Which chapter of Mahabharata deals with fruitless efforts to bring about peace between the Kurus and the Pandavas ?
Answer: C
It is the Udyoga Parva.
The fifth book of the Mahabharata covers the attempts at a settlement after the exile, including Krishna's embassy to Hastinapura, and ends with the failure of those efforts and the marshalling of the armies.
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What is the title of the first chapter of the Qur’an?
Answer: B
It is Al-Fatiha.
The Opening is a chapter of seven verses recited in every unit of the daily prayers, and is the most frequently repeated passage of the Qur'an.
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With which of the following is most closely related Rgyud-bzi practiced in many parts of North India?
Answer: A
It is related to medicine.
The Rgyud-bzi, or Four Tantras, is the foundational text of Tibetan medicine, practised in Ladakh, Sikkim and the Himalayan districts. Its system of humours, pulse diagnosis and herbal preparation draws on Ayurveda and Chinese medicine alike.
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Sattriya dance, which is one of the eight principal classical Indian dance traditions is from which of the following states?
Answer: D
Sattriya is from Assam.
It was created in the fifteenth century by the Vaishnava saint Sankaradeva as part of the devotional drama of the sattras, the monasteries of the Brahmaputra valley. It was recognised as a classical dance form in 2000.
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Which of the following temple in India was called as “The Black Pagoda” by the Europeans?
Answer: C
It is the Konark Sun Temple.
European sailors used it as a landmark and called it the Black Pagoda, for the dark colour of its stone, distinguishing it from the White Pagoda, the Jagannath temple at Puri.
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Monolithic human figures carved from rock called Moai Statues , which are also counted under seven forgotten wonders of the mediaeval world are located in which country?
Answer: D
They are in Chile.
The moai stand on Easter Island, annexed by Chile in 1888. Nearly nine hundred figures were carved by the Rapa Nui between about 1250 and 1500, the largest almost 10 m high, and were moved several kilometres from the quarry.
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In which of the following states of India , a festival called Chapchar Kut is celebrated in March ?
Answer: B
It is celebrated in Mizoram.
Chapchar Kut is the spring festival of the Mizo, held in March after the jhum clearings have been cut and left to dry, and is marked by the bamboo dance Cheraw.
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Which among the following is not located in Rajasthan?
Answer: D
Narwar Fort is not in Rajasthan.
It stands in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh and is associated with the legend of Raja Nala and Damayanti. The Karni Mata temple at Deshnok, Eklingji near Udaipur and Junagarh Fort at Bikaner are all in Rajasthan.
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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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Shore Temple is located in which state?
Answer: D
It is in Tamil Nadu.
The Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram was built about 700 under Narasimhavarman II, and is among the earliest structural stone temples in south India. It is part of the UNESCO group of monuments there.
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