Indian Culture MCQs

1. Who among the following preached the doctrine of One religion, one caste and one God for mankind?
[A] Jyotiba Phule
[B] Vivekananda
[C] Sri Narayan Guru
[D] Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

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2. Vachaspati Puraskar is awarded by the K.K. Birla Foundation, for outstanding contribution to which of the following?
[A] Scientific research
[B] Sanskrit Literature
[C] Literary work in any Indian language
[D] Dance

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3. Kandyan dance which is a form of dance depicting the scenes from Ramayana is a national dance of which of the following countries?
[A] Thailand
[B] Indonesia
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] India

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4. In context with the Indian music, Abhang are the devotional songs dedicated to which among the following gods?
[A] Jagannatha
[B] Narayana
[C] Vitthala
[D] Vamana

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5. In which of the following Central Asian countries, the “Sharq Taronalari” film festival is held biennially, in which many Indian artists also take part?
[A] Kazakhstan
[B] Uzbekistan
[C] Kyrgyzstan
[D] Tajikistan

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6. Gundecha brothers are well known exponents of which among the following styles of Hindustani Classical Music ?
[A] Khayal
[B] Tharana
[C] Dhrupad
[D] Thumri

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7. Who was the founder of Radha Swami Satsang in Agra?
[A] Radha Kant Dev
[B] Baba Ram Singh
[C] Keshab Chandra Sen
[D] Shiv Dayal Sahib

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8. Which of the following paintings involves the art of creating images on cotton cloth using the wax resist method?
[A] Kalighat
[B] Batik
[C] Kalamkari
[D] Madhubani

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9. Which of the following is not a vedanga?
[A] Vyakarana
[B] Niruktas
[C] Jyotisa
[D] Brahmana

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10. Kovai Kora cotton saris, which received the GI status in 2014, are manufactured in which state?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Karnataka
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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