Art & Culture Current Affairs MCQs

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The Lokhimon faith, founded by Kurusar Lokhan Engti Hansek, revolves around principles of reform, emphasizing non-violence, restraint, peace, friendship, faith, devotion, and purity.
To transform Karbi Anglong into a tourist destination, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the construction of a Lokhiman temple in Dolamara, Karbi Anglong, with a budget of Rs 5 crore.

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The 28th European Union Film Festival (EUFF) of India is set to unfold in New Delhi from December 1 to 10. Celebrating cultural ties between India and the European Union, the festival will screen 28 films in 25 languages from 28 European countries.
18 of the films in this year’s selection are by women directors. The festival aims to highlight and celebrate women in cinema and ‘the art of storytelling from the woman’s perspective’. After its Delhi chapter, the festival will travel to Chennai.

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Boita Bandana is a boat festival to commemorate the maritime glory of Odisha. It is observed every year on the full moon day in the month of Kartik.
The festival commemorates the ancient maritime activities and trade relations of Odisha with Southeast Asian countries. This historical event is commemorated by the symbolic act of floating miniature boats made of banana stems, paper, and coloured cloth in water bodies like rivers, ponds, and the sea. The ritual pays homage to the brave sailors who ventured into the sea for trade.

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A diplomatic row sparked between Greece and the UK after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled a meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the status of the Parthenon Sculptures housed at the British Museum.
Over the years, Greece has repeatedly asked for the sculptures’ permanent return to Athens, but Britain refused to do so. The Parthenon Sculptures are more than 30 ancient stone sculptures from Greece that are more than 2,000 years old. Most of them adorned the walls and grounds of the Parthenon temple on the rocky Acropolis hill in Athens. Completed in 432 BC, the temple is dedicated to the goddess Athena.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Indian Art, Architecture & Design Biennale (IAADB) 2023 at Red Fort.
During the programme, the Prime Minister also inaugurated the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Centre for Design’ at Red Fort and the student Biennale- Samunnati. He also launched a Commemorative Stamp.

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Hanukkah is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra.
The holiday marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the 2nd century BC, after a small group of Jewish fighters liberated it from occupying foreign forces.

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Two ancient sculptures were discovered at Kolalian village in Mizoram’s Mamit district near Assam’s Barak Valley.
The art forms of the sculptures, claimed to be 1,500 years old, have a strong similarity with the structures found during the Gupta and Pala periods (between 750 and 1200 CE). They have found two sculptures including one ‘relief’ (carved into the hills) looking like a Buddha and another ‘free standing’ (statue made of stone in the hills) which looks like Parvati, a Hindu goddess.

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Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated Krishnaveni Sangeetha Neerajanam, at TummalapalliKalakshetram, Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.
This three-day classical music extravaganza will host a variety of activities, including classical music performances by renowned musicians of the country and an exhibition and sale of regional cuisine, local handicrafts and handlooms. The event provides an enchanting glimpse into the Indian classical music heritage and featured a diverse array of performances by accomplished musicians.

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Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Sikh Guru Teg Bahadur recalling his martyrdom. He was the ninth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion and was the youngest son of Guru Hargobind. He was born to Mata Nanki and Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh guru, who raised an army against the Mughals and introduced the concept of warrior saints.
After Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh guru, the guruship became hereditary. His writings are housed in the sacred text, ‘Guru Granth Sahib,’ in the form of 116 poetic hymns. During one such mission, he founded the town of Chak-Nanki in Punjab, which later became a part of Punjab’s Anandpur Sahib. He was publicly killed in 1675 on the orders of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Delhi for refusing Mughal rulers and defying them. Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib and Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in Delhi mark the places of execution and cremation of his body.

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The Hattee community, which has been at the center of recent legal discussions regarding its inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list, is primarily found in Himachal Pradesh. This issue gained prominence following the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s decision to stay the inclusion of the Hattee community in the state’s ST list. The High Court intervened after the state government issued directions for this inclusion, which was contested by other communities through legal petitions. The Hattees are specifically from the Trans-Giri Area of Sirmour district in Himachal Pradesh, and their potential inclusion in the ST list has been a subject of debate and legal scrutiny.