Indian Culture General Studies MCQs

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Bharata Natyam is a famous dance form in Tamil Nadu.
Bharat Natyam is a comparatively new name. Earlier it was known as Sadir, Dasi Attam, and Thanjavoornatyam. Some of the prominent artists of Bharatanatyam – Leela Samson, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Baijayantimala Bali, Malavika Sarkar, Yamini Krishnamurthy, Padma Subrahmanyam, Sonal Man Singh, Rukmini Devi Arundale, etc.

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The ‘Matki’ dance is performed by women on various occasions. It is a community dance of ‘Malwa’. The dancers move musically to the beat of a drum which is locally known as ‘Matki’.

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‘Saila’ dance is a form of stick dance and is much liked among the people of ‘Sarguja’, ‘Baitul’ and ‘Chhindwara’ districts. In some regions, ‘Saila’ dance is also famous as ‘Dand Pate’ or ‘Danda Naach’. The dancers usually stand on one leg and hold the dancer on the next. Then, they all hop and dance together.

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Savari, Ghumara, Painka, Munari are the folk dances of Odisha. Odisha, formerly known as Orissa, is a state located on the eastern coast of India. Odisha is bounded by Jharkhand in the north, West Bengal in the northeast, Andhra Pradesh in the south and Chhattisgarh in the west and the Bay of Bengal in the east.

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Hojagiri dance is one of the famous dances of Tripura. This dance is performed on the occasion of Hojagiri festivals or Lakshmi Puja, which is held on the next full moon night of Durga Puja.

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Lavani is the most popular dance form in Maharashtra. The popularity of Lavani dance can be gauged from the fact that Lavani dance is also used in films. This dance is performed in a special traditional dress, in which the dancer wears a 9-meter sari. In Lavani dance, there is a combination of both spirituality and makeup.

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Jareva and Sadavajra Saranga are forms of folk-stone music.
In addition to these folk songs, ghazals and thumri (a form of semi-classical music, once confined to the royal courts) have remained quite popular in the Awadh region and hence qawwali (a form of Sufi poetry, which evolved from hymns) ) ) and Marcia. Both of these show the strong influence of the folk music of Uttar Pradesh.

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Lathi is an ancient form of Indian warfare. It also refers to one of the world’s first weapons of war. In the Indian subcontinent of Punjab and Bengal, lat, or adhesive martial arts are practiced. In Indian societies, lattes are still a popular pastime. The doctor is known as Lathiyal. The Latin for stick is a Bengali word, while Khela is a Bengali word for a game or game. As a result, Played Blackjack translates it as “stick game”. The sticks are usually made of bamboo and are sometimes tied into metal rings for short periods. A typical stick is 6 to 8 feet long.

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Prithvi Theater is one of the most famous theatres in Mumbai. Shashi Kapoor and his wife Jennifer Kapoor built it in memory of Shashi’s father Prithviraj Kapoor, who dreamed of building a “house” for his repertoire theatre company Prithvi Theaters, which belongs to the Kapoor family. Actors. And the family of directors in Bollywood. Prithviraj Kapoor founded the Traveling Theater Company in 1944 as ‘Prithvi Theater’. Its first performance was Kalidasa’s classic “Shakuntala”.

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The government agency that regulates and regulates censorship in India is the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). It was established in 1950, its name was changed to Central Film Censor Board. As per the 1952 Act. This is done directly under the aegis of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Although the headquarter is in Mumbai. It has several regional offices that deal exclusively with regional films. It has offices in Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Guwahati and Cuttack, Thiruvananthapuram and Hyderabad.