HISTORY AND CULTURE Flashcards
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WHAT IS PARKOTA?
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RECTANGULAR COMPOUND WALL (RAM TEMPLE IN AYODHYA).
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WHAT IS PRAN PRATISHTHA?
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IT WAS A RITUAL IN WHICH LIFE AND ENERGY IS INSTILLED INTO AN IDOL BY PRAYING TO GOD AFTER WHICH PRAYERS CAN BE OFFERED TO THE IDOL.
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RAM TEMPLE IN AYODHYA IS BUILT IN WHICH STYLE?
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NAGARA STYLE.
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NAME THE 5 MANDAPS (HALLS) IN RAM TEMPLE IN AYODHYA?
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1 NRITYA MANDAP
2 RANG MANDAP
3 SABHA MANDAP
4 PRARTHANA MANDAP
5 KIRTAN MANDAP.
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MANDIRS IN RAM TEMPLE IN AYODHYA?
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MANDIRS AT FOUR CORNERS OF COMPOUND DEDICATED TO
1 SURYA
2 BHAGWATI
3 GANESH
4 SHIV
ON NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ARMS TEMPLES TO ANNAPURNA AND HANUMAN RESPECTIVELY.
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TEMPLES PROPOSED IN RAM TEMPLE IN AYODHYA?
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TEMPLES TO
1 MAHARISHI VALMIKI
2 VASHISHTHA
3 VISHWAMITRA
4 AGASTYA
5 NISHAD RAJ
6 SHABRI ETC ARE PROPOSED IN THE TEMPLE.
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IS IRON USED IN RAM TEMPLE IN AYODHYA?
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NO IRON HAS BEEN USED ANYWHERE.
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POEMS BY RABINDRANATH TAGORE?
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1 SONAR TARI- 1894
2 GITANJALI- 1910
3 GITIMALYA-1914
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PLAYS BY RABINDRANATH TAGORE?
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DAM
1 DAKGHAR- 1912
2 ACHALAYATAN -1912
3 MUKTADHARA- 1922
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SHORT STORIES AND NOVELS BY RABINDRANATH TAGORE?
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1 GORA- 1910
2 GHARE BAIRE- 1916
3 YOGAYOG- 1929
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WHO GAVE THE TITLE MIAN TANSEN TO RAMTANU PANDEY?
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HE WAS TITLED TANSEN BY RAJA VIKRAMJIT OF GWALIOR AND EMPEROR AKBAR GAVE HIM THE TITLE OF MIAN.
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TEACHER OF TANSEN?
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SWAMI HARIDAS AND MUHAMMAD GHAUS.
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FATHER OF WARLI ART?
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JIVYA SOMA MASHE POPULARIZED THE ART FORM BEYOND THE SAHYADRI MOUNTAINS IN MAHARASHTRA.
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THE CENTRAL MOTIF IN EVERY WARLI RITUAL PAINTING IS A SQUARE AND IS KNOWN AS?
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CHAUK OR CHAUKAT.
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SAVITRIBAI PHULE ROLE IN PROMOTION OF EDUCATION?
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- SAVITRIBAI PHULE AND JYOTIRAO PHULE ESTABLISHED TWO EDUCATIONAL TRUSTS
○ NATIVE FEMALE SCHOOL, PUNE
○ SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF MAHARS, MANGS AND OTHER DOWNTRODDEN CASTES. - IN 1848 SHE FOUNDED THE FIRST SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IN PUNE.
- SHE IS FORMALLY RECOGNIZED AS INDIA’S 1ST WOMEN TEACHER.
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SAVITRIBAI PHULE ROLE IN WIDOW REMARRIAGE?
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1 VOCAL ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE WIDOWS AND CAMPAIGNED AGAINST THE PREVAILING CUSTOMS THAT FORCED WIDOWS INTO A LIFE OF DEPRIVATION.
2 ORGANIZED BARBERS STRIKE IN BOTH MUMBAI AND PUNE TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE PRACTICE OF SHAVING THE HEADS OF WIDOWS.
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SAVITRIBAI PHULE ROLE AS A SOCIAL REFORMER?
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1 SHE AND HER HUSBAND FOUNDED SATYASHODHAK SAMAJ TO CHALLENGE OPPRESSIVE CASTE SYSTEM.
