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Static Gk on Culture Flashcards

1
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musical instrument anuradha pal associated with?

A

tabla

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2
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the hereileu song also known as war song belongs to which state?

A

nagaland

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3
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phulaich is the colorful festival of which state?

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himachal pradesh

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4
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kuchipudi

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one of the classical styles of Indian dance
dance drama which was known under the generic name yakshagana
jatiswaram is performed as nritta number

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5
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temple located at kanchipuram

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ekambareswarar temple

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6
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music festivals
hornbill
ziro
escape
enchanted valley
magnetic fields

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Nagaland
Arunachal pradesh
Uttarakhand
Maharashtra
Rajasthan

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7
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sattriya dance

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is fusion dance, drama and music
follows old tradition of vaishnavites of assam

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8
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sinhalese the official language of sri lanka is generally considered to be belonging to the same family of languages as

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marathi

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9
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leshalaptu is a folk dance of

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Nagaland

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10
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kajiri is a folk dance of

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uttar pradesh

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11
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kathakali is a folk dance of

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kerala

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12
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ghapal is a folk dance of

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rajasthan

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13
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bihu is the traditional dance of

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assam

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14
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gangaur festival is widely celebrated in

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rajasthan

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15
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majuli festival is widely celebrated in

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assam

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16
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bonalu festival is widely celebrated in

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telangana

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17
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which festival is celebrated on the first day of uttarayana?

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pongal

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18
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which instrument is predominantly used in both Hindustani and Carnatic music?
it does not play melody but supports the singer or other instrument

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tanpura

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19
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kud dance is most popular folk dance of

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jammu and kashmir

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20
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maestro of santoor

A

pandit shivkumar sharma

21
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classical indian flute player

A

hariprasad chaurasia

22
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famous classical indian dancer

A

sonal mansingh

23
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buddhist scripture describes about 16 mahajanapadas

A

anguttara nikaya

24
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the 3rd indian council for cultural relations (ICCR) distinguished indologist award for the year 2017 was awarded to japanese professor

A

hiroshi marui

25
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ambubasi fair celebrated every year in which temple

A

kamakhya temple

26
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which month festival of forests is celebrated in india

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july

27
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who was the first tirthankara of jainism

A

rishabhdev

28
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the potato eaters is an oil painting by

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vincent van gogh

29
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which one is not known to the rigvedic period?

A

varna system

30
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pt shiv kumar sharma is an exponent of

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santoor

31
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the finely painted cotton fabric made in Golkonda was called

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kalamkari

32
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classical indian dances

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manipuri
bharatanatyam
odissi
kuchipudi

33
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not a classical indian dance

A

rasleela

34
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name the dome shaped monument used to keep buddhist relics

A

stupas

35
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morning ragg in music called

A

bhairavi

36
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a persian form of singing a poem is called

A

ghazal

37
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the 24th thirthankara of jainism

A

mahaveera

38
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which sufi order was the most orthodox?

A

naqshbandi

39
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son of shiva and mohini and was also called as shastha?

A

ayyappa

40
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in which state the feast of st francis xavier festival is celebrated?

A

goa

41
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the lotus temple is composed of how many free standing marble clad petals?

A

27

42
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which festival is celebrated on the full moon of the phalgun month?

A

holi

43
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one of the earliest bhakti movements were led by the alvars, literally those who were immersed in devotion to

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vishnu

44
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classical indian violin player?

A

v.g. jog

45
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which god despite being the creator god among trimurti, is rarely worshipped today?

A

brahma

46
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which indian painter is sometimes known as india’s frida kahlo?

A

amrita sher gil

47
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famous classical indian dancer

A

uday shankar

48
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jatra is the popular folk theater of which state?

A

west bengal

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