Hornbill festival is celebrated in which state
Answer: B
It is celebrated in Nagaland.
Held at Kisama near Kohima each December since 2000, it brings all the state's tribes together and is called the festival of festivals. The hornbill figures in the folklore and headgear of most of them.
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In which of the following paintings, a paste made of Zinc Oxide and Arabic Gum called “gesso paste” is used?
Answer: D
It is Mysore painting.
The gesso paste of zinc oxide and gum arabic is laid on to build a low relief, which is then covered with thin gold foil - giving the figures their raised, glowing outline. Tanjore painting uses a thicker gesso with gold foil and inset stones.
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Vedantham Satyanarayan is known to be a greatest guru of which of the following dance forms?
Answer: D
He is a guru of Kuchipudi.
Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma of Kuchipudi village was celebrated for his portrayal of Satyabhama in the Bhama Kalapam, a male dancer in a female role, and received the Padma Shri.
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In context with the Mahayana Buddhism faith, the future Buddha is ___?
Answer: C
It is Maitreya.
He is the Buddha of the future, now a bodhisattva in the Tushita heaven, who will appear when the teaching of the present Buddha has been forgotten. He is usually shown seated in the western manner, with his feet on the ground, ready to rise.
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Ancient Damascus which is located in Syria is a world heritage site. It is a ____?
Answer: C
It is a city.
Damascus is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and the whole of the ancient city was inscribed by UNESCO in 1979 for its Roman, Umayyad and Ottoman fabric, including the Umayyad Mosque.
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'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
Answer: D
It is popular in Bihar.
Madhubani or Mithila painting comes from the Madhubani district, traditionally done by women on the mud walls of the home for weddings and festivals, filling every space with line and colour and using no perspective.
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Which among the following temples does not belong to the Chola Empire?
Answer: C
The Kailasanatha does not.
The Kailasanatha temple at Kanchipuram was built by the Pallava king Rajasimha about 700. The Brihadeeswarar at Thanjavur, the Airavatesvara at Darasuram and the Koranganatha at Srinivasanallur are all Chola.
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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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In context with the Indian music, Abhang are the devotional songs dedicated to which among the following gods?
Answer: C
They are dedicated to Vitthala.
The abhang is a Marathi devotional form sung by the Varkari saints - Jnaneshwar, Namdev, Eknath and Tukaram - to Vitthala, the form of Vishnu worshipped at Pandharpur.
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Which of the following dances of Kerala was called by Jawahar Lal Nehru as poor man’s Kathakali?
Answer: C
It is Ottamthullal.
Kunchan Nambiar created it in the eighteenth century as a solo form with simple costume, colloquial Malayalam and pointed social satire - accessible where Kathakali was courtly, which is why Nehru called it the poor man's Kathakali.
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