Indian Culture MCQs

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The doctrine of Advaita, or non-dualism, was advocated by Adi Shankaracharya. The doctrine states that there is no difference between the individual soul and Brahman, or the Supreme God. Shankara believed that the soul merges with Brahman and that liberation is achieved through self-realization.
Shankara was born in Kerala in the eighth century. He was a prominent Hindu philosopher who started a Hindu revivalist movement in the ninth century. However, his doctrines were too abstract for the general public to understand.
Advaita is a school of Hinduism. All Vedanta schools state that Brahman is both the efficient and material cause of all existence.

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Guru Angad invented the present form of the Gurmukhi script. It became the medium of writing the Punjabi language in which the hymns of the Gurus are expressed. This step had a far-reaching purpose and impact.

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Rigveda is one of the four sacred texts (sruti) of Hinduism known as the Vedas. It  consists  of the Samhita, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads.

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Advaita Vedantais a school of Hindu philosophy is originally known as Purusvada . Advaita Vedanta is a school of Hindu philosophy which believes that the true self, Atman, and the Brahman, are identical, and the phenomenal world is not ultimately real.

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Originated and based in the eastern Indian states of Odisha, and West Bengal, Pattachitra is a scroll painting done on cloth. Pattachitra style of painting is one of the oldest and most popular art forms of Odisha. The name Pattachitra has evolved from the Sanskrit words patta, meaning canvas, (or cloth) and chitra, meaning picture. Pattachitra is thus a painting done on canvas, and is manifested by rich colourful application, creative motifs and designs, and portrayal of simple themes, mostly mythological in depiction. These paintings are based on Hindu mythology and specially inspired by Jagannath and Vaishnava sect.

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The ten Thaats are the modes of Indian classical music system. Thaats always have seven different pitches (called swara) and are a basis for the organization and classification of ragas in North Indian classical music. The Thaat system was created by Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande.

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Established in 1954, the National Film Award has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government’s Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973. It is the highest award given for films in India. The Awards were first presented in 1954.

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Sita Devi, one of the most prominent early Madhubani artists and among the first to transfer the traditional art form from the walls of the home to paper and canvas. Sita Devi received the Padma Shri in 1981. Sita Devi was also awarded by Bihar Ratna in 1984 and Shilp Guru in 2006. In 1984 Ganga Devi was awarded by Padma Shri . Mahasundari Devi received the Padma Shri in 2011.

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Dogri is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about five million people in India and Pakistan, chiefly in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also spoken in Himachal Pradesh, northern Punjab, other parts of Jammu and Kashmir, and elsewhere.

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Radha Reddy is renowned for her contributions to the classical dance form of Kuchipudi. Padma Subrahmanyam is a well-known proponent of Bharatanatyam, who has researched and taught this dance form extensively. Sitara Devi, on the other hand, is celebrated for her Kathak performances. Thus, none of the provided pairs are correctly matched.