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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Buddhism stupa are called Chorten in North east India and Tibet

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Pandavani is a traditional dance/ drama/ theatre of Chattisgarh. Pandavani is a folk singing style involving narration of tales from the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata. Apart from Chhattisgarh, Pandvani is also popular in Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.

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Jibanananda Das was a Bengali poet, writer, novelist and essayist and was popularly known as Rupashi Banglar Kabi. He was most read poet after Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam.

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The National Kishore Kumar Award is conferred by the Madhya Pradesh Government in India. This prestigious award, named after the legendary Indian actor, playback singer, director, and music producer Kishore Kumar, honours exceptional contributions in the Indian film and music industry. It is part of their initiative to promote arts and culture.

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The “Sharq Taronalari” film festival is held biennially in Uzbekistan, specifically in the city of Samarkand. Established in 1997, it aims to promote cultural exchange and showcase films from various countries, including important participation from Indian artists. Uzbekistan has a rich cinematic history and is known for its contributions to the arts, making it a fitting host for such an international event.

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The famous Sufi poet, Amir Khusrau was the author of the poem Ghurrat-ul-Kamaal (the Prime of Perfection). Excerpts of the  works done by him are Tughluq Nama, Wast-ul-Hayat, Nuh Sipihr, Laila Majnun, etc. He was the court poet of Alauddin Khilji  and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya, Delhi.

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Guru Angad Dev Ji, the 2nd guru of Sikhs, invented a new script for Punjabi language known as “Gurmukhi” in order to make the scriptures (Guru writings) available for the common people of the society. Gurmukhi means “from the mouth of the Guru.”

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The Persian architecture makes use of abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square. Plans are often based on symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls.