After a long debate on Vedic philosophy, who became a disciple of Adi Shankara and the first head of the Sringeri Matha?
Answer: D
It was Mandana Mishra.
The Mimamsa scholar debated Shankara for days, with his wife Ubhaya Bharati as judge, and on losing became his disciple under the name Sureshvaracharya. He was made the first head of the Sringeri matha.
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Rajarajesvaram temple, which was built exactly 1,000 years ago by emperor Rajaraja Chola I, the greatest monarch of the Chola dynasty in 1010 is devoted to which of the following deities?
Answer: C
It is dedicated to Shiva.
The Brihadeeswarar or Rajarajesvaram temple at Thanjavur, completed in 1010, has a vimana rising 66 m and a monolithic Nandi at its entrance. It is one of the Great Living Chola Temples inscribed by UNESCO.
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Which among the following is not located in Rajasthan?
Answer: D
Narwar Fort is not in Rajasthan.
It stands in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh and is associated with the legend of Raja Nala and Damayanti. The Karni Mata temple at Deshnok, Eklingji near Udaipur and Junagarh Fort at Bikaner are all in Rajasthan.
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Arrange the following Chisti Saints in correct chronological order:
1. Sheikh Nizamuddin Aulia
2. Syed Muhammad Gesudaraz
3. Baba Farid Ganjshakar
4. Sheikh Nasiruddin Chirage-Delhi
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
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Answer: D
The order is 3, 1, 4, 2.
Baba Farid Ganjshakar died in 1265, Nizamuddin Auliya in 1325, Nasiruddin Chiragh-i-Dehli in 1356 and Gesudaraz in 1422 - four generations of the Chishti succession, the last of whom carried the order to the Deccan.
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Who was known as Bengal’s Greta Garbo?
Answer: A
It was Suchitra Sen.
The Bengali actress, celebrated for her films with Uttam Kumar, withdrew entirely from public life after 1978 and was not photographed again for over thirty years - which earned her the comparison with Greta Garbo.
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Hornbill Festival is celebrated in which state of India?
Answer: B
It is celebrated in Nagaland.
The Hornbill Festival is held every December at Kisama near Kohima, bringing all the Naga tribes together. It is named after the great Indian hornbill, whose feathers appear in Naga headgear.
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Which among the following material was used in Mathura School of Art?
Answer: D
Red sandstone was used.
The Mathura school of the Kushana period carved in the spotted red sandstone of Sikri near Fatehpur, and produced some of the earliest images of the Buddha in human form - contemporary with, and independent of, the grey schist figures of Gandhara.
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Monolithic human figures carved from rock called Moai Statues , which are also counted under seven forgotten wonders of the mediaeval world are located in which country?
Answer: D
They are in Chile.
The moai stand on Easter Island, annexed by Chile in 1888. Nearly nine hundred figures were carved by the Rapa Nui between about 1250 and 1500, the largest almost 10 m high, and were moved several kilometres from the quarry.
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Which of the following is not a classical dance of India?
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Answer: D
Bhangra is not.
It is the harvest folk dance of Punjab. The eight classical forms recognised by the Sangeet Natak Akademi are Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniyattam, Odissi and Sattriya.
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The name of which of the following persons of Indian Origin is associated with the Indian Hospice at Jerusalem ?
Answer: A
It is Sheikh Mohammed Munir Hasan Ansari.
His family has kept the Indian Hospice in the Old City of Jerusalem for generations. The lodge dates from the thirteenth century, when the Sufi Baba Farid is said to have meditated there, and it still houses Indian pilgrims.
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