India Quiz 142: Indian Culture Quiz

India Quiz 142: Indian Culture Quiz

1. In 2016, which pre-wedding ritual of Bhojpuri-speaking people of Indian descent in Mauritius was inscribed in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List?

Roka
Haldi
Mehendi
Geet-gawai

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India Quiz 92

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1. Kundala Valley Railway, the first monorail system in India, was operational in which Indian state?

Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala

2. One of the most influential novelists in the Kannada language, this Jnanpith Award winner of 1978, returned his Padma Bhushan honour in protest against the emergency imposed in 1975. Can you name the writer?

K Shivaram Karanth
P Lankesh
Gopalakrishna Adiga
Kuvempu

3. Who was the recipient of the 53rd Jnanpith Award (2017)?

Raghuveer Chaudhari
Shankha Ghosh
Krishna Sobti
Bhalchandra Nemade

4. Who among the followingg composed many bandishes using the pen name "Nath Piya"?

Sadarang
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
Ajoy Chakrabarty
Vilayat Khan

5. Who was the President of India when emergency was declared in 1975?

Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
V V Giri
Fakruddin Ali Ahmed
Zakir Hussain

6. Who founded Athmavidya Sangam?

Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Vagbhatananda
Sree Narayana Guru
Swami Dayananda Saraswati

7. Who started the Bhoodan movement?

Mahatma Gandhi
Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Jayaprakash Narayan
Ishwarachandra Vidyasagar

8. With which one of the following religions will you associate the Fourteen Purvas?

Budhism
Jainism
Islam
Sikhism

9. From which country India adopted the concept of Judicial Review?

USA
United Kingdom
France
Russia

10. What is Kharoshti?

Ancient script
Ancient Book
A dance form
A dynasty

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Indian Culture Quiz 14

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1. Who is considered to be responsible for the revival of "rudra veena"?

Zia Mohiuddin Dagar
Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
Abdul Karim Khan
Mian Ghulam Nabi Shori

2. Who is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award

Bhimsen Joshi
M. S. Subbulakshmi
Latha Mangeshkar
Ustad Bismilla Khan

3. Which one of the following is NOT a recipient of Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award?

M.s Subbalakshmi
Ravi Shankar
Lata Mangeshkar
Ustad Ali Akbar Khan

4. Name the musical instrument that is associated with Lord Shiva

Dhad
Dholak
Damaru
Mizhavu

5. Name the Wind Instrument originated in the state of Tamil Nadu & quite similar to the north Indian Shehnai

Sundari
Nadaswaram
Bansuri
Surbahar

6. Pattachitra paintings are the earliest indegenous painting from the state of

Kerala
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Odisha

7. Who is the founder of the Asiatic Society?

Annie Besant
Rabindranath Tagore
Sir William Jones
A O Hume

8. Who painted the Glow of Hope, alternately titled "Woman With the Lamp", displayed at the Jaganmohan Palace in Mysore?

S L Haldankar
Raja Ravivarma
Abindranath Tagore
Jamini Roy

9. Dolly Kunitha is a major dance form of

Assam
Jammu and Kashmir
Karnataka
Goa

10. Which one of the following silk variety is produced by the process called "Ahimsa silk"?

Tasar silk
Muga Silk
Mulberry silk
Eri silk

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Indian Culture Quiz 13

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1. Within which one of the following tiger reserves are the Bhimbedtka rock shelters located?

