indian culture and heritage

In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?

• Rongali Bihu

• Onam

• Pongal

• Navratri

The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of the development of art under the -

• Pallavas

• Chalukyas

• Pandyas

• Rashtrakutas

'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?

• A) Uttar Pradesh

• B) Rajasthan

• C) Madhya Pradesh

• D) Bihar

What is the name of the elephant which serves as the mount of Lord Indra?

(a)  

Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?

• A) Hyderabad

• B) Lucknow

• C) Mysore

• D) Jaipur

Tansen, a great musician of his time, was in the court of

• A) Akbar

• B) Shahjahan

• C) Bahadur Shah

• D) Jahangir

Who put up the most stiff resistance against the British in India?

• A) The Rajputs

• The Marathas

• C) The Moghals

• D) The Sikhs

Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' has been adopted as India's National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted?

• A) Third and Fourth stanza

• B) The whole song

• ) First and Second stanzav

• D) Only the first stanza

Pungi is a dance form related to the state

(a)  

The Main headquarters of Sahitya Akademi is located at

• A) Mumbai

• B) Chennai

• C) New Delhi

• D) Kolkata