Indian Culture MCQs

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Holla Mohalla is celebrated by Sikhs in India. It is celebrated on the second day of the lunar month Chet in the month of March. It is widely celebrated in Anandpur Sahib. Holla Mohalla was started by Guru Gobind Singh for kirtan and poetry competition after mock battles and military exercises. It is also popularly known as Sikh Olympics.

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Fatima Begum was born in 1892 and worked in the Indian film industry. She is an actress, director, and screenwriter. Fatima Begum is also considered the first female director and studio owner in the Indian film industry. Fatima Begum entered the film industry with Veer Abhimanyu directed by Ardeshir Irani. He starred in the 1922 film Mookie. He then directed his own film, Bulbul-e-Parisian in 1926. The film is widely regarded as the first film made by a female director in Indian cinema. Industry. He also produced the film under his banner Fatma Films.

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Puppets in Karnataka are called Gombayatta. They are stylized and designed as characters from the region’s traditional theatre form of Yakshagana. Puppet puppets are highly stylized and have joints on the feet, shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. These puppets have five to seven cords attached to a support. Some intricate movements of the puppeteer are manipulated by two or three puppets at once. The episodes performed in Gombayatta are usually based on episodes of ballad dramas. Along with that the music is dramatic and blends beautifully with folk and classical elements

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Mysore Pak is a sweet dish from Karnataka, which is made with lots of ghee, gram flour, dry fruits, and sugar. Originally it was called masoor (lentil) pak and was made from gram flour prepared from lentils. Its name probably originated from the same lentils and pak.

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Mainly in Malwa, it is customary to eat Dal Bati, Dal Bafla, Dal Paniya, Maize ki Roti, this is the main dish here. Often we can see Malwa being made in many festivals or festivals.

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Gotta Patti is a traditional Rajasthani art which has been used by the royal people since time immemorial. It symbolizes the royal form of lifestyle.

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The Bandijivan is written by Sachindranath Sanyal. He was an Indian revolutionary and co-founder of the Hindustan Republican Army (HRA, which became the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association after 1928), which was formed to organize armed resistance in India against the British Empire. He was a mentor to revolutionaries like Chandrasekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh.

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There are 40(31+8+1) World Heritage Sites in India. India’s last UNESCO site in January 2021 is Dholavira in the Rann of Kutch, which was included in January 2020. It was a Harappan city.

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Jain temples are called ‘Basadis’ in Karnataka region and ‘Derasar’ in Western India. There are different versions of the story of the spread of Jainism to South India. However, the epigraphic evidence for the spread of Jainism in Karnataka region is not earlier than the 3rd century CE. In the subsequent centuries, especially from the 6th century CE, numerous Jaina monastic establishments called ‘Basasdis’ sprang up in Karnataka and were granted land grants by the Kings for their support.

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There are seventy-two melakarta ragas, thirty six of whose madhyama (subdominant) is shuddha (perfect fourth from the tonic), the remaining thirty-six of whose madhyama (subdominant) is prati (an augmented fourth from the tonic).