Who among the following has written the famous Bangla book “Agni Vina”?
Answer: B
It was Kazi Nazrul Islam.
His collection Agni Veena of 1922 opened with 'Bidrohi', the poem that made him the rebel poet. The British banned the book and imprisoned him. He is the national poet of Bangladesh.
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Kathak is a classical dance of
Answer: A
It is a classical dance of north India.
Kathak grew from the storytelling of the kathaks of the Gangetic plain and took its present form in the courts of Lucknow, Jaipur and Banaras, which are its three gharanas. It is danced upright, with rapid footwork and spins.
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Tangaliya shawl, a distinctive weaving style, was given Geographical Indication recognition in 2009. It is an indigenous craft of which state?
Answer: C
It is a craft of Gujarat.
Tangaliya weaving, practised by the Dangasia community of Surendranagar, works raised dots of contrasting thread into the fabric as it is woven, producing a beaded effect without any beads. It received Geographical Indication status in 2009.
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Which of the following was the birth place of Guru Nanak ?
Answer: C
He was born at Nankana Sahib.
The town, then called Rai Bhoi di Talwandi, is about 75 km from Lahore in present-day Pakistan, and was renamed after the Guru. Gurdwara Janam Asthan marks the site of his birth in 1469.
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Ramman is a religious festival and ritual theatre of ____?
Answer: A
It belongs to Uttarakhand.
Ramman is performed each April at Saloor Dungra in Chamoli district, with masked dances, songs and the recitation of the local Ramayana. UNESCO inscribed it on the intangible heritage list in 2009.
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Vallabhi era is identical with which of the following era?
Answer: B
It is identical with the Gupta era.
The Maitrakas of Vallabhi in Gujarat continued to date their records in the era begun by Chandragupta I in 319-20, so the Vallabhi and Gupta eras are the same reckoning under two names.
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Which of the following rulers had turned the Moti Masjid of Lahore built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan into a gemstone repository?
Answer: D
It was Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
After taking Lahore in 1799 he converted the Moti Masjid within the fort into a treasury for gemstones, renaming it Moti Mandir. It was restored as a mosque after his time.
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In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?
Answer: A
It is Onam.
The vallam kali or snake-boat races of Kerala are held in the Onam season, the largest being the Nehru Trophy on Punnamada lake at Alappuzha, where the chundan vallams carry more than a hundred rowers each.
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Badaam Halwa is a popular __________ dish
Answer: C
It is a Mughlai dish.
Badam halwa is made by grinding blanched almonds and cooking them slowly in ghee with sugar, milk and saffron until the mixture leaves the pan - the rich, nut-based sweet characteristic of Mughlai cooking.
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The world heritage site of “Terracotta Army” belongs to which of the following countries?
Answer: D
It is in China.
The Terracotta Army was found near Xi'an in 1974 by farmers digging a well: some 8,000 life-size figures buried with Qin Shi Huang about 210 BC, each face individually modelled.
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