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MAKING OF REGIONAL CULTURES

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bengali is now recognised as a language derived from ___________.

a)

Hindi

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Odiya

d)

Urdu

2.

The first literary works in Malayalam are dated to the _____________ century.

a)

Twelfth-Century

b)

Eleventh-Century

c)

Tenth-Century

d)

Fourteenth Century

3.

Which of the following emotions were depicted in the stories about the Rajput heroes?

a)

Friendship

b)

Valour

c)

Loyalty

d)

Friendship

e)

All of these

4.

The Jagannatha cult is mainly followed in the state of ____________.

a)

West Bengal

b)

Odisha

c)

Andhra Pradesh

d)

Assam

5.

Who decided to erect a temple for Purushottama Jagannatha at Puri? *

a)

Ashoka

b)

Anangabhima III

c)

Anantavarman

d)

Mahendra

6.

The kathaks were originally a caste of _________ in temples of north India, who embellished their performances with gestures and songs. *

a)

Sculptors

b)

Story-tellers

c)

Gatekeepers

d)

Carpenter

7.

In the 7th century- which Chinese traveler observed that languages related to Sanskrit were in use all over Bengal.

a)

Hiuen Tsang

b)

Fa-Hien

c)

Yijing

d)

Xuan Zang

8.

Who proclaimed himself as deputy of God?

a)

Ramanuja

b)

Shankara

c)

Ruler of Mahodayapuram

d)

King Anangbhima III

9.

Basohli was :

a)

a tradition.

b)

bold and intense style of miniature paintings.

c)

small-sized paintings.

d)

an old and very distinctive style of painting.

10.

Which of the following is the language of the 13th-century Brihaddharma Purana of Bengal?

a)

Persian

b)

Bengali

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Manipravalam

11.

State whether the given statement is true or false:

Nath literature includes songs of Mayanmati and Gopichandra.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

State whether the given statement is true or false:

Kangra style of the miniature was inspired by Shaivite traditions.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The conquerors tried to control the temple of Jagannatha at Puri because of the following reasons:

1.Control of the temple would make the local people accept their rule.

2.The temple had huge wealth, collected from offerings.

a)

Both statements are false.

b)

The first statement is true but the second statement is false.

c)

The first statement is false but the second statement is true.

d)

Both statements are true.

14.

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF MANIPRAVALAM??

a)

TOYS AND MORE TOYS

b)

DIAMONDS AND CORALS

c)

GOLD AND SILVER

d)

I DON'T KNOW

15.

THE TEMPLE THEATER OF KERALA, WHICH TRACED TO THIS PERIOD, BORROWED STORIES FROM THE _________ EPICS.

a)

TAMIL

b)

MALAYALAM

c)

SANSKRIT

d)

BOTH A AND B

16.

STORIES ABOUT RAJPUT HEROES WERE RECORDED IN POEM AND SONGS, WHICH WERE RECITED BY _____________.

a)

PEASANTS

b)

TRAINED MINSTRELS

c)

FRIENDS OF RAJPUTS

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

17.

Which castes were the Rajputs?

a)

Kshatriya

b)

Shudra

c)

Vaishya

d)

Brahman

18.

Under the patronage of ______________ the last Nawab of Awadh, Kathak grew into a major art form.

a)

Wajid Ali Shah

b)

Allauddin Khilji

c)

Siraj Ud Daulah

d)

Mir Osman Ali

19.

The earliest miniatures were on ________ or _______

a)

Palm leaves, Wood

b)

Canvas , Cloth

c)

Bark of Willow Tree, Metal Sheets

d)

Walls, Doors

20.

____________ is a popular regional deity, often worshipped in the form of a stone or a piece of wood.

a)

Gopichandra

b)

Maynamati

c)

Dharma Thakur

21.

______ is a Persian word meaning a spiritual guide.

a)

Monks

b)

Pirs

c)

Teachers

22.

Many of the modest brick and terracotta temples in Bengal were built with the support of several low social groups such as _________ and ________

a)

Kolu, Kansari

b)

Carpenter, oil pressers

c)

Karmakaras, Brahamanas

23.

WHAT IS A FOUR-ROOFED TEMPLE CALLED ??

a)

DOCHALA

b)

CHAUCHALA

c)

CHALA

d)

BOTH B AND C

24.

The Chera kingdom of _________________ was established in the 9th century in the south-western part of the present day Kerala.

a)

Mahodayapuram

b)

Vijaya Nagaram

c)

Vanasthalipuram

d)

Puri

25.

_________ is a 14th century text dealing with grammar and poetics.

a)

Vedic Text

b)

Manipravalam

c)

Lilatilakam

d)

Sangam