Indian Culture MCQs

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1. In which of the following paintings, a paste made of Zinc Oxide and Arabic Gum called “gesso paste” is used?

[A] Tanjore painting
[B] Madhubani painting
[C] Pattachitra
[D] Mysore painting

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2. This temple is 150 year old temple situated in Kavi Kamboi in Gujarat. It is flanked by the Arabian Sea on one side and the Bay of Cambay on the other. The Shivalinga present here can be seen only during low-tide hours. In the above given description, which temple is being talked about?

[A] Somnath temple
[B] Stambheshwar Mahadev temple
[C] Dwarkadhish temple
[D] Nageshwar Temple

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3. The temples at Belur, Halebidu and Somnathpura are supreme examples of which among the following types of Temple Architecture?

[A] Nagara
[B] Dravida
[C] Gadag
[D] Vesara

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4. The Pagodas at Mahabalipuram had been constructed by ___?

[A] Cholas
[B] Chalukyas of Kalyani
[C] Pallavas
[D] Pandyas

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5. Hanukkah, the festival of light is associated with which one of the following religions?

[A] Hindu
[B] Jewish
[C] Muslim
[D] Christian

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6. “Shesher Kabita” is the reknowned work of which among the following legends?

[A] Rabindranath Tagore
[B] Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
[C] Narendranath Mitra
[D] Dinabandhu Mitra

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7. The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in which of the following languages?

[A] Hindi Only
[B] Any Indian language or Dialect
[C] Any Indian Language included in 8th schedule of Indian Constitution
[D] Any Indo-Aryan language

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8. The following places represent the contemporary 4 Dhamas of Hindu Pilgrimage in India?

[A] Badrinath -Kedarnath – Amarnath – Vaishnodevi
[B] Badrinath – Kedarnatrh – Gangotri – Yamunotri
[C] Badrinath – Kedarnath – Rameshwaram – Puri
[D] Badrinath -Rameshwaram -Puri -Dwarka

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9. The Angkor Vat Temple at Cambodia is devoted to which of the following deity?

[A] Brahma
[B] Rama
[C] Vishnu
[D] Shiva

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10. The doctrine of ‘Vyuhavada’ is associated with which among the following Sects (or) cults of India?

[A] Shaivism
[B] Vaishnavism
[C] Buddhism
[D] Jainism

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