Indian Culture MCQs

1. Where is Largest Monastery in India?
[A] Jetavana
[B] Kardang Monastery
[C] Tawang Monasatery
[D] Zang Dhok Palri Phodang

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2. To which of the following parvas of Mahabharata, Bhagvatgita Belongs?
[A] Vana parva
[B] Bhishma parva
[C] Drone Parva
[D] Shanti parva

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3. Famous Mukheshawar Temple & Ananta Basudeva temple is located in which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Haryana
[D] Odisha

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4. Ashtadhyayi, Mahabhasya & Nirkuta are related to which of the following? 
[A] Music
[B] Grammar
[C] Philosophy
[D] Music

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5. The oldest recorded Indian Music dates back to 1902 when India’s first disc featured a khayal in Raag Jogiya by one of these singers. Identify the singer:
[A] Abdul Wahid Khan
[B] Govindrao Tembe
[C] Gauhar Jan
[D] Abdul Karim Khan

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6. With reference to Indian culture, what is Nabakalebara?
[A] An annual Hindu festival held in the Padmanabhaswamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram
[B] A festival observed in the Jagannath Temple at Puri.
[C] A festival held on the occasion of Makar Sankranti at Sagardwip Island near Kolkata.
[D] A festival observed once in six years at Ganga Ghats, of Varanasi.

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7. Which of the following is not a colour code of heritage sites/monuments to be adopted by “monument mitras” under “Adopt a Heritage Project” launched by the Ministry of Tourism?
[A] Blue
[B] Green
[C] Red
[D] Orange

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8. In which of the following areas, “Garba” dance form is common?
[A] Punjab
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Gujarat

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9. Gandhara art is a combination of which of the following styles?
[A] Indian Style + Kushan Style
[B] Greek Style + Kushan Style
[C] Indian Style + Greek Style
[D] Indian Style + Persian Style

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10. Sishu is the literary work of which of the following Indian authors?
[A] Arundhati Roy
[B] Vikram Seth
[C] Rabindranath Tagore
[D] Jawaharlal Nehru

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