyaksha #42. How many vows do Jains take as part of their Jainism practise? Seven Five Four Six #43. Which of the following artists is regarded as the most recent renowned exponent of Company Style Paintings? Ishwari Prasad Sewak Ram Fakir Chand Ghulam Ali Khan #44. Which of the following major cities saw the establishment of schools to teach Indian painters in Western techniques? Bombay Agra Madras Only 1 & 3 #45. Which of the following is an Indian folk dance? Manipuri Kathakali Garba Mohiniattam #46. Which of the following states has a traditional dance, play, or theatre called Pandavani? Chhattisgarh Bihar Jharkhand Maharashtra #47. Which of the following states’ principal styles of dance are Husari and Bihunas? Assam Orissa Bihar West Bengal #48. According to the Pasupata sect’s teachings, Siva is the Lord of Pasu. Pasu here means __? Lion Bull Parvati Jiva #49. During the reign of __, the famous sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya resided in Delhi. Aurangjeb Akbar Shahjahan Jahangir #50. Sunil Gangopadhyay wrote his debut novel, which is: Athmo Prakash (Self-Revelation) Pratham Alo (First Light) Shei Shomay (Those Days) Purba Pachim (East and West) Previous Finish