The first novel written by Sunil Gangopadhyay is :
Answer: A
It was Atmaprakash.
Sunil Gangopadhyay's first novel, published in 1966, was a study of restless youth in post-Partition Calcutta. Sei Samay, Pratham Alo and Purba Paschim are the later historical trilogy for which he is better known.
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Castle Naggar heritage site is located in __:
Answer: A
It is in Himachal Pradesh.
Naggar Castle stands above the Beas in Kullu district, built about 1460 by Raja Sidh Singh in the local dhajji timber-and-stone technique. It served as the seat of the Kullu rajas and is now a heritage hotel.
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Satipati Sampradaya is a tribal community of ____:
Answer: B
It is of Gujarat.
The Satipati Sampradaya is followed by tribal communities of the Tapi, Narmada and Dang districts of south Gujarat and adjoining Maharashtra. Its adherents refuse government schemes, schooling and even elections, holding that the land belongs to no state.
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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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Which of the following features of Indian temples resembles pylons of the Egyptian temples?
Answer: C
It is the gopura.
The gopuram is the great gateway tower of a south Indian temple, tapering as it rises, set in the enclosure wall rather than over the sanctum - the same role, and much the same profile, as the pylon of an Egyptian temple.
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The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site of the Palaeolithic period. It is located in which state?
Answer: B
It is in Madhya Pradesh.
The Bhimbetka shelters lie in the Raisen district, in the foothills of the Vindhyas. Their paintings run from the Mesolithic to the historic period, and the site has been a World Heritage Site since 2003.
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Which of the following is not a variety of mango?
Answer: D
Red Dacca is not.
It is a variety of banana, grown in Australia. Banganapalle of Andhra Pradesh, Alphonso of the Konkan and Sindhoora of Karnataka are all mangoes; Banganapalle and Alphonso carry GI tags.
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This 150-year-old temple is situated at Kavi Kamboi in Gujarat, flanked by the Arabian Sea on one side and the Gulf of Cambay on the other. Its Shivalinga disappears under the tide twice a day and reappears when the water recedes. Which temple is it?
Answer: B
It is the Stambheshwar Mahadev temple.
The shrine at Kavi Kamboi in Vadodara district disappears completely under the tide twice each day and re-emerges when the water withdraws, so worship follows the tide table. Somnath, Dwarkadhish and Nageshwar are elsewhere on the Gujarat coast.
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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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Which of the following is not present in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of India?
Answer: C
Maach is not on it.
The folk theatre of Malwa in Madhya Pradesh has no UNESCO listing. Kalbelia of Rajasthan was inscribed in 2010, Ramlila in 2008 and yoga in 2016.
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