Indian Culture

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?

• Uttar Pradesh

• Rajasthan

• Madhya Pradesh

• Bihar

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

• Hyderabad

• Jaipur

• Lucknow

• Mysore

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

• Shahjahan

• Akbar

• Bahadur Shah

• Jahangir

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

• The Rajputs

• The Marathas

• The Moghals

• 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?

• Third and Fourth stanza

• The whole song

• First and Second stanza

• Only the first stanza

Pungi is a dance form related to the state

• Punjab

• Sikkim

• Himachal Pradesh

• Jammu and Kashmir

Kumbh Mela is held in every ___ years

• 12

• 10

• 5

• 3

The Main headquarters of Sahitya Akademi is located at

• New Delhi

• Mumbai

• Kolkata

• Chennai