2 SHE ESTABLISHED A SHELTER (1864) FOR DESTITUTE WOMEN.
3 SHE AND HER HUSBAND FOUGHT AGAINST UNTOUCHABILITY.
4 IN 1863 THEY BEGAN BALHATYA PRATIBANDHAK GRIHA, INDIA’S 1ST HOME PROHIBITING INFANTICIDE, HELPING PREGNANT WIDOWS AND RAPE VICTIMS.
5 SHE STARTED MAHILA SEVA MANDAL TO EDUCATE WOMEN ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND OTHER OPPRESSIVE SOCIAL CUSTOMS SUCH AS DOWRY.
6 HER STUDENT MUKTA SALVE BECAME AN ICON OF DALIT FEMINISM AND LITERATURE.
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SAVITRIBAI PHULE LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS?
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- GO, GET EDUCATION
- KAVYA PHULE (1854)
- BAVAN KASHI SUBODH RATNAKAR (1892).
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INDIA’S 1ST HOME PROHIBITING INFANTICIDE, HELPING PREGNANT WIDOWS AND RAPE VICTIMS WAS ESTABLISHED BY WHOM AND WHEN?
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1863 BALHATYA PRATIBANDHAK GRIHA BY SAVITRIBAI PHULE AND JYOTIRAO PHULE.
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JALLIKATTU IS CELEBRATED IN?
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TAMIL NADU AND SRI LANKA AS PART OF PONGAL CELEBRATIONS.
BULL IS RELEASED INTO A CROWD OF PEOPLE AND PARTICIPANTS TRY TO GRAB THE LARGE BUMP ON THE BULLS BACK, ATTEMPTING TO BRING THE BULL TO STOP.
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KAMBALA (BUFFALO RACING) IS CELEBRATED IN?
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KARNATAKA.
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BULBUL FIGHTING IS CELEBRATED IN?
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ASSAM.
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COCK FIGHTING IS CELEBRATED IN?
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ANDHRA PRADESH.
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BULLOCK CART RACING IS CELEBRATED IN?
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MAHARASHTRA.
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KATEEL YAKSHAGANA MELA IS CELEBRATED IN?
KARNATAKA.
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FORMS OF KATEEL YAKSHAGANA MELA?
1 MOODALOPAYA FORM- COMMONLY PERFORMED IN EASTERN REGION.
2 PUDUVLOPAYA FORM- MORE COMMON IN WESTERN REGION.
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LOCATION OF KALA (BLACK) RAM TEMPLE?
NASHIK, MAHARASHTRA.
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HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF KALA RAM TEMPLE?
1 IN 1930 DR AMBEDKAR AND PANDURANG SADASHIV SANE KNOWN AS SANE GURUJI, LED AN AGITATION TO DEMAND ACCESS FOR DALITS.
2 RAM ALONG WITH SITA AND LAKSHMAN SPENT THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF THEIR EXILE IN DANDAKARANYA, THE DENSE FOREST IN CENTRAL INDIA OF WHICH PANCHAVATI (5 BANYAN TREES) WAS A PART.
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TEMPLE KALARAM WAS BUILD BY?
BY SARDAR RANGARAO ODHEKAR IN 1972.
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PAKKE PAGA HORNBILL FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATED IN?
ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
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SAREE PARTS?
1 ANTARĪYA- THE LOWER GARMENT, RESEMBLING A FISHTAIL DHOTI WITH THE FLOWING PLEATS.
2 UTTARĪYA- A SHAWL LIKE VEIL WORN OVER THE SHOULDER OR HEAD, EVOLVING INTO THE MODERN DUPATTA AND GHOONGHAT.
3 STANAPATTA- A CHESTBAND THAT TRANSFORMED INTO THE CHOLI, A FITTED BLOUSE.
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LOCATION OF BATADRAVA THAN?
LOCATED IN NAGAON DISTRICT, THE BATADRAVA THAN OR BORDOWA THAN IS ONE OF THE MOST SACRED SITES FOR ASSAMESE VAISHNAVITES.
THE THAN IS SITUATED IN THE BIRTH PLACE OF REVERED VAISHNAVITE REFORMER SAINT SRIMATA SANKARADEVA (1449-1568).
