Indian Culture Quiz 5

Indian Culture Quiz 5

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1. Which harvest festival celebrated by the Garo tribe is known as ”Hundred Drums”?

Wangala
Nongkrem
Behdienkhlam
Shad-Suk Mynsiem

2. Yakshagana is the traditional theatre form of this South Indian state.

Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh

3. Meenakshi Amman Temple is a historic Hindu temple located on the southern bank of the Vaigai River in the temple city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Who built the temple?

Cheras
Pandyas
Cholas
Nayakas

4. Phool Walon Ki Sair (”procession of the florists”) is an annual celebration by the flowers sellers is held in which Indian city?

Ootty
Bangalore
Srinagar
Delhi

5. Built around 2500 BC, this UNESCO World Heritage Site literally means Mound of the Dead Men. Which place are we talking about?

Mohenjo-daro
Ajanta Caves
Lothal
Burzahom

6. India is the largest producer of arecanut and at the same time largest consumer also. Which state in India is the largest producer of arecanut?

Kerala
Karnataka
Assam
Meghalaya

7. Who wrote the book ”The Science of Bharatanatyam”?

Mallika Sarabhai
Yamini Krishnamurty
Padma Subramanyam
Saroja vaidyanathan

8. With which one of the the following tthe famous festival Nabakalebara is associated?

Jagannath Temple
Meenakshi Temple
Sabarimala Temple
Somnath Temple

9. Which traditional embroidery style from Lucknow is believed to have been introduced by Nur Jehan, the wife of Mughal emperor Jahangir?

Chikankari
Banjara
Gota
Kachobi

10. Which one of the following is believed to be the first of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva?

Mahakaleswhar
Omkareshwar
Kedarnath
Somnath Temple