Indian Culture MCQs

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Popir is one among the most popular dance forms of Arunachal Pradesh. It is an indigenous dance form of Adi tribes that shows great resemblance with the Ponung dance. Popir Dance is usually conducted on the occasion of Mopin Festival. It is mainly performed by young girls; the performers wear white dresses and elaborate headgears.

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Jhijhia is a prayer dance that originated in the Koshi region of Bihar and is performed during droughts, when the land is dry and parched and there are no signs of clouds in the lifeless sky. Through the Jhijhia dance, the young girls offer their prayers to the King of Gods, Lord Indra. The dancers pray to the Lord of Rains for life-giving rain and a good crop.

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Ramcharitmanas, is an epic poem in the language Awadhi, composed by the 16th-century Indian bhakti poet Goswami Tulsidas. Ramcharitmanas literally means “Lake of the deeds of Rama”. Ramcharitmanas is considered one of the greatest works of Hindi literature.

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Mridang was also called muraj and later on in the thirteenth century it was known as maddalam. In the medieval period, after fifteenth century, there was yet another name for this instrument pakhavaj or pakhvaj. It is the primary rhythmic accom-paniment in a Carnatic music ensemble.

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Maharashtra is known for its Warli folk paintings. Warli is the name of the largest tribe found on the northern outskirts of Mumbai, in Western India. Warli is the vivid expression of daily and social events of the Warli tribe of Maharashtra, used by them to embellish the walls of village houses. This art form is simple in comparison to the vibrant paintings of Madhubani.

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Dilwara temples of Mount Abu, Rajasthan, are famous for their Jain temples. These Jain temples were built by Tejpal , a Jain layman between the 11th and 13th centuries AD. The five legendary marble temples of Dilwara are a sacred pilgrimage place of the Jains. The Dilwara Jain temples are world famous for their stunning use of marble.

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Maithili is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Mithila region which is today mainly situated in northern Bihar of India and a few districts of the Nepal Terai. It is one of the largest languages in India and the second largest language in Nepal. In 2002, Maithili was included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

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Located at Sanchi Town, Madhya Pradesh, the Great Stupa is the oldest stone structure in India that was built during the Mauryan period. Originally commis-sioned in the third century BCE by Emperor Ashok this huge hemispherical dome consists of a central chamber where the relics of Lord Bud-dha are placed. Four orna-mental gateways facing four directions and a balustrade surrounding the Stupa were later added in the first century BCE.? Sanchi is the oldest Buddhist sanctuary in exis-tence and was a major Bud-dhist centre in India until the 12th century A.D.

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Under the patronage of Sharqi rulers, Jaunpur became a great center of art and culture activities. This style of architecture was also known as Sharqi style and, like the Pathan style, the use of minarets was avoided. A unique feature of the buildings here is the use of thick and strong lettering in the center of the prayer hall and the huge screens above in the adjacent sections. The Atala Masjid is an example of this.

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Bharata Natyam is one of the famous dance forms of India and is related to the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. The name is derived from the word “Bharat” and is related to dance.