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Multiple Choice Quiz Questions (MCQs) on Indian Art & Culture
Multiple Choice Quiz Questions on Indian Art & Culture
Q. Who is the author of the book “Monsoon: A Poem of Love and Longing”?
[1] Amitav Ghosh
[2] Arundhati Roy
[3] Abhay Kumar
[4] Vikram Seth
Answer: 3
Q. The famous “Ganga Sagar Mela”, an annual fair is held in which state of India?
[1] Bihar
[2] Uttar Pradesh
[3] Jharkhand
[4] West Bengal
Answer: 4 [West Bengal]
Notes:
The Ganga Sagar Mela is a religious festival and second biggest fair of India after Kumbha Mela of India celebrated on Sagardwip (Sagar Island) in West Bengal state of India. The fair is a six-day fair held in the month of January and on the day of Makar Sankranti, a ritual of pilgrims taking bath in holy water and visiting nearby famous Kapil Muni Temple is performed.
Q. Pancha mahal is located in:
[1] Agra
[2] Delhi
[3] Fatehpur Sikri
[4] Sikandara
Answer: 3 [Fatehpur Sikri]
Notes:
Panch Mahal is a palace in Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh. The Panch Mahal meaning ‘Five level Palace’ was commissioned by Akbar . This structure stands close to the Zenana quarters which supports the supposition that it was used for entertainment and relaxation.
3. Which among the following is the main feature of Dravida Style of Temple architecture?
[A] Gopuram
[B] Garbha Griha
[C] Vimana & Shikhara
[D] Manastambha
Answer: C [Vimana & Shikhara]
Notes:
Vimana and Shikara are the man features of Dravida style of temple architecture. Unlike the nagara temple, the dravida temple is enclosed within a compound wall. The vimana is like a stepped pyramid that rise up geometrically rather than the curving shikhara of north India.
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Q. The best known of the compilations of the compositions of Kabir are known as ?
[1] Shatapadi
[2] Dohavali
[3] Bijak
[4] Kavitavali
Answer: 3 [Bijak]
Notes:
Bijak is the compilations of the compositions of Kabir. Kabir Das was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint, whose writings influenced Hinduism’s Bhakti movement and his verses are found in Sikhism’s scripture Guru Granth Sahib.
Q. ‘Bhagoria’ is a folk dance associated with which tribe of Madhya Pradesh?
[1] Bhil
[2] Gond
[3] Baiga
[4] Sahariya
Answer: 1 [Bhil]
Q. Which of the following has been interpreted as the “last chapters, parts of the Veda” and alternatively as “object, the highest purpose of the Veda”?
[1] Vedanta
[2] Aranyakas
[3] Upnishadas
[4] All of the above
Answer: 3 [Upnishadas]
Notes:
The Upanishads are also described as Vedanta. Vedanta has been interpreted as the “last chapters, parts of the Veda” and alternatively as “object, the highest purpose of the Veda”.
Q. The philosophy in which of the following has served as foundation for Vedanta school of Hinduism?
[1] Shvetashvatara upanishad
[2] Brihadaranyaka upanishad
[3] Brahmasutra upanishad
[4] Chandogya Upanishad
Answer: 4 [Chandogya Upanishad ]
Notes:
The philosophy in Chandogya Upanishad has served as foundation for Vedanta school of Hinduism. It is one of the most cited texts in later Bhasyas by scholars from the diverse schools of Hinduism.
8. What is agnihotra in the Arya Samaj tradition?
[1] worship of sculpted stone idols
[2] meditative prayer using Vedic mantras with divine sound
[3] making heated milk offering twice daily
[4] All of the above
Answer: 3 [making heated milk offering twice daily]
Notes:
Between 1869 and 1873, Dayanand Saraswati established Gurukul (Vedic schools) in India. At the Vedic schools students were refrained from performing murti puja (worship of sculpted stone idols). Rather, they performed Sandhyavandanam (meditative prayer using Vedic mantras with divine sound) and agnihotra (making heated milk offering twice daily).
Q. The famous festival of ‘Tsokum Samai’ is celebrated by the people of which state to invoke blessings for a rich harvest?
[1] Meghalaya
[2] Assam
[3] Mizoram
[4] Nagaland
Answer: 4 [Nagaland]
Notes:
Tsokum Somai is the week-long harvest festival of the Khiamniungantribe of Nagaland that is celebrated in October. The festival includes dancing, singing, cleaning, repair of the roads, and outdoor cooking and eating. In this festival the people invoke god’s blessing for a bountiful harvest.
Q. Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell), which is in the UNESCO World Heritage List, is located in which state?
[1] Gujarat
[2] Madhya Pradesh
[3] Rajasthan
[4] Uttar Pradesh
Answer: 1 [Gujarat]
Notes:
Rani ki Vav is a stepwell situated in Patan, Gujarat.It is located on the banks of Saraswati river. Its construction is attributed to Udayamati, the queen of 11th-century Chalukya king Bhima I. It has been listed as one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites since 2014.