1. Chakan Gaan-Ngai, a post-harvest festival is celebrated in __:
[A] Manipur
[B] Sikkim
[C] Meghalaya
[D] Arunachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: A [Manipur]
Notes:
Celebration of the biggest post-harvest festival of the Zeliangrong community, Chakan Gaan-Ngai, also popularly known as Gaan-Ngai was kick-started in Manipur recently with different organizations celebrating the festival in their own manner with traditional gaiety and religious fervour. The State Level celebration of the festival was organized by State Level Gaan Ngai-2013 Committee at Langol Tarung village with Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh as Chief Guest.
2. A devotional saint and a cobbler by profession was ___?
[A] Tulsidas
[B] Surdas
[C] Raidas
[D] Malukdas
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Correct Answer: C [Raidas]
Notes:
Ravidas was an Indian mystic poet-sant of the Bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century CE. He was a guru in the region of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and mainly Punjab. He was a devotional saint and cobbler by profession.
3. Which among the following place is not associated with Jain Temples?
[A] Sravanbelgola
[B] Palitana
[C] Khandgiri
[D] Ratnagiri
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Correct Answer: D [Ratnagiri]
Notes:
Ratnagiri is a port town in Maharashtra, western India. It is Overlooking the Arabian Sea, Ratnadurg Fort has the Bhagwati temple and a lighthouse. It is not associated with the Jain temples.
4. Which among the following is NOT among the Panchabhutas as per ancient Indian philosophy?
[A] Earth
[B] Fire
[C] Water
[D] Space
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Correct Answer: D [Space]
Notes:
There are nine substances viz. prithvi (earth), ap (water), tejas (fire), vayu (air), akasha (ether), kala (time), dik (space), atman (self) and manas (mind). The first five are called bhutas (Panchabhutas) the substances having some specific qualities so that they could be perceived by one or the other external senses.
5. Which of the following is not a school of Hindu Philosophy?
[A] Yoga
[B] Lokayata
[C] Samkhya
[D] Vedanta
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Correct Answer: B [Lokayata]
Notes:
The six schools of Hindu Philosophy are Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa and Vedanta. These are also called the Astika.
6. Rekha Deula, Pidha Deula and Khakhara Deula are three distinct types of temples associated to _?
[A] Pallava architecture
[B] Kalinga architecture
[C] Chola architecture
[D] Chalukyan architecture
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Correct Answer: B [Kalinga architecture]
Notes:
Rekha Deula, Pidha Deula and Khakhara Deula are three distinct types of temples associated to Kalinga architecture.
7. Muziris Heritage Project is a Green Project of which state?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Kerala
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Kerala]
Notes:
Muziris was an ancient seaport and urban centre on the Malabar Coast that dates from at least the 1st century BC. It was an important trading port, whose exports – especially black pepper–was well known across the world. Kerala has recently announced to develop the port as its first green project.
8. 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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Correct Answer: C [Rabindranath Tagore]
Notes:
Rabindranath Tagore FRAS, also known by his sobriquets Gurudev, Kabiguru, and Biswakabi, was a Bengali polymath, poet, musician, and artist from the Indian subcontinent. He was the author of the literary work ‘Sishu’.
9. In which of the following ages the philosophical systems of the Hindus were propounded and properly codified?
[A] Vedic age
[B] Maurya age
[C] Kanishka age
[D] Gupta age
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Correct Answer: A [Vedic age]
Notes:
Hindu philosophy refers to philosophies, world views, and teachings that emerged in ancient India. These include six systems: Sankhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa and Vedanta. All the Indian philosophy schools and books were codified during the vedic age.
10. Which of the following is/are correctly matched?
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Persons
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Events
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1. Keshab Chandra Sen
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Prarthana Samaj
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2. Mahadev Govind Ranade
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Brahmo Samaj
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3. Swami Vivekanand
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Ramakrishna Mission
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[A] 1, 2 and 3
[B] 1 and 3 only
[C] 1 only
[D] 3 only
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Correct Answer: B [1 and 3 only]
Notes:
• Prarthana Samaj was a movement for religious and social reform in Bombay based on earlier reform movements. Prarthana Samaj was founded by Atmaram Pandurang in 1867 when Kesab Chandra sen visited Maharashtra.
• Brahmo Samaj is the societal component of Brahmoism, which began as a monotheistic. It was started at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore.
• Vivekananda went on lecture tours and held private discourses on Hinduism and spirituality. He also founded the first Vedanta Society in the United States at New York. He returned to India in 1897 and founded the Ramakrishna Mission on 1 May 1897.
