Indian Culture MCQs

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Tanjore painting is a classical South Indian painting style, which was inaugurated from the city of Tanjore. Tanjore art or Thanjavur art is an arguably South Indian art form named after the city of Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu. It originated during the rule of the Chola dynasty in the 16th century. Pearls, or stones, are embellished with broken glass to attract the picture.

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The Gandhara style and the Mathura style developed under the patronage of the Kushan rulers. Unlike these two styles, the Amaravati style developed under the patronage of the Satavahana rulers. The Gandhara style developed in the northwest frontier and modern Kandahar region of India, while the Mathura style developed in and around Mathura, Sonkh, and Kankletila in India.

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The idols of the Sun Temple at Konark were built by the Ganga dynasty. The idols of Khajuraho temple were built by the Chandela dynasty.

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Angkor Wat Temple was initially designed and built during the reign of Suryavarman II. Angkor Wat is a Buddhist temple complex in northwestern Cambodia. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an important tourist destination.

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The Pinjore Garden of Panchkula is an example of Mughal architecture which was renovated by the Sikh rulers of the Patiala dynasty. The garden was built by Fadai Khan.

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The Iberian style, also called Isabelline Gothic (Spanish, Gotico Isabellino), or Castilian Late Gothic, was the dominant architectural style of the Crown of Castile during the reigns of the Catholic kings, Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of the late 15th century. in Aragon at the beginning of the 16th century. French mile Bertoux named the style after Queen Isabella.
Portuguese company brought the Iberian style of architecture to India.

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The Indian Punjab government took on the world-renowned architect Le Corbusier to design the city of Chandigarh, where an architectural breakthrough began.

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Bihu, Bichhua, Natpuja, Maharas, Kaligopal, Bagurumba, Naga dance, Khel Gopal are the folk dances of Assam. Assam is a state in North-Eastern India. Assam is surrounded by other northeastern Indian states. Assam is a frontier state of India. Arunachal Pradesh is situated in the north of this state, Nagaland, and Manipur in the east, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Tripura in the south and West Bengal in the west.

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Prakash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is a regional Indian holiday celebrated in the state of Punjab. It occurs on the 15th day (Amavasya) of Bhadon, the sixth month of the Punjabi calendar, which in the Western calendar falls in August or September. This festival is celebrated on the birthday of Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Guru of the Sikhs. It also means the birth celebration of the tenth divine light or divine knowledge. This occasion is widely celebrated by Sikhs every year on 31st January.

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It is widely celebrated among the Buddhist communities living in the Sikkim province. It is celebrated on a full moon day that falls in the middle Tibetan lunar month called Saga Dawa. This day is considered a beautiful day in Tibetan society. It falls between May-June and this month is called Saga Dawa or ‘month of health’. This festival symbolizes birth, knowledge and death. (Parinirvana) of Buddha. It is believed that, when the Buddha died, he instructed one of his followers to not only honor him with flowers, incense and lamps after his death, but to live a dignified life and follow his teachings by being kind and compassionate. Also instructed to follow instructed to try.