Indian Culture MCQs

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The Mahabharata was translated into Persian at Akbar’s orders, by Faizi and `Abd al-Qadir Bada’uni (c. 1540 – 1615) and named Razmnameh.

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Konark Sun Temple is a 13th century temple of Odisha, built by Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. It is also known as Black Pagoda. It’s a World Heritage Site. It is considered as architectural marvel for which Odisha, best known worldwide.

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Apart from Indian national anthem Rabindranath Tagore has written national anthem of Bangladesh ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ and also the lyrics of Sri Lanka’s National Anthem (Sri Lanka Matha). Tagore had written the music and lyrics for Nama Nama Sri Lanka Mata in the Bengali language for his student Ananda Samarakoon.

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Lord Jagannath is primarily associated with Puri, a city in the Indian state of Odisha. The Jagannath Temple in Puri is one of the Char Dham pilgrimage sites and is famous for the annual Rath Yatra, where the deities are paraded on massive chariots. The worship of Jagannath is unique, as he is depicted with a distinctive form, characterized by large eyes and a wooden body. Puri is also known for its rich cultural heritage and is a important center for Vaishnavism.

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The Dilwara temples are located at Mount Abu in Rajasthan. These temples appear simple from outside but the interior showcase the extraordinary work of human craftsmanship. These Jain temples were built by Vimal Shah and designed by Vastupala, Jain minister of Dholka.

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Ashtadhyayi is a sanskrit treatise on grammar. It was written in the 6th to 5th century bce by the Indian grammarian Panini.
The Mahābhāsya is attributed to Patañjali, is a commentary on selected rules of Sanskrit grammar from Paṇini’s treatise. It is dated to the 2nd century BCE.
Nirukta means “explained, interpreted” and refers to one of the six ancient Vedangas. Nirukta covers etymology, and is the study concerned with correct interpretation of Sanskrit words in the Vedas.

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Gundecha brothers are well known exponents of Dhrupad. They are classical singers of the dhrupad genre of the Dagar vani. From 1985 to 2019 the duo consisted of brothers Umakant Gundecha and Ramakant Gundecha and were awarded the Padma Shri for art for 2012.

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Namdev is considered to be a part of the varkari tradition (Vaishnava devotional tradition) was born in Maharashtra in 1270 AD, belong to chipi (cloth painter) caste. He composed hymns on Marathi and some of his verses were included in the Guru Granth Sahib (or Adi Granth). He was a precursor of Kabir and Guru Nanak. His abhangas (or devotional lyrics) were known as Namdevachi.

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Zend-Avesta is the sacred book of Zoroastrianism. It contains the teachings of the prophet Zoroaster, as well as the cosmogony, law, and liturgy of the religion. The Parsees still use the Zend-Avesta as their bible and prayer book.
The Zend-Avesta is written in the Avestan language, which is also called the Zend language. The Avestan language is an eastern Iranian language.
The Zend-Avesta is all that remains of a much larger body of scripture. It is believed to be Zarathushtra’s transformation of a very ancient tradition.

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Kayotsarga is a yogic posture or meditation technique which is an important part of the Jain meditation. Kayotsarga means to give up one's physical comfort and body movements, thus staying steady, either in a standing or other posture, and concentrating upon the true nature of the soul.