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KIRTAN GHAR WAS FOUNDED WHEN AND BY WHOM?
SANKARADEVA FOUNDED THE FIRST EVER KIRTAN GHAR AT BORDOVA IN 1494 AD TO PRACTICE AND PREACH THE NEO VAISHNAVITE FAITH DURING THE FIFTEEN CENTURY IN ASSAM AND PROPAGATED THE EK SARAN NAAM DHARMA.
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COMPONENTS OF SANKARADEVA DHARMA?
1 DEVA (GOD)
2 NAAM (PRAYERS)
3 BHAKTAS (DEVOTEES)
4 GURU (TEACHER)
HIS TEACHING FOCUSED ON PRAYER AND CHANTING (NAAM) INSTEAD OF IDOL WORSHIP.
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MONASTIC INSTITUTIONS STARTED BY SANKARADEVA ARE KNOWN AS?
THANS/SATTRAS.
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NEWSPAPER 'FORWARD' WAS FOUNDED BY?
BY CHITTARANJAN DAS.
SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE USED TO WORK AS THE EDITOR FOR DAS'S NEWSPAPER.
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WHO AUTHORED THE BOOK INDIAN STRUGGLE?
SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE.
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HAS BHARAT RATNA BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM ANYONE?
SC BOSE WAS AWARDED WITH BHARAT RATNA POSTHUMOUSLY IN 1992, BUT THIS WAS LATER WITHDRAWN OVER THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS DEATH.
IT IS THE ONLY INCIDENT IN THE HISTORY OF BHARAT RATNA THAT AN AWARD WAS WITHDRAWN.
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FUTULA LAKE WAS CONSTRUCTED BY?
BUILT BY THE BHONSLE KINGS OF NAGPUR.
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BHONSLE DYNASTY WAS FOUNDED IN WHICH YEAR AND BY WHOM?
1730 BY RAGHUJI BHONSLE OF BERAR.
SHIVAJI, FOUNDER OF THE MARATHA EMPIRE WAS ITS PROMINENT MEMBER.
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WHAT IS EYONG?
TRADITIONAL MANIPURI LOOM.
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DHIMSA DANCE?
1 ASSOCIATED WITH THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA.
2 IT IS PERFORMED BY THE INDIGENOUS KOYA TRIBE.
3 BOTH MEN AND WOMEN PARTICIPATE IN DHIMSA DANCE.
4 THIS DANCE IS ACCOMPANIED BY PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS.
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MARTAND SUN TEMPLE IS LOCATED IN?
NEAR ANANTNAG IN KASHMIR VALLEY, JAMMU AND KASHMIR.
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MARTAND SUN TEMPLE WAS BUILT BY?
BUILT AROUND THE 8TH CENTURY BY KING LALITADITYA MUKTAPIDA, THE THIRD RULER OF THE KARKOTA DYNASTY.
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STRUCTURE OF MARTAND SUN TEMPLE?
CONSTRUCTED ENTIRELY FROM STONE.
CENTRAL SHRINE (VIMANA) STANDS 60 FEET TALL.
BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED BY SULTAN SIKANDER SHAH MIRI AROUND 1413.
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WHAT IS DHOKRA SHILPKALA?
SCULPTURES MADE BY USING CIRE PERDUE (LOST WAX TECHNIQUE).
WORD DHOKRA IS DERIVED FROM DHOKRA DAMAR TRIBES (THE TRADITIONAL METAL SMITHS OF CENTRAL INDIA).
CHHATTISGARH'S OCHER STUDIO IS HELPING TO PRESERVE INDIA’S 4000 YEARS OLD CRAFT- DHOKRA SHILPKALA.
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TEN GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF ARYA SAMAJ?
1. God is the primary source of all-true knowledge.
2. God, as all-truth, all-knowledge, almighty, immortal, creator of Universe, is alone worthy of worship.
3. The Vedas are the books of true knowledge.
4. An Arya should always be ready to accept truth and abandon untruth.
5. Dharma, that is, due consideration of right and wrong, should be the guiding principle of all actions.
6. The principal aim of the Samaj is to promote world's well-being in the material, spiritual and social sense.
7. Everybody should be treated with love and justice.
8. Ignorance is to be dispelled and knowledge increased.
9. One's own progress should depend on uplift of all others.
10. Social well-being of mankind is to be placed above an individual's well-being.
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MAASI MAGAM FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATED IN?
