Indian Culture MCQs

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It is an annual Jewish festival celebrated during the Hebrew month of Iyer. It is celebrated on the 33rd day of Omar, the 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot. Lag b’omer is the only day during the 49-day period when celebrations are permitted. Every year thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish pilgrims make their way to the base of Mount Meuron to mark the occasion. The pilgrims aim to pay tribute to Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, a 2nd-century sage and mystic who is believed to have died on this day.

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It is an international hand-held exhibition held every two weeks in February near Faridabad, Haryana. Displays regional and international handicrafts and cultural heritage. Every year the planning committee selects the theme status. The initiative aims to highlight the cultural diversity of India and make it more prominent among other countries. In 2019, the total number of apples was Maharashtra and for 2020 the total number was Himachal Pradesh. The theme of the fair in 2022 is ‘Jammu and Kashmir’.

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Originally from Himachal Pradesh, there is a mixture of martial arts, sports and culture. It happens every year in April during the Baisakhi festival. Several public prayers were held for blessings. Goddess Mashu and Durga are the great gods. Martial arts depend on whether the player has the ability to shoot. Thoda can be dated back to the Mahabharata period when bow and arrow were used in a historical battle in the valleys of Kullu and Manali.

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Kathi Samu is one of the ancient martial arts of Andhra Pradesh, performed by the royal army. This respected martial art uses a variety of swords. Kathi Samu’s workshop is known as ‘Grid’. Today, this form of martial art is practiced only as a pastime in the families of those who once served their king as soldiers. It was established over the next few years in the two main Vizianagaram areas north of the Andhra coast and Karvetinagaram in the southern district of Chittoor. The stick war known as ‘Vari’ plays an important role in Kothi Samu and is a precursor to the real sword fighting. The fight is between two men wielding long, sharp swords.

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A written reference to puppetry has also been found in the Tamil classic Silappadikaram and the Mahabharata, written in the 1st and 2nd centuries BCE. Traditional puppet plays in India apply stories of heroes and heroines, gods and goddesses taken from ancient literary texts such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata epics and myths (literally “ancient times”, meaning stories of various deities) in addition to local myths.

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The traditional string puppet of Rajasthan is called Katputli. The name ‘Kat’ is derived from wood and ‘Putli’ from the toy. The puppets are covered in dazzling traditional Rajasthani attire. The show is accompanied by dramatic folk music. A distinctive feature of puppets is the lack of legs. Strings are attached to the puppet finger.

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Anarsa is a type of sweet Bihari dish made from rice flour, sesame seeds and sugar. It is a special dish of Diwali and is generally more popular in North India. Two types of anarsa are made. In the shape of round tablets or flat tablets. While eating around anarsa, it becomes crunchy as well as soft from the inside.

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Kalamkari is an ancient style of hand painting done using natural dyes with tamarind pens on cotton or silk fabric. The word Kalamkari is derived from a Persian word where ‘Kalam’ means pen and ‘Kari’ means craftsmanship. The art consists of 23 difficult stages of dyeing, bleaching, hand painting, block printing, starching, cleaning, and much more.
Kalamkari is a famous handicraft of Andhra Pradesh.

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Panchi and Parhan are the famous fabrics of Jharkhand. Panchi and Parhan is the traditional dress of the women of Jharkhand. The lower garment is panchi and the upper one, is the parahan. Jharkhand popularly known as Vanchal (Land of the Forest) is cultured with a dynamic heritage of textiles and clothing.

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Mudrarakshasa is a Sanskrit language play written by Visakhadatta that describes the rise of King Chandragupta Maurya to power in India. Drama is an example of creative writing, but not entirely fiction. It dates from the late fourth century to the eighth century CE in a variety of ways.