Indian Culture Quiz 10

Indian Culture Quiz 10

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1. With which one of the following Indian states will you associate Kuchipudi dance?

Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Odisha

2. Sangita-Ratnakara, one of the most important musicological texts from India, was written by

Sarangadeva
Bharata muni
Tansen
Nandikeshwara

3. Who wrote Abhinaya Darpana ("The Mirror of Gesture")?

Banabhatta
Kalidasa
Nandikeshwara
Bhasa

4. Who among the following was originally named Srikantha Nilakantha?

Kalidasa
Banabhatta
Bhasa
Bhavabhuti

5. The Dhammapada is a collection of sayings of

Lord Budha
Mahavira
Guru Nanak
Vedavyasa

6. Of the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the works of the Alvars (Saints), how many are situated in India?

105
55
100
12

7. The Sangai festival is an annual cultural festival organised by the Department of Tourism of which one of the following states?

Mizoram
Nagaland
Sikkim
Manipur

8. Gundecha Brothers who received Padmashri in 2012 are the exponents of which style of Hindustani classical music?

Dhamar
Dhrupad
Khyal
Tarana

9. Me-dam-me-phi is the festival of which one of the Northi-East Indian communities?

Hmar
Khasi
Ahom
Hajong

10. Who among the following rejected the prestigious Basava Puraskara in 2010, an award given by Karnataka Governement?

Medha Patkar
U R Ananthamurthy
Javare Gowda
APJ Abdul Kalam