TAMIL NADU.
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POONA NATIVE INSTITUTION WAS SET UP BY?
1. VASUDEV BALWANT PHADKE
2. WAMAN PRABHAKAR BHAVE
3. LAXMAN NARHAR INDAPURKAR SET UP THE POONA NATIVE INSTITUTION IN 1874.
IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE MAHARASHTRA EDUCATION SOCIETY.
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HORNBILL FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATED IN?
NAGALAND.
IT IS ALSO KNOW AS THE FESTIVAL OF FESTIVALS.
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CHAPCHAR KUT FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATED IN?
MIZORAM.
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GARIA PUJA IS DONE IN?
TRIPURA.
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UJJAYANTA PALACE IS LOCATED IN?
TRIPURA.
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NEERMAHAL PALACE IS LOCATED IN?
LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF RUDRASAGAR LAKE, TRIPURA.
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TAWANG MONASTERY LOCATION?
ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
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PHILOSOPHY OF SAHAJ IS GIVEN BY AND WHAT IS IT?
GURU RAVIDAS GAVE THE PHILOSOPHY OF SAHAJ.
SAHAJ MEANS A MYSTICAL STATE WHERE THERE IS A UNION OF THE TRUTHS OF THE MANY AND THE ONE.
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THEYYAM IS PERFORMED IN WHICH STATE?
RITUALISTIC DANCE PERFORMED IN NORTHERN KERELA AND PARTS OF KARNATAKA.
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THEYYAM IS ALSO KNOWN AS?
KAVU.
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BHUTA KOLA IS PERFORMED IN WHICH STATE?
KARNATAKA.
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THEMES OF THEYYAM?
VAISHNAVISM, SHAKTISM AND SHAIVISM.
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THEYYAM PERFORMED BY FEMALES IS CALLED?
DEVAKOOTHU IS THE ONLY THEYYAM RITUAL PERFORMED BY WOMEN.
ALTHOUGH THEYYAM IS MAINLY PERFORMED BY MALES.
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TYPES OF THEYYAM?
THERE ARE 400 THEYYAMS DOCUMENTED
1. CHAMUNDI THEYYAM- NORTHERN MALABAR REGION OF KERELA.
2. VISHNUMOORTHI- MOST POPULAR VAISHNAVYA THEYYAM.
3. GULIKAN- BELIEVED TO BE AN INCARNATION OF YAMA.
4. KUTTICHATHAN- THEYYAM OF BRAHMIN CASTE.
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THEYYAM THAT NARRATES AND PERFORMS THE STORY OF HIRANYAKASHIPU'S DEATH BY THE LORD VISHNU IN HIS AVATAR OF NARASIMHAM?
VISHNUMOORTHI.
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WHAT IS *SARHUL* AND *SARHAI*?
SARHUL- FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS
SARHAI- FESTIVAL FOR CATTLE PROSPERITY OF THE MUNDAS.
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CUTTACK RUPA TARAKASI (SILVER FILLGREE) FROM _______ GOT GI TAG RECENTLY.
CUTTACK, ODISHA.
TARA (WIRE) AND KASI (DESIGN).
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NARASAPUR CROCHET LACE PRODUCTS FROM _______ GOT GI TAG RECENTLY.
NARSAPUR, ANDHRA PRADESH.
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BANGLAR MUSLIN FROM _______ GOT GI TAG RECENTLY.
WEST BENGAL.
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RATLAM RIYAWAN LAHSUN (GARLIC) FROM ______ GOT GI TAG RECENTLY.
MADHYA PRADESH.
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AMBAJI WHITE MARBLE FROM _______ GOT GI TAG RECENTLY.
GUJARAT.
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MAJULI MASK FROM ______ GOT GI TAG RECENTLY.
ASSAM.
*MUKHA BHAONA*- FACE MASK COVERS THE FACE.
*LOTOKOI* HANGING MASK WHICH IS BIGGER IN SIZE EXTENDS TO THE CHEST.
*CHO MUKHA* HEAD AND BODY MASK.
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MAJULI MANUSCRIPT PAINTINGS FROM ______ GOT GI TAG RECENTLY.
