Indian Culture MCQs

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Hemis Festival in Ladakh is celebrated annually on the 10th day of the Tse-Chu, Lunar month of the Tibetan Calendar. The 2-day fiesta marks the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava. On this day, Hemis Monastery is adorned beautifully to host the ceremony. This two-day festival features a series of mask dances by the lamas, both young and old, culminating in the destruction of the Storma (sacrificial offering) on the last day.

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Raga Kameshwari was composed by Pandit Ravi Shankar in 1972. Ravi Shankar was one of the bestknown exponents of the sitar in the 20th century as well as a composer of Hindustani classical music.

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Dandiya is the traditional folk-dance of Gujarat and Rajasthan. Along with Garba, it is the featured dance of Navratri evenings. Originating as devotional Garba dances, which were always performed in Durga’s honour, this dance form is actually the staging of a mockfight between the Goddess and Mahishasura. The sticks of the dance represent the swords of Durga.

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Monotheism is the doctrine that ‘God is one or the idea that there is one God as universal. The monotheists believe in only one God and worship only Him. Along with this, he does not believe in any other supernatural power or deity which can be equivalent to that God or can take his place, from this point of view, polytheism is said to be the inverse theory of monotheism.

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Mandu in Madhya Pradesh, Jaunpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh, and Bengal in eastern India were major centers where manuscripts were decorated with paintings. Manuscript or Matrika Granth is a special handwritten text. It is also known by the names of a handprint, script, etc.

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Bengal Patachitra is divided into a few different aspects like Durga Pata, Chalchitra, Adivasi Patachitra, Medinipur Patachitra, Kalighat Patachitra and etc. The themes of Bengal Patachitra are mostly mythological, religious stories, folk tales, and social. Kalighat Patachitra, the last tradition of Bengal Patachitra is developed by Jamini Roy. The artist of Bengal Patachitra is called Patua.

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Kalighat painting first gained prominence in Kolkata during British rule in the 19th century. The art form got its name because the painters usually painted near the Kalighat temple in Kolkata.
The brushes used to paint in this art form are made with goat and squirrel hair. In earlier times, mythological figures and scenes from the Hindu epic Shri Ram Charit Manas were painted on cloth tips instead of canvas. However, now the subjects address modern issues like education, freedom struggle, and daily life.

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Lingaraja Temple is located in Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha. This is the main temple of Bhubaneshwar and one of the oldest temples of this city. It is dedicated to Lord Tribhuvaneshwar. It was built by Yayati Keshari in the 11th century. Although the present form of this temple was built in the 12th century, some parts of it are more than 1400 years old. The description of this temple also comes in the writings of the 6th century.

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Redstone was the commonly used architectural raw material during Akbar’s time.

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Known as the Victorian style or architecture, it was a unique blend of Indian, Persian, and Gothic styles. The unique feature of the Victorian style was the use of huge windows. Its construction is very spacious in its execution. Their walls were thin.