Indian Culture Quiz 6

Indian Culture Quiz 6

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1. Which of these sarees or the technique of weaving practiced in Northern India got its name from the three Parsi brothers who learnt the art from China and introduced it to the Indian weavers in Surat?

Kanjeevaram
Baluchari
Tanchoi
Katan

2. Sarafa Bazaar is a jewellery market and night street food court which is a popular tourist place for its cuisine and night lifestyle. Where is it located?

New Delhi
Mumbai
Indore
Kolkatha

3. Who was the head of he Calendar Reform Committee under the aegis of CSIR, that initiated the adoption of Saka calendar as the official civil calendar in India?

Jawaharlal Nehru
A C Banerjee
Meghnad Saha
Acharya Kripalani

4. Gangasagar Mela is famous world wide and is one of the main fair celebrated in which one of the following Indian states?

Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
West Bengal
Jharkhand

5. Sant Kabir Award is an Indian Government award conferred to outstanding persons, which is presented by the President of India. In which field the award is given?

Poetry
Religion
Weaving
Music

6. Which classical dance form is inspired from the traditional dance form ”Gotipua”?

Garba
Odissi
Bharatanatyam
Kuchipudi

7. Which one of the following has the black bronze sculpture of ”Mother and Child” installed in front of its lawn?

Supreme Court of India
Parliament House
Rashtrapathi Bhavan
National Museum

8. Which one of the following awards was introduced by the Government of India in 1990 to promote communal, caste and ethnic harmony by recognizing acts of Physical/moral courage and humanity exhibited by member(s) of a community, caste or ethnic group in saving the lives and properties of the member(s) of another community, caste or ethnic group?

Vyas Samman
Saraswati Samman
Kalidas Puraskar
Kabir Puraskar

9. Which one of the following is known as ”The Temple of Rats”?

Karni Mata Temple
Lingaraja Temple
Brihadeeswara Temple
Kamakhya Temple

10. Kókborok is the native language of which one of the following Indian states?

Manipur
Tripura
Nagaland
Meghalaya