Shaphee Lanphee, a traditional textile fabric, is a GI product from which of the following states?
Answer: B
It is from Manipur.
Shaphee Lanphee is the embroidered cloth of the Meitei, presented as a mark of honour to warriors and distinguished men. It received a GI tag in 2014.
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Kambala Sport is held in which state?
Answer: A
It is held in Karnataka.
Kambala is the buffalo race of coastal Karnataka, run in a pair of flooded paddy tracks in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi from November to March. It was banned in 2014 and restored by state legislation in 2017.
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Dalai Lama is the temporal head of which among the following subschools of Tibetan Buddhism?
Answer: D
He heads the Gelugpa.
The Gelug or Yellow Hat school was founded by Tsongkhapa about 1400 and became the dominant order in Tibet. The Dalai Lama is its temporal head; the Ganden Tripa is its spiritual head.
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‘Panchatantra’ is originally written by _____________.
Answer: B
It was Vishnu Sharma.
He is said to have composed the Panchatantra in Sanskrit to teach statecraft to three dull princes, using animal fables arranged in five books. It travelled through Pahlavi and Arabic into Europe and is among the most translated works in the world.
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Rumtek Monastery is located in which state?
Answer: D
Rumtek is in Sikkim.
It stands near Gangtok and is the largest monastery in Sikkim, the seat in exile of the Karmapa and the head monastery of the Kagyu school.
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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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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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