Indian Culture MCQs

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Garba, and Dandiya Raas are famous folk dances of Gujarat. In Garba dance, women dance with a perforated vessel on their head, inside which a lamp is lit. Men often participate in Dandiya but sometimes both men and women do it together.

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Tarang Mel is a famous folk dance performed by the younger generation of Goa, it is also an energetic dance performed on Dussehra and Shigmo festival on Holi.

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Ja-Jin-Ja is a folk song widely sung in Arunachal Pradesh. It is mostly sung on the occasion of weddings and meetups. Both men and women participate in it, and the public also sings songs in the chorus. The song glorifies the past events of his ancestors.

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It is a traditional Maharashtrian martial art, which is more widely used in Kolhapur district. The Mardaani game focuses so much on the skill of the weapons, especially swords, the fast pace and use of the low position that it deserves its first place, the hills. It is known for using the unique Indian Patta (sword) and vita (stringed lance).

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Musti war, also known as Mukki boxing, is an ancient Indian form of warfare. It is said that it was developed in the 3rd century AD in Banaras (Varanasi). Musti war has many similarities to kickboxing formats in Southeast Asia, particularly with Muay Thai. It makes good use of the fist and elbow; Kicking and kneeling are rarely used in comparison to fist combat, as punches are very common in combat. Musti Yuddha tournaments were held regularly in Banaras, but due to increasing tension and fights amongst Musti Yuddh boxing fans, the match was eventually banned.

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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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Byalata is a folk and traditional dance performed by the people of Karnataka, especially those living in the southern region. The dance is also considered a religious performance in honor of the gods. Bayalta dance performance marks the end of the harvest season in the region. The famous story of Senayya and Koti is best portrayed in the form of a bylaw which is of utmost importance to the people of Thulanadu. There is only one narrator for this form of Yakshagana called ‘Sutradhar’, who narrates the story or poetic verses from the background. In this ballad style, with the exception of the doddata type outing, both men and women perform ensemble.

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Malgudi Days is an Indian television series launched in 1986, and was shot by RK Narayan in both English (first 13 episodes) and Hindi (total of 54 episodes) based on the 1943 anthology of short stories of the same name. The series is directed by Kannada actor and director Shankar Nag.

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Poolihora or Poolihara is a type of tamarind rice. It is the famous food in Andhra Pradesh. Pulihora is prepared with kokum, tamarind, lemon or green mango as the main sour ingredients, along with spices, lentils, groundnut, and jaggery cooked in oil and mixed with rice cooked with fried curry leaves goes.

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Shrikhand is an Indian sweet made from tangy curd and sugar. It is mainly popular in Gujarat and Maharashtra and is one of the main sweets of both these states.