Ratapani Tiger Reserve
Namdapha Tiger Reserve
Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
Melghat Tiger Reserve

2. Where is Sitabinjhi, famous for the fifth century "Ravan Chhaya" paintings, located?

West Bengal
Uthar Pradesh
Odisha
Bihar

3. Which is the oldest surviving text of Hinduism?

Bhagavat Gita
Rigveda
Yajurveda
Ramayan

4. This was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1993. Name this monument

Akbar's Tomb
Gol Gumbaz
Humayun's Tomb
Tomb of Tansen

5. Where is the Tomb of Tansen located?

Gwalior
New Delhi
Hyderabad
Faizabad

6. Which Indian state has the maximum number of World Heritage Sites?

Delhi
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra

7. Which one of the following was designed by Frederick William Stevens?

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
Mattancherry Palace, Kochi
Basilica of Bom Jesus

8. Shahi Bridge or Munim Khan's Bridge in Jaunpur, UP was constructed under the orders of which Mughal emperor?

Shahjahan
Akbar
Aurangazeb
Humayun

9. City of Khirki which was later renamed as Fatehpur and then as Aurangabad was founded by

Aurangazeb
Fateh Khan
Malik Ambar
Muhamma bin Tughluq

10. Name the Indian architectural attraction built by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah

Juma Masjid
Qutab Minar
Charminar
Tomb of Safdar Jung

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Indian Culture Quiz 12

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1. With which one of the following religions the Dakhma, also called a Tower of Silence, associated?

Hinduism
Zoroastrianism
Budhism
Jainism

2. In which Indian state does the flowering of bamboo bring misery to the people leading famine?

Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Assam
Mizoram

3. Who built Jama Masjid, Delhi?

Shah Jahan
Humayun
Aurangazeb
Akbar

4. Which is the first Indian city to receive world heritage status?

Ahmedabad
Delhi
Lucknow
Gwalior

5. Where is the Bhimbedtka rock shelters located?

Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Bihar
Nagaland

6. The first Indian to win an Oscar for best music?

A.R Rahman
Ilaairaja
Gulzaar
Nadeem Sravan

7. Who is considered as father of Carnatic music?

Shyama Shastry
Muthuswami Dikshitar
Tyagaraja
Purandara Dasa

8. Which one of the following are called the "Trinities of Carnatic Music"

Tyagaraja, Shyama Shastry and Muthuswami Dikshitar
Tyagaraja, Purandara Dasa and Muthuswami Dikshitar
Shyama Shastry, Purandara Dasa and Muthuswami Dikshitar
Shyama Shastry, Purandara Dasa and Tyagaraja

9. Name the creator of the ragas "Gauri Manjari" and "Lajwanti"

Vishnu Digambar Paluskar
Barkat Ali Khan
Prabha Atre
Ustad Ali Akbar Khan

10. Which one of the following musical instruments is NOT of Indian Origin

Flute
Sarod
Veena
Guitar

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Indian Culture Quiz 11

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1. With which one of the following will you associate Ustad Bismilla Khan?

Sarod
Bansuri
Shehnai
Flute

2. Sangeet Natak Akademi or The National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama was established the year

1952
1955
1948
1950

3. This Indian movie holds the world record for the most number of songs in any musical ever made. Name the movie

Taal
Hum aapke hai kaun
Silsila
Indrasabha

4. Rock Street Journal (RSJ) was the first rock magazine in India. Who founded it?

Susmit Sen
Amit Saigal
Remo Fernandez
Kapil Srivastava

5. Regarded as the "Father of Qawwali", this poet is referred to as "the parrot of India". Who is he>

Amir Khusrow
Kabir
Faizi
Sarmad Kashani

6. Which Mughal emperor banned music in his empire?

Akbar
Shahjahan
Aurangazeb
Jahangir

7. Ustad Mansur, the earliest artist to depict the dodo in colour, was an artist of which Mughal emperor's court?

Akbar
Shajahan
Humayun
Jahangir

8. With which one of the following musical instrument will you associate Ustad Vilayat Khan?

Shehanai
Violin
Tabla
Sitar

9. My Music, My Life is the autobiography of

Shankar Mahadevan
M S Subbulakshmi
A R Rahman
Pandit Ravi Shankar

10. Which one of the "vedas" is considered to be the origin of Indian music and dance?

Atharvaveda
Yajurveda
Rigveda
Samaveda

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Indian Culture Quiz 10

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1. With which one of the following Indian states will you associate Kuchipudi dance?

Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Odisha

2. Sangita-Ratnakara, one of the most important musicological texts from India, was written by

Sarangadeva
Bharata muni
Tansen
Nandikeshwara

3. Who wrote Abhinaya Darpana ("The Mirror of Gesture")?

Banabhatta
Kalidasa
Nandikeshwara
Bhasa

4. Who among the following was originally named Srikantha Nilakantha?

Kalidasa
Banabhatta
Bhasa
Bhavabhuti

5. The Dhammapada is a collection of sayings of

Lord Budha
Mahavira
Guru Nanak
Vedavyasa

6. Of the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the works of the Alvars (Saints), how many are situated in India?

105
55
100
12

7. The Sangai festival is an annual cultural festival organised by the Department of Tourism of which one of the following states?

Mizoram
Nagaland
Sikkim
Manipur

8. Gundecha Brothers who received Padmashri in 2012 are the exponents of which style of Hindustani classical music?

Dhamar
Dhrupad
Khyal
Tarana

9. Me-dam-me-phi is the festival of which one of the Northi-East Indian communities?

Hmar
Khasi
Ahom
Hajong

10. Who among the following rejected the prestigious Basava Puraskara in 2010, an award given by Karnataka Governement?

Medha Patkar
U R Ananthamurthy
Javare Gowda
APJ Abdul Kalam

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India Culture Quiz 9

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1. In which state is Adalaj Vav (Adalaj Stepwell) situated?

Rajsthan
Maharashtra
Gujrat
Madhya Pradesh

2. Modhera Sun Temple is known for the annual three-day dance festival 'Uttarardha Mahotsav'. In which state the temple is located?

Gujrat
Madhya Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Uthar Pradesh

3. Which Indian city is known for Bara Imambara, a shrine built by Shia Muslims?

New Delhi
Agra
Lucknow
Ajmer

4. What is the folk dance of Tripura?

Khasi
Loho
Hajgiri
Bihu

5. Baul music is the folk tradition of which Indian state?

Bihar
West Bengal
Uthra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh

6. Sattriya dance was originated in which one of the following states?

Assam
Meghalaya
Orissa
Tamil Nadu

7. Who is the Grammy Award winning Indian instrumentalist, known as the creator of Mohan Veena?

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Pandit Ravishankar
Barun Kumar Pal
Debashish Bhattacharya

8. With which of the following fields will you associate Akkineni Nageswara Rao?

Sports
Politics
Motion Pictures
Painting

9. Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra was a proponent of

Bharatanatyam
Odissi
Kathak
Kathakali

10. Bansuri Guru is a 2013 Indian documentary film. Which classical instrumentalist of India is depicted in the film?

Hari Prasad Chaurasia
Ustad Bismillah Khan
Pandit Ravi Shankar
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

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Indian Culture Quiz 8

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1. Phool Walon Ki Sair meaning "procession of the florists" is an annual celebration by the flowers sellers of which city?

Delhi
Bangalore
Chennai
Kolkatta

2. Name the temple at Mehrauli which is believed to be built by the Pandavas

Jhandewalan Mandir
Shri Jagannath Mandir
Chhatarpur Mandir
Yogmaya Temple

3. Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves are partly natural and partly artificial caves of archaeological, historical and religious importance. IIn which state you can find them?

Tamil Nadu
Odisha
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh

4. Which Indo-Aryan language has five scripts?

Hindi
Punjabi
Urdu
Konkani

5. Which is the first capital of Chalukyas that is known as the "one of the cradles of Indian temple architecture"?

Aihole
Kalayani
Badami
Mount Abu

6. The inscription found at Meguti Temple, Aihole is popularly known as Aihole inscriptions was written by which one of the followings poets?

