Which of the following was India’s first indigenously made colour film?
Answer: B
It was Kisan Kanya.
Made in 1937 by Moti B. Gidwani for Ardeshir Irani's Imperial Film Company, it was processed in India using the Cinecolor system - the first Indian colour film made wholly in the country.
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Chorten is a term related to which of the following religion?
Answer: A
Chorten relates to Buddhism.
It is the Tibetan word for a stupa, a reliquary monument whose five parts represent the elements - earth, water, fire, air and space. They are found throughout Ladakh, Sikkim and the Himalayan belt.
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Which among the following place is not associated with Jain Temples?
Answer: D
Ratnagiri is not a Jain site.
It is a Buddhist monastic complex in Jajpur district of Odisha, part of the Diamond Triangle with Lalitgiri and Udayagiri. Shravanabelagola, Palitana and Khandagiri are all Jain centres.
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In which of the following state in India are found the earliest known temples of Gupta Period in Good shape?
Answer: C
They are in Madhya Pradesh.
The temple at Sanchi and the Dashavatara temple at Deogarh are among the earliest Gupta temples surviving in good condition. They mark the beginning of the free-standing stone temple with a flat roof and a small sanctum.
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Bishnupur which is famous for terracotta temples is located in which state of India?
Answer: B
It is in West Bengal.
Bishnupur in Bankura district was the capital of the Malla kings, who built temples of terracotta-faced brick between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries because stone was scarce. The Rasmancha and Jor Bangla are the best known.
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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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The classical dance form Kuchipudi originated in which state ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Andhra Pradesh
Kuchipudi takes its name from a village in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. Bharatanatyam belongs to Tamil Nadu, Kathakali and Mohiniyattam to Kerala, and Odissi to Odisha.
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Famous enigmatic Trimurty Sadasiva is located at:
Answer: B
It is at Elephanta.
The Trimurti Sadashiva, a three-headed bust of Shiva nearly six metres high, dominates the main cave on Gharapuri island near Mumbai. The three faces are read as the creative, the preserving and the destroying aspects.
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In which year India ratified UNESCO Convention, 1972?
Answer: C
India ratified it in 1977.
The World Heritage Convention of 1972 came into force in 1975, and India acceded two years later. Ajanta, Ellora, Agra Fort and the Taj Mahal were inscribed in 1983, the first Indian sites on the list.
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How often and where is the Kumbh Mela held in India?
Answer: B
It is held every twelve years at four locations.
The sites are Haridwar, Prayagraj, Nashik and Ujjain, each taking its turn as the sun and Jupiter reach particular positions. An Ardh Kumbh falls halfway between at Haridwar and Prayagraj.
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