In which classical dance form of India is the pung, a drum, an integral part?
Answer: D
It is integral to Manipuri.
The pung, or Manipuri mridang, accompanies the dance and is also played by dancers themselves in the Pung Cholom, in which drummers leap and spin while playing.
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Which among the following is incorrectly matched?
Answer: B
The wrong pair is Mahamastakabhisheka – Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
The anointing of the Gomateshwara statue takes place only at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka, once every twelve years. The other three pairs are correct.
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The following places represent the contemporary 4 Dhamas of Hindu Pilgrimage in India?
Answer: D
They are Badrinath, Rameswaram, Puri and Dwarka.
Adi Shankara is traditionally credited with establishing these four as the Char Dham, one in each direction of the country. The Chhota Char Dham of Uttarakhand - Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri - is a separate circuit.
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Sabarimala in kerala is a famous place devoted to ________?
Answer: B
It is devoted to Ayyappan.
The hill shrine in Pathanamthitta district is reached on foot through forest after a forty-one day austerity, and draws tens of millions of pilgrims in the Mandala season, one of the largest annual gatherings in the world.
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Pancha mahal is located in:
Answer: C
It is at Fatehpur Sikri.
The Panch Mahal is a five-storeyed open pavilion, each floor smaller than the one below, resting on 176 columns no two of which are carved alike. It was probably used by the women of the household to catch the breeze.
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Which of the following religions “Tower of Silence ” is related to in India?
Answer: A
It relates to the Zoroastrians.
The dakhma is where Parsis expose their dead to vultures, since a corpse must not defile earth, fire or water. The practice has become difficult since Indian vulture numbers collapsed in the 1990s.
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In which state of India are 838 temples of a single religion found on one hill?
Answer: B
They are in Gujarat.
Shatrunjaya hill at Palitana carries some 863 Jain temples built over nine centuries, reached by about 3,800 steps. No one may stay on the hill overnight, not even a priest.
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Pandavani is a traditional dance/ drama/ theatre of which of the following states?
Answer: A
It belongs to Chhattisgarh.
Pandavani is a sung narration of the Mahabharata from the Pandavas' side, performed with a tambura and a few props by a single narrator. Teejan Bai brought it to national and international audiences.
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Who among the following Indian painters was elected as Associate of the Grand Salon in Paris in 1933?
Answer: C
It was Amrita Sher-Gil.
She was elected an Associate of the Grand Salon in Paris in 1933 at twenty, the youngest ever and the only Asian to receive the honour. She returned to India the following year and turned to Indian subjects.
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Dhundiraj Govind was the first name of which of the following legends of Indian Cinema?
Answer: A
It was Dadasaheb Phalke.
Dhundiraj Govind Phalke made Raja Harishchandra in 1913, India's first full-length feature, and is called the father of Indian cinema. The national award for lifetime achievement in film is named after him.
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