ASSAM.
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NODAL AGENCY FOR GI TAGS?
DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE UNDER THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
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VALIDITY OF GI TAGS?
10 YEARS.
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GI TAGS ARE GRANTED BY?
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION REGISTRY IN CHENNAI.
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WHO GOVERNS GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION TAGS?
AGREEMENT ON TRADE RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (TRIPS) AT THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) GOVERNS GI.
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BHOJSHALA TEMPLE- KAMAL MAULA MOSQUE COMPLEX IS LOCATED IN WHICH STATE?
MADHYA PRADESH.
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BHOJSHALA TEMPLE- KAMAL MAULA MOSQUE COMPLEX WAS BUILT BY?
PARAMARA KING BHOJA IN 11TH CENTURY.
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SETTLEMENTS OF MAHATMA GANDHI?
1. PHOENIX SETTLEMENTS- 1904, NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA.
2. TOLSTOY FARM- 1910, NEAR JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
3. KOCHRAB ASHRAM- 1915, AHMEDABAD, INDIA.
4. SABARMATI ASHRAM- 1917, AHMEDABAD, INDIA.
5. SEVAGRAM ASHRAM- 1936, WARDHA, INDIA.
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Who is often described as the architect of Bombay?
Nana Jagannath Shankarseth.
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First Indian to be nominated to the legislative council of Bombay?
Nana Jagannath Shankarseth.
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"Ae Watan Mere Watan," movie was released recently based on the biography of?
- Usha Mehta.
- Usha Mehta was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and joined the Quit India Movement for contributing to the freedom struggle.
- Method of Struggle– She was instrumental in establishing Congress Radio, an underground radio station that operated during the Quit India Movement in 1942.
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Organizers of Congress Radio during Quit India Movement?
Alongside Usha Mehta, Babubhai Khakar, Vithalbhai Jhaveri, and Chandrakant Jhaveri Nariman Printer, etc. were key figures in organising Congress Radio.
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What was the Congress Radio Case?
- The trial of the five accused in the Congress Radio case:
Usha Mehta, Babubhai Khakar, Vithalbhai Jhaveri, Chandrakant Jhaveri, and Nanak Gainchand Motwane (who sold key pieces of equipment to the team) generated a lot of excitement in Bombay.
- Acquitted– Vithalbhai and Motwane were acquitted.
- Punishments: Usha Mehta, Babubhai, and Chandrakant received stern sentences.
- Released from Jail– Usha Mehta was released from Pune’s Yerawada Jail in March 1946, and hailed in the nationalist media as “Radio-ben”.
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What is/are
1. *Gulaal gota*
2. *Phunki*
3. How is it produced
4. *Manihaars*
5. *Lakhere*?
1. *Gulaal gota*– A gulaal gota is a small ball made of lac, filled with gulal (dry colour). Used in Holi in Jaipur.
2. *Phunki*– The lac after heating is blown into a spherical shape with the help of a blower called phunki.
3. How is it produced– To produce 1 kg of lac resin, around 300,000 insects are killed.
4. *Manihaars*– Gulaal gotas are made by Muslim lac makers, called manihaars only in Jaipur.
5. *Lakhere*– Manihaars's ancestors arrived from Afghanistan to Jaipur and learnt lac making from Hindu lac makers called lakhere.
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Kerala Kalamandalam on Mohiniyattam recent change?
It has lifted gender restrictions to learn Mohiniyattam. Now men can also learn it.
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GI Tags from Assam recently?
1. Asharikandi terracotta craft
2. Pani Meteka craft
3. Sarthebari metal craft
4. Jaapi (bamboo headgear of rural Assam)
5. Mishing handloom products
6. Bihu Dhol
7. Bodo Dokhona, traditional attire of Bodo women
8. Bodo Eri Silk, referred to as the fabric of peace or ahimsa (nonviolence), which comes from the silkworm Samia ricni that feeds mostly on the leaves of the castoe plant (Ricinus communis), and cassava.
9. Bodo Jwmgra (a traditional scarf)
10. Bodo Gamsa (traditional dress of Bodo men)
11. Bodo Thorkha (a musical instrument)
12. Bodo Sifung (a long flute).
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GI Tags from Varanasi (Banaras) recently?
