Indian Culture MCQs

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RK Laxman most famous contribution to the world of advertising is that he created Gattu, the impish mascot of the home improvement behemoth Asian Paints. GATTU, the little Boy with wet Brush in hand happens to be the mascot/ trade mark of Asian Paints in India. After the introduction of Gattu in 1954, sales zoomed ten-fold at Asian Paints.

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George Wittet (1878-1926) was a Scottish architect who designed of Bombay’s best known landmarks: the Prince of Wales Museum, the Gateway of India, the Institute of Science, etc. The Gateway of India was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Mumbai, prior to the Delhi Durbar, in December 1911.

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Garadi is a folk dance performed in Puducherry. It is performed during all festivals of the region. This dance performance is usually performed for five to eight hours at a stretch, for several nights in a row. The origin of Garadi dance is related to Hindu epic Ramayana.

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Hampi festival also known as the Vijaya Utsav is one of the largest celebrations of the ancient Vijayanagar empire now Hampi in Karnataka. It is beautifully organized by the Government of Karnataka on a large scale, and its main feature includes traditional Kannadigas dance, drama, fireworks, etc.

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As of October 2024, India acknowledges eleven classical languages: Tamil (2004), Sanskrit (2005), Kannada (2008), Telugu (2008), Malayalam (2013), Odia (2014), and, more recently, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali (all in 2024). These languages are esteemed for their antiquity, rich literary heritage, and significant cultural contributions. This designation aims to preserve and promote India’s diverse linguistic legacy.

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Madhubani painting or Mithila painting is a style of Indian painting, practiced in the Mithila region of Bihar state, India and the adjoining parts of Terai in Nepal. Painting is done with fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks, using natural dyes and pigments, and is characterized by eye-catching geometrical patterns. There are paintings for each occasion and festival such as birth, marriage, holi, surya shasti, kali puja, Upanayanam (sacred thread ceremony), and durga puja.

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Pattachitra style of painting is one of the oldest and most popular art forms of Odisha. The name Pattachitra has evolved from the Sanskrit words patta, meaning canvas, and chitra, meaning picture. This artform is known for its intricate details as well as mythological narratives and folktales inscribed in it.

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The ghumot, gumot or ghumat is a membranophone instrument from Goa, India. Ghumat is a percussion instrument of earthen vessel having both sides open; on the bigger opening a leather (drum membrane) of monitor lizard is mounted.

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Patna Kalam is a major Indian painting style. The Patna or Company painting style, famous for depicting common aspects of the common people of the time, developed after the decline of the Mughal Empire when painters made Patna and its adjoining areas their subjects.

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Basohli style, Kangra style, and Jammu style come under the Pahari painting style. Pahari painting (literally meaning painting of the hill region) is a broad term used to refer to Indian painting. It is mostly done in miniature and originated in the Himalayan hill states of northern India during the 17th–19th centuries. Prominent among them were Basohili, Mankot, Nurpur, Chamba, Kangra, Gular, Mandi and Garhwal.] The masters of this art were Nainsukh, who was born in the middle of the 18th century. After this, his two generations carried forward this art.