God knows man’s virtues and inquires not his caste; in the next world there is no caste. This teaching is of __?
Answer: B
It is Guru Nanak's teaching.
He held that caste has no standing before God, and gave the idea institutional form in the langar, the common kitchen where all sit in a single row and eat together regardless of birth.
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The word ‘Sathyameva Jayate’ is taken from __________
Answer: B
It is from the Mundaka Upanishad.
Satyameva jayate nanritam - truth alone triumphs, not falsehood - appears in its third chapter, and was adopted below the Lion Capital as part of the state emblem in 1950.
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The Flamingo Festival is celebrated in__?
Answer: A
It is held in Andhra Pradesh.
The Flamingo Festival takes place each January at Pulicat lake and Nelapattu bird sanctuary in Nellore district, where greater and lesser flamingoes and pelicans winter in large numbers.
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Gaudavaho of Vakpati narrates the Digvijay of whom among the following?
Answer: D
It narrates the conquests of Yasovarman.
Vakpati's Prakrit poem Gaudavaho celebrates Yasovarman of Kanauj, who ruled in the eighth century, and takes its title from his killing of the king of Gauda.
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In which classical dance form of India is the pung, a drum, an integral part?
Answer: D
It is integral to Manipuri.
The pung, or Manipuri mridang, accompanies the dance and is also played by dancers themselves in the Pung Cholom, in which drummers leap and spin while playing.
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Which of the following celebration is observed by worshipping tools?
Answer: B
It is Vishwakarma Jayanti.
Vishwakarma is the divine architect and craftsman, and on his day, generally 17 September, artisans, engineers and factory workers worship their tools and machines and leave them idle.
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The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Tanjore was
Answer: D
It was Bharatanatyam.
The form grew out of sadir, danced by devadasis in the temples of Tamil Nadu, and the Tanjore Quartet codified its recital order under the Maratha rulers of Thanjavur in the nineteenth century. Rukmini Devi Arundale brought it to the stage in the 1930s.
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In which of the following states Devnimori stupa related to Buddhism is located?
Answer: D
It is in Gujarat.
The Devnimori stupa in Sabarkantha district, of about the fourth century, yielded a casket with relics said to be of the Buddha. The site now lies under the reservoir of the Meshvo dam.
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Pandavani is a traditional dance/ drama/ theatre of which of the following states?
Answer: A
It belongs to Chhattisgarh.
Pandavani is a sung narration of the Mahabharata from the Pandavas' side, performed with a tambura and a few props by a single narrator. Teejan Bai brought it to national and international audiences.
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“Dappu Dance” is a famous dance form of which among the following states?
Answer: D
It belongs to Andhra Pradesh.
Dappu is a one-sided frame drum, and the dance performed to it by the Madiga community at village festivals and processions is danced by men in vigorous, athletic movement.
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