Banabhatta
Amara Sinha
Rajasekhara
Ravikirti

7. The original name of the work which is a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, is Bhavarth Deepika. But it is popularly known in another name after its creator. Identify the work

Amarakosha
Ashtavakra Gita
Civaka Cintamani
Dnyaneshwari

8. Panihari and Ghumar are the dance forms of which Indian state?

Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Bihar
Uthar Pradesh

9. With which one of the following will you associate Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman?

Mridangam
Tabla
Violin
Sitar

10. Jag Mandir Palace, also called 'Lake Garden Palace' is situated in

Jaipur
Udaipur
New Delhi
Ajmer

Indian Culture Quiz 7

Indian Culture Quiz 7

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1. Kokborok is the native language of which one of the following Indian states?

Manipur
Tripura
Nagaland
Meghalaya

2. The 2015 Saraswati Samman was won by Padma Sachdeve who is the first moden woman poet of this Indo-Aryan language. Name the language

Sindhi
Gujrati
Dogri
Marwari

3. The first World Sanskrit Award instituted by Government of India was conferreed to Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn in 2016. Which country she belong to.

Nepal
Myanmar
Thailand
Sri Lanka

4. Darpana Academy of Performing Arts is a school for performing arts in Ahmedabad, Gujarat which was founded in 1949. Name the founder

Mallika Sarabhai
Yamini Krishnamurthy
Padma Subrahmanyam
Mrinalini Sarabhai

5. Who was the first recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

Devika Rani
Prithviraj Kapoor
Birendranath Sircar
Pankaj Mullick

6. Who is known as the father of qawwali and inventor of Tabla and Sitar?

Mohammed Rafi
Ustad Bismillah Khan
Amir Khusrow
Jagjit Singh

7. Kalbelia is the dance form of which one of the following states?

Karnataka
Rajasthan
Uthar Pradesh
Bihar

8. Which one of the following is a semi classical Indian dance with martial, tribal and folk origins and originated in the eastern Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal?

Garba
Kutiyattam
Sattriya
Chhau

9. Kalbelia is the dance form of which one of the following states?

Karnataka
Rajasthan
Uthar Pradesh
Bihar

10. Which one of the following is a semi classical Indian dance with martial, tribal and folk origins and originated in the eastern Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal?

Garba
Kutiyattam
Sattriya
Chhau

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Indian Culture Quiz 6

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1. Which of these sarees or the technique of weaving practiced in Northern India got its name from the three Parsi brothers who learnt the art from China and introduced it to the Indian weavers in Surat?

Kanjeevaram
Baluchari
Tanchoi
Katan

2. Sarafa Bazaar is a jewellery market and night street food court which is a popular tourist place for its cuisine and night lifestyle. Where is it located?

New Delhi
Mumbai
Indore
Kolkatha

3. Who was the head of he Calendar Reform Committee under the aegis of CSIR, that initiated the adoption of Saka calendar as the official civil calendar in India?

Jawaharlal Nehru
A C Banerjee
Meghnad Saha
Acharya Kripalani

4. Gangasagar Mela is famous world wide and is one of the main fair celebrated in which one of the following Indian states?

Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
West Bengal
Jharkhand

5. Sant Kabir Award is an Indian Government award conferred to outstanding persons, which is presented by the President of India. In which field the award is given?

Poetry
Religion
Weaving
Music

6. Which classical dance form is inspired from the traditional dance form ”Gotipua”?

Garba
Odissi
Bharatanatyam
Kuchipudi

7. Which one of the following has the black bronze sculpture of ”Mother and Child” installed in front of its lawn?

Supreme Court of India
Parliament House
Rashtrapathi Bhavan
National Museum

8. Which one of the following awards was introduced by the Government of India in 1990 to promote communal, caste and ethnic harmony by recognizing acts of Physical/moral courage and humanity exhibited by member(s) of a community, caste or ethnic group in saving the lives and properties of the member(s) of another community, caste or ethnic group?

Vyas Samman
Saraswati Samman
Kalidas Puraskar
Kabir Puraskar

9. Which one of the following is known as ”The Temple of Rats”?

Karni Mata Temple
Lingaraja Temple
Brihadeeswara Temple
Kamakhya Temple

10. Kókborok is the native language of which one of the following Indian states?

Manipur
Tripura
Nagaland
Meghalaya