Indian Culture MCQs

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Rajgir, the ancient capital of the Magadhan empire in Bihar is held sacred by both Buddhists and Jains for its association with the Buddha and Mahavir. Department of Tourism, Bihar holds a colourful festival of dance and music, Rajgir Mahotsav or Dance Festival every year in Rajgir.

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Legendary actress Suchitra Sen was popularly known as Bengal’s Greata Garbo. Sen began her career with the Bengali film “Shesh Kothay” in 1952. She is well known for her role in Devdas and Aandhi. She died at the age of 82.

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Madai festival is a popular festival of Chhattisgarh. The festival reflects the rich culture and tradition of the state. The Madai Festival is celebrated by people belonging to the Gond Tribe.

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Mahamastakabhisheka holds in Karnataka only and holds for once in 12 years

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Vimana and Shikara are the man features of Dravida style of temple architecture. Unlike the nagara temple, the dravida temple is enclosed within a compound wall. The vimana is like a stepped pyramid that rise up geometrically rather than the curving shikhara of north India.

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The correct answer is Pune. In 1956, a Farm Radio was established in Pune as a joint venture between All India Radio and UNESCO. This initiative aimed to disseminate agricultural knowledge and practices to farmers, enhancing rural development. Pune was chosen due to its proximity to agricultural research institutions, making it an ideal location for such educational broadcasts.

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Darbhanga Castle is located in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in Prayagraj, next to Allahabad University. Interestingly, despite its name which might suggest a connection to Darbhanga in Bihar, it is in fact based in Uttar Pradesh. This castle illustrates the rich and diverse architectural history of India, with its stylistic influences drawn from a range of periods and locations.

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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 Kathasaritsagar ( or Ocean of the Streams of Stories) is a famous 11th-century collection of Indian legends, fairy tales and folk tales as retold in Sanskrit by Somadeva, a Shaiva Brahmin.

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Naropa festival is a celebration of the 1,000th birth anniversary of the great Indian saint Naropa.  It is celebrated in the Hemis monastery of Drukpa lineage. More than 200,000 devotees, mainly from Ladakh, Bhutan and Nepal, attend the week-long celebrations. It is called Kumbh of the Himalayas because this opportunity comes only once in 12 years.