Adya Dhara niradhara, niralamba Saraswati, thus lamented a poet at the demise of which among the following Kings?
Answer: D
It was Bhoja Paramara.
The verse - today the earth is without support, and learning without a patron - was said to have been uttered at the death of the eleventh-century king of Dhara, himself a scholar and the author of works on poetics, architecture and astronomy.
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Veda which is partly in prose and partly in verses is ___ ?
Answer: C
It is the Yajurveda.
It is the Veda of sacrificial formulae, and its prose passages give the directions for the ritual while the verses are drawn largely from the Rigveda. The Shukla recension separates the two; the Krishna mixes them.
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Which among the following temples of India is known as Black Pagoda?
Answer: A
It is the Sun Temple at Konark.
European sailors called it the Black Pagoda, for the dark colour of its stone and to distinguish it from the White Pagoda, the Jagannath temple at Puri, which they used as a landmark.
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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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Archeological Survey of India has been working from December 2003 for restoration of Ta Prohm Temple in which among the following countries?
Answer: A
It is in Cambodia.
Ta Prohm at Angkor was built in the twelfth century by Jayavarman VII and is famous for the silk-cotton and strangler fig roots growing over its walls. The Archaeological Survey of India has worked on its conservation since 2003.
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As per Indian Mythology, Dhumravarna is an incarnation or avatara of _______?
Answer: C
Dhumravarna is an incarnation of Ganesha.
He is the eighth of the avatars listed in the Mudgala Purana, smoke-coloured and riding a mouse, who subdues the demon of egoism.
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Which among the following is NOT correctly matched? (Founders of Famous Gharanas)
Answer: D
All are correct.
Nathan Khan founded the Gwalior gharana, the oldest of the khayal schools; Alladiya Khan the Jaipur-Atrauli, known for complex compound ragas; and Haji Sujan Khan the Agra, noted for its dhrupad-influenced vigour.
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Which among the following Indian classical dance form was developed by Siddhendra Yogi from Bhamakalapam dance drama ?
Answer: A
It is Kuchipudi.
Siddhendra Yogi shaped it in the seventeenth century from the dance drama tradition of Kuchipudi village in Andhra Pradesh, composing the Bhama Kalapam and requiring the men of the village to perform it.
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In which year National Anthem was first sung?
Answer: A
It was 1911.
Jana Gana Mana was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta session of the Congress, and adopted as the national anthem on 24 January 1950.
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Bishnupur which is famous for terracotta temples is located in which state of India?
Answer: B
It is in West Bengal.
Bishnupur in Bankura district was the capital of the Malla kings, who built temples of terracotta-faced brick between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries because stone was scarce. The Rasmancha and Jor Bangla are the best known.
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