Indian Culture MCQs

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Bhanu Athaiya, an eminent costume designer in Indian cinema, became the first Indian to clinch an Oscar. Her ideation and implementation of costumes grace over 100 films and spans over several decades from the 1950s. She collaborated with proficient filmmakers such as Guru Dutt, Yash Chopra, Raj Kapoor, Ashutosh Gowariker, including international directors like Conrad Rooks and Richard Attenborough. She also won two prestigious National Film Awards, in 1991 and 2002, demonstrating her exceptional skills and contribution to the film industry.

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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.

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Hornbill Festival is celebrated annually in Nagaland from December 1st to 10th. It is also known as the “Festival of Festivals” because it represents all of Nagaland’s ethnic groups. The festival is organized by the State Tourism and Art & Culture Departments, and is supported by the Union Government. The festival is celebrated to encourage inter-tribal interaction and to promote the cultural heritage of Nagaland.  The festival is a powerful expression of Naga culture through traditional music, dance, and performances. All of the Nagaland tribes contribute to making the festival more colorful, vibrant, and enjoyable.  The festival includes daily cultural events such as: Music festivals, Photo fest, Fashion shows, Adventure sports, Night carnivals.  The 23rd Hornbill Festival was held in 2022 at Naga Heritage Village Kisama.

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The Sahitya Akademi, India’s National Academy of Letters, awards literary prizes in 24 languages recognized by the Academy. These languages are: Assamese, Bangla, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, and Bishnupriya Manipuri.

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Tribal dance forms are Karma and Saili (Gonds), Bhagoria (Bhils), Lehangi (Saharias) and Thaapti (Kokru), Pardhauni (Baiga).

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Dhrupad was developed as a part of worship in temples and various rituals such as yajnas. Gudiya Govarhar, Khandar, Dagar & Nauhar are four distinct gharanas of Dhrupad.

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The Mahendra style, Mamalla style, Rajasimha Art & Aprajita Style are examples of Pallava temple architecture.

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There are four books under this heading: The Valmiki-Ramayana, the Yogavasishtha, The Mahabharata and the Harivamsa. These embody all that is in the Vedas, but only in a simpler manner. These are called the Suhrit-Samhitas or the Friendly Treatises, while the Vedas are called the Prabhu-Samhitas or the Commanding Treatises with great authority. These works explain the great universal truths in the form of historical narratives, stories and dialogues. These are very interesting volumes and are liked by all, from the inquisitive child to the intellectual scholar.

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It avoided the extremes of habitual sensuality and habitual self-torture

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Kathak is the Hindi name for one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance. The origin of Kathak is traditionally attributed to the traveling bards of ancient northern India known as Kathakars or storytellers.