Hanukkh, the festival of light is associated with which one of the following religions?
Answer: B
Hanukkah is a Jewish festival.
The eight-day festival of lights commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabean revolt, and the tradition that one day's oil burned for eight. A candle of the menorah is lit on each night.
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Chishti Order is a Sufi order which arose from Chisht, a small town in which among the following countries?
Answer: A
Chisht is in Afghanistan.
The Chishti order arose in that town near Herat about 930 and was brought to India by Moinuddin Chishti, who settled at Ajmer. Its emphasis on music, poverty and service to all made it the most widely followed Sufi order in India.
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How many Indian languages are recognized by the Sahitya Akademi for its awards?
Answer: C
Twenty-four languages.
The Sahitya Akademi recognises the twenty-two languages of the Eighth Schedule together with English and Rajasthani, and gives an award in each of them annually.
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Thaipusam festival is celebrated by which of the following communities?
Answer: A
It is celebrated by Tamils.
Thaipusam falls on the full moon of the Tamil month Thai and honours Murugan, marking the day Parvati gave him the spear to destroy the demon Soorapadman. Devotees carry the kavadi, and it is observed most spectacularly in Malaysia at Batu Caves.
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Qila Rai Pithora, built by Tomar Rajputs is located in which among the following cities?
Answer: B
It is in New Delhi.
Qila Rai Pithora is the first of the seven cities of Delhi, built by the Tomars in the eleventh century and extended by Prithviraj Chauhan, after whom it is named. Its ruined walls stand near the Qutb complex.
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The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity
Answer: B
It honours Jagannath.
The Rath Yatra at Puri each Ashadha carries Jagannath, with Balabhadra and Subhadra, in three great chariots from the temple to the Gundicha temple. Jagannath's chariot, the Nandighosa, has sixteen wheels and gave English the word juggernaut.
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The famous “Ganga Sagar Mela”, an annual fair is held in which state of India?
Answer: D
It is held in West Bengal.
The Gangasagar Mela takes place at Sagar Island, where the Ganga meets the Bay of Bengal, at Makar Sankranti in January. It is the second largest gathering of pilgrims in India after the Kumbh.
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Aripana, an art form of Rangoli is practised in which state?
Answer: C
It is practised in Bihar.
Aripana is the Maithil floor art of Bihar, drawn with rice paste at festivals and ceremonies. The name derives from the Sanskrit alepana, meaning to smear.
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Raut Nacha is folk dance performed mainly by the tribal communities of which state?
Answer: D
It belongs to Chhattisgarh.
Raut Nacha is danced by the Yadav cattle-herding community around Dev Uthni Ekadashi, in memory of Krishna the cowherd, with the dancers carrying sticks and wearing peacock plumes.
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Chinnayya, Ponniah, Sivanandam and Vadivelu were teachers and composers related to which of the following dance in India?
Answer: B
They belong to Bharatanatyam.
The four brothers of Thanjavur, court musicians in the early nineteenth century, arranged the recital into the sequence still followed - alarippu, jatiswaram, shabdam, varnam, padam, tillana - and composed much of its repertoire.
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