Art and Culture in India Flashcards
(96 cards)
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Hinduism is the ____ largest religion in the world.
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3rd
- after Christianity and Islam
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Sikhism developed in India during ___ century.
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16th & 17th century
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Islam arrived in India in ___ century.
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8th century
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Holy book of Buddhism are the _____.
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Tripitakas
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Famous writers of Sanskrit
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Panini, Kautilya, Jayadeva, Kalhana
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Pali literature is mainly concerned with _____ Buddhism.
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Theravada
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Golden age of Telugu literature
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Vijayanagara period
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Eight Telugu literary luminaries are popularly known as _____.
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Ashta-diggajas
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Ramakrishna was the author of this great poetical work of Telugu literature.
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Panduranga Mahatmayam
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Father of Kannada
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Pampa
- wrote Adi Purana & Vikramarjiva Vijaya
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Well known authors of Malayalam literature
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Rama Panikar & Ramanujan Ezhuthachan
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_____’s Bengali works gave an impetus to Bengal literature.
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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____ won the Nobel Prize in 1913 for his work ‘Geetanjali’.
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Tagore
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____ & ____ languages developed in response to the Bhakti movement.
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Bengali & Assamese
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_____ introduced Vaishnavism in Assam and aided growth of Assamese poetry.
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Shankaradeva
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_____ language shows maximum influence of Sanskrit.
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Oriya
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First works of Oriya literature were by ____.
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Saraladasa
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Two scripts of Punjabi language.
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Gurumukhi & Persian
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_____ was the first poet in Punjabi.
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Guru Nanak
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____ wrote ‘Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol’ [epic poem].
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Aurobindo Ghosh
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Famous Hindustani musicians
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Zakir Hussain, Ravi Shankar, Abdul Rashid Khan, Shubha Mudgal, Begum Akhtar, Ustad Amir Khan
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Father of Qawwali
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Amir Khusrau
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____ published the reference series ‘Hindustani Sangit Kramik Pusthak Malika’
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Pandit VN Bhatkhande
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Thumri form of Hindustani music started in the court of ____.
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Nawab Wajid Ali Shah (Nawab of Oudh)
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____ form of Hindustani music is mostly performed in Budelkhand region.
Dadra
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Qawwali is mostly sung in ____ languages.
Urdu & Punjabi
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_____ semi-classical form of Hindustani music is sung in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Hori
- seasonal songs
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Kirtan is closely associated with ____ movement.
Bhakti
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Carnatic music flourished under the patronage of ____.
Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara empire
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Father of Carnatic music
Purandara Dasa
- devised basic scale of teaching Carnatic music
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Musical trinity in Carnatic music
Tyagaraja, Dikshitar & Syama Sastri
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_____ is the folk songs of Uttar Pradesh.
Rasiya Geet
- sung in Brij basha
- mostly on love and life of Krishna
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_____ are songs sung by the peasants in Rajasthan villages to ease their work in the fields.
Pankhida
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_____ songs recite stories from Mahabharata.
Pandwani
- famous in Chattisgarh
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____ are songs of good fortune in Uttarakhand.
Shakunakhar
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____ folk songs are famous amongst the Catholics of Goa.
Mando
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____ is a folk song indigenous to Andhra Pradesh where the lead singer uses a tambura throughout the recital of the story.
Burrakatha
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_____ is a Manipuri festival to celebrate forest deities.
Lai Haraoba Festival
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_____ is an ancient form of story telling in Tamil Nadu where the narrator holds a bow shaped instrument while performing.
Villu Paatu
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_____ is sung during the Chapchar Kut festival of Mizoram.
Chai Hia
- spring festival celebrated after forest clearing
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____ are songs sung about the bravery and chivalry of Chola rulers.
Ammanaivari
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____ is the oldest of Tabla gharanas.
Delhi gharana
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_____ dance evolved from the Devadasi system in temples.
Bharatnatyam
- Styles: Pandanallur & Tanjore
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Bharatnatyam was earlier known as ____.
Daasiyattam
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Two schools of dance in Kathak
Lucknow & Jaipur
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The roots of this dance is in ancient Sanskrit text Natya Shastra.
Manipuri
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Bulbous domes with lotus necks are distinctive of ___ architectural style.
Deccan
- eg: Charminar
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Earliest examples of Mughal style of architecture
Qutub Minar & Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque
- both in New Delhi
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Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum was previously named ____.
Victoria and Albert Museum
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One of India's oldest living theatrical traditions from Kerala
Koodiyattam
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Ramlila is performed during _____.
Dusshera
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____ is the largest peaceful congregation of pilgrims in the world held every 4 years.
Kumbh Mela
- places: Allahabad, Hairdwar, Ujjain & Nasik
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The first book in English by an Indian author
The Travels of Dean Mahomet, by Sake Dean Mahomed
[published in England in 1794]
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Toru Dutt wrote _____ poem which is said to be autobiographical.
Our Casuarina Tree
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First Indian novel in English
Rajmohan's Wife by Bankimchandra Chatterji
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Rushdie won the Booker prize for his novel _____.
Midnight Children [1981]
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Arundhati Roy won the Booker for _____.
God of Small Things [1997]
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_____ won the Booker for writing Inheritance of Loss.
Kiran Desai [2006]
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_____ is Shashi Tharoor's satirical take on the Mahabharata.
The Great Indian Novel