India Quiz 142: Indian Culture Quiz

India Quiz 142: Indian Culture Quiz1. 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-ga...

India Quiz 92

India Quiz 92 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...

Indian Culture Quiz 14

Indian Culture Quiz 14 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....

Indian Culture Quiz 13

Indian Culture Quiz 13 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...

Indian Culture Quiz 12

Indian Culture Quiz 12 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...

Indian Culture Quiz 11

Indian Culture Quiz 11 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...

Indian Culture Quiz 10

Indian Culture Quiz 10 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....

Indian Culture Quiz 9

India Culture Quiz 9 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...

Indian Culture Quiz 8

Indian Culture Quiz 8 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...

Indian Culture Quiz 7

Indian Culture Quiz 7 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....

Indian Culture Quiz 6

Indian Culture Quiz 6 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...