1. Banaras Thandai (a drink made by blending milk with a nutritious mix of nuts, seeds and spices)
2. Banaras Tabla
3. Banaras Shehnai
4. Banaras Lal Bharwamirch
5. Banaras Lal Peda.
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GI Tags from Tripura recently?
1. Pachrai-Rignai (a traditional dress worn on special occasions).
2. Matabari Peda (a sweet preparation).
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GI Tags from Meghalaya recently?
1. Meghalaya Garo Textile weaving (linked to socio-cultural and religious rituals)
2. Meghalaya Lyrnai Pottery
3. Meghalaya Chubitchi (alcoholic beverage).
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Konda Reddi tribes are recognized as Primitive Tribal Group.
They have their own institution of social control called _______.
Each village has a traditional headman called ________ which is a hereditary position.
Kula Panchayat, Pedda Kapu.
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Capital of Marathas under Shivaji?
Raigad Fort.
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Phaniguri was in news recently what is it?
Phanigiri Buddhist site in the Suryapet district (Telangana), where the department of Archaeology and Museums had unearthed a coin hoard at the Phanigiri.
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Kumittipathi was in news recently, what was it?
Rock paintings in the cave at Kumittipathi have been destroyed by Miscreants, Tamil Nadu.
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New years– States
1. Vaisakhi–
2. Vishnu–
3. Bishub (Pohela Boishakh)–
4. Bahag Bihu–
5. Puthandu–
1. Vaisakhi– Punjab
2. Vishnu– Kerala
3. Bishub (Pohela Boishakh)– Bengali
4. Bahag Bihu– Assam
5. Puthandu– Tamil.
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Largest and tallest stupa in the world?
- Kesariya stupa, Patna, Bihar.
- Built in the 3rd century BCE under Mauryan Empire by the legendary emperor Ashoka.
- Lord Buddha delivered his 22nd sermon here.
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Types of Stupas?
- The Relic stupa: It contains remains of Buddha and its disciples
- The object stupa: It contains belongings of Buddha and its disciples.
- The commemorative stupa: This Stupa marks events in Buddha's life
- The symbolic stupa: It represents the teachings of Buddhism.
- The votive stupa: This stupa was erected on relics for dedication.
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Three new Archaeological sites discovered in Telangana recently?
- Dolmenoid Cists Shaped by Cap-Stones ➔ The side slabs are arranged with slabs following the shape of the cap-stone. Hence, each ‘dolmenoid cist’ has a unique shape as dictated by the cap-stone.
- Two New Rock Art Sites ➔ The team also discovered two new rock art sites at Damaratogu in Gundala mandal of Bhadradri Kothagudem district.
○ One of the sites, known as ‘Devarlabanda Mula’, has only depictions of animals and no humans.
○ Since no weapons or domestic animals are shown, it is believed that the paintings may go back to the mesolithic age, anywhere between 8000 – 3000 BCE.
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What is Chithirai Festival?
Celebrated in Madurai (Vaigai riverbed) for celestial union of Lord Sunderswarar (Lord Shiva) and Goddess Meenakshi, considered to be Lord Vishnu's sister.
Festival is also known as Chithirai Thiruvizha, Meenakshi Thirukalyanam or Meenakshi Kalyanam.
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Which dance is performed during the Chithirai Festival?
Kolattam Dance performed in the Tamil Nadu state of India. It is also called Kolannalu or Kolkolannalu. Kolaattam is performed only by women. It is also called stick dance.
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Who is also known by the name 'Koil Thampuran of Kilimanoor'?
Raja Ravi Varma.
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Most renowned paintings by Raja Ravi Varma?
1. Damayanti talking to a Swan
2. Shakuntala looking for Dushyanta
3. Nair lady adorning her hair
4. Shantanu and Matsyagandha
5. Indulekha
6. Reclining lady
He used oil paints and mastered lithographic reproduction of his work.
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First copy of 'Indulekha' is going to be unveiled. This painting belongs to?
Raja Ravi Varma.
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Ajrakh got GI tag recently. It is from which region?
Kutch region in Gujarat.
Ajrakh involves hand block printing on treated cotton, resulting in elaborate designs infused with deep symbolism and historical significance.
