1. Sabarimala is located in which of the following states?
[A] Kerala
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: A [Kerala]
Notes:
Sabarimala is a Hindu pilgrimage centre located at the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the Western Ghat mountain ranges of Pathanamthitta District, Perunad grama panchayat in Kerala.
2. Chorten is a term related to which of the following religion?
[A] Buddhism
[B] Jewism
[C] Judaism
[D] Jainism
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Correct Answer: A [Buddhism]
Notes:
Buddhism stupa are called Chorten in North east India and Tibet
3. Kashful Mahjub, the celebrated manual of Sufism was written by whom ?
[A] Khwaja Al Hujuiri
[B] Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti
[C] Khawaja Bahauddin Zakariya
[D] Shaikh Nasiruddin Mahmud
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Correct Answer: A [Khwaja Al Hujuiri]
Notes:
The 11th century Sufi saint, Khwaja Al Hujuiri ( also known as Data Ganj Baksh) was the author of the celebrated manual on Sufism entitled “Kashful Mahjub”.
4. 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’.
5. Who wrote the Novel ‘Pather Dabi’in Bengali?
[A] Saratchandra Chattopadhay
[B] Kazi Nazrul Islam
[C] Bankimchandra
[D] Rabindranath Tagore
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Correct Answer: A [Saratchandra Chattopadhay]
Notes:
Saratchandra Chattopadhay wrote the Novel ‘Pather Dabi’in Bengal. It was banned by the British because it was a rebellious book which stirred anger in the hearts of Indian people for the British.
6. Who among the following built the Konark’s Sun Temple?
[A] Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva
[B] Narasimhadeva I
[C] Kapilendra Deva Routaray
[D] Purushottam Dev
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Correct Answer: B [Narasimhadeva I]
Notes:
Based on Brahmin beliefs, Konark’s Sun Temple was built in the 13th century by King Narasimhadeva I (1238-1250 CE) of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty and dedicated to Sun God Surya.
7. The motif of ‘Hampi with Chariot’ is printed on the reverse of which currency notes?
[A] One Rupee Note
[B] Rs. 500 note
[C] Rs. 1000 note
[D] Rs. 50 note
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Correct Answer: D [Rs. 50 note]
Notes:
The new 50 rupees banknote from India is in a bright turquoise colour. On the obverse side of the Rs.50 note is a portrait of Mahatmi Gandhi, India’s independence movement leader. On the reverse side of the ₹50 bill is an image of the stone chariot in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hampi.
8. Who among the following being a renowned poet was a good painter also?
[A] Rabindra Nath Tagore
[B] Amrita Shergil
[C] A. N. Tagore
[D] S. N. Bannerjee
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Correct Answer: A [Rabindra Nath Tagore]
Notes:
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.
9. Sculptures of the Mathura School of Art, which flourished in the early centuries of the Christian Era, are made out of which of the following materials?
[A] Marble
[B] Slate stone
[C] Granite
[D] Red sandstone
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Correct Answer: D [Red sandstone]
Notes:
The main traditional centre of production in this school was Mathura, and other important centres were Sarnath and Kosambi. The material used in this school was the spotted red sandstone. This art reached its peak during the Gupta period in 6th or 7th century.
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.
