WorksheetsIndian Culture
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
'Natya - Shastra' the main source of India's classical dances was written by
Abhinav Gupt
Tandu Muni
Bharat Muni
Nara Muni
Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' has been adopted as India's National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted?
The whole song
Third and Fourth stanza
First and Second stanza
Only the first stanza
'Dandia' is a popular dance of
Punjab
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra
The words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from
Satpath Brahmana
Rigveda
Mundak Upanishad
Ramayana
Mohiniattam dance from developed originally in which state?
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Orissa
Karnataka
Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?
Nautanki
Garba
Kathakali
Bhangra
Which of the following Akademis is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India
Sangeet Akademi
National School of Drama
Sahitya Akademi
Lalit Kala Akademi
The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity
Jaganath
Ram
Shiva
Vishnu
The book of Parsis is
Torah
Bible
Zend Avesta
Gita
Which of the following dances is a solo dance?
Yakshagana
Kuchipudi
Ottan Thullal
Odissi
The National Anthem was first sung in the year
1936
1913
1935
1911
Thillana is a format of
Baharatanatyam
Kuchipudi
Odissi
Kathak
'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Bihar
Madhya Pradesh
The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at
Mumbai
Chennai
New Delhi
Kolkata
The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Thanjavur was
Kathak
Kathakali
Odissi
Bharatanatyam
The last Mahakumbh of the 20th century was held at
Allahabad
Haridwar
Ujjain
Nasik
The National Song of India was composed by
Rabindranath Tagore
Bankim Chandra Chatterji
Iqbal
Jai Shankar Prasad
Who composed the famous song 'Sare Jahan SeAchha'?
Rabindranath Tagore
Mohammad Iqbal
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Jaidev
In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?
Rongali Bihu
Navratri
Onam
Pongal
Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Jainism
Islam
Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
Lucknow
Hyderabad
Jaipur
Mysore
Tripitakas are sacred books of
Hindus
Jains
Buddhists
None of the above
The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
Bhojpuri
Magadhi
Pali
Sanskrit
Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of
Baroda
Hyderabad
Mysore
Travancore
The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted
Ivory
Pepper
A fine variety of Indian muslin
Damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance
The term yavanika meant
Foreign Goods
Dancer
Curtain
Theater
Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
Humayun
Shahjahan
Akbar
Sher Shah Suri
The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
Wind
Eternity
Rain and Thunder
Fire
The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why?
Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died.
Shankracharya was born that year.
Samudragupta converted to Hinduism.
All Muslim invaders were defeated.
The Upanishads are
A source of Hindu philosophy
Books of ancient Hindu laws
Books on social behavior of man
Prayers to God
