Indian Culture MCQs

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Ramman is a religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal region, Uttarkhand. It is a festival of the Hindu community in the Saloor Dungra village in the Chamoli district of Uttarkhand. The festival and the eponymous art form are conducted as an offering to the village deity, Bhumiyal Devta.

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The terms Udara, Mudara and Tara are related to Music as per the ancient Indian Texts. They are the important terms related to the music connotations.

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Watson’s Hotel, also known as Esplanade Mansion, is located in Mumbai. Built in 1867, it is recognized as India’s oldest surviving cast iron building. The structure showcases Victorian Gothic architecture and was originally a luxury hotel. Its unique cast iron framework was sourced from the UK, reflecting the colonial era’s architectural trends.

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The Indian peacock or Pavo cristatus was declared the national bird of India in 1963. It was made the national bird because of its rich religious and legendary involvement in Indian traditions.

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Rumtek Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located in the Indian state of Sikkim, near the capital city of Gangtok. It is the largest monastery in Sikkim and one of the most important centers of the Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism. The monastery is known for its traditional Tibetan architecture and art, and for its collection of sacred texts and artifacts. It is also the seat of the Gyalwa Karmapa, the head of the Kagyu sect.

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Ustad Amir Khan is said to have established Indore Gharana.

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The Langas and Manganiars are Muslim communities of traditional musicians who are known for their Sufi music. They have lived in the Thar Desert region of western Rajasthan for centuries, and also in villages along the Pakistan border. They are hereditary communities who make their livings as musical performers and genealogists for higher-caste patrons

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Kolayat fair is annually held on Kartik Purnima tithi, or the full moon day, in Kartik month as per traditional Hindu lunar calendar in Rajasthan. The fair is held on the banks of a lake located at Kolayat near Bikaner in Rajasthan. 

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A recipient of the Nobel Prize  for literature, Rabindranath Tagore was born in an affluent Bengali family. Tagore’s journey as a painter began in his late sixties as an extension of his poetic consciousness.

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This sect of Buddhism believes in the heavenliness of Buddha and believes in Idol Worship. It allows salvation through having faith and committing oneself to Buddha. Major difference between Hinayana and Mahayana. Mahayana worships the bodhisattvas and read the Mahayana sutras while Hinayanists do not perform these.