Indian Culture MCQs

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Ajivika is one of the nastika  or “heterodox” schools of Indian philosophy.It was founded in the 5th century BCE by Makkhali Gosala. It was a basically a sraman  movement and emerged as a major rival to Vedic religion.

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Bhagoria Haat is a festival celebrated by the tribal people of Madhya Pradesh. the festival belongs to the local tribes called Adivasi which includes many caste such as Bhil, Bhilala, Barela etc. It is celebrated in the month of March before the Holi festival. Bhagoria Haat Festival has an agricultural significance attached to it, that is, it coincides with the end of harvesting.

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George Wittet (1878-1926) was a Scottish architect who designed of Bombay’s best known landmarks: the Prince of Wales Museum, the Gateway of India, the Institute of Science, etc. The Gateway of India was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Mumbai, prior to the Delhi Durbar, in December 1911.

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Nandana is a very less known craft of hand block printing unique technique practiced by craftsmen of Tarapur village in Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh.Popular among Bhil tribe, the art includes graceful yet aligned arrangements of motifs on the fabric.

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Bharat Mata is an epic painting by celebrated Indian painter, Abanindranath Tagore. This painting depicts Bharat Mata as Lakshmi, the Goddess of Plenty, clad in the apparel of a Vaishnava nun.

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Leshalaptu is folk dance of Nagaland. The other folk dances of the state include Aaluyattu, Agurshikukula, Butterfly Dance, Changai Dance, Khamba Lim, Kuki Dance, Mayur Dance, Modse, Monyoasho, Sadal Kekai, Seecha and Kukui Kucho, Shankai and Moyashai, Rengma etc.

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Bandit Queen is a 1994 Indian biographical film based on the life of Phoolan Devi. It was directed by Shekhar Kapur and starred Seema Biswas as the title character. It was produced by Bobby Bedi’s Kaleidoscope Entertainment. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.

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Rouff is the traditional folk dance of Kashmir, performed solely by the women on festive occasions. Chhau is a semi classical Indian dance with martial, tribal and folk origins in the eastern Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Mallakhamba, a traditional Indian sport in which a gymnast performs aerial yoga postures and wrestling grips in concert with a vertical stationary or hanging wooden pole, originated in Maharashtra during the 12th century, as a form of training for wrestlers. The sport didn’t become visible in practice and well recorded until the 18th century when it was revived by Balambhatdada Deodhar, the fitness instructor of Peshwa Baji Rao II during the reign of the Peshwas.

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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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The practice of Gond is from the Gondi tribe of Madhya Pradesh, the largest tribal community of India. This art form is inspired by nature and expresses the relationship between man and other living beings. This style of art includes a lot of lines and dot work. Each artwork is a story that is painted in vibrant colors such as red, blue, yellow, and white, made from natural ingredients such as cow dung, plantain plants, flowers, and soot.