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