General Awareness: Indian Culture Quiz
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- 1.Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' has been adopted as India's National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted?
- A.
Only the first stanza
- B.
The whole song
- C.
Third and Fourth stanza
- D.
First and Second stanza
- 2.'Natya - Shastra' the main source of India's classical dances was written by
- A.
Nara Muni
- B.
Bharat Muni
- C.
Abhinav Gupt
- D.
Tandu Muni
- 3.The words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from
- A.
Rigveda
- B.
Satpath Brahmana
- C.
Mundak Upanishad
- D.
Ramayana
- 4.Mohiniattam dance from developed originally in which state?
- A.
Tamil nadu
- B.
Orissa
- C.
Kerala
- D.
Karnataka
- 5.Which of the following Akademis is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India?
- A.
National School of Drama
- B.
Sangeet Akademi
- C.
Sahitya Akademi
- D.
Lalit Kala Akademi
- 6.The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity
- A.
Ram
- B.
Jaganath
- C.
Shiva
- D.
Vishnu
- 7.The book of Parsis is
- A.
Torah
- B.
Bible
- C.
Zend Avesta
- D.
Gita
- 8.'Kathakali' is a folk dance prevalent in which state?
- A.
Karnataka
- B.
Orissa
- C.
Kerala
- D.
Manipur
- 9.The National Anthem was first sung in the year
- A.
1911
- B.
1913
- C.
1936
- D.
1935
- 10.Who composed the famous song 'Sare Jahan Se Achha'?
- A.
Jaidev
- B.
Mohammad Iqbal
- C.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- D.
Rabindranath Tagore
- 11.In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?
- A.
Onam
- B.
Ranali Bihu
- C.
Navratri
- D.
Pongal
- 12.Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?
- A.
Hinduism
- B.
Buddhism
- C.
Jainism
- D.
Islam
- 13.Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
- A.
Lucknow
- B.
Hyderabad
- C.
Jaipur
- D.
Mysore
- 14.Which of the following dances is a solo dance?
- A.
Ottan Thullal
- B.
Kuchipudi
- C.
Yakshagana
- D.
Odissi
- 15.Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?
- A.
Nautanki
- B.
Garba
- C.
Kathakali
- D.
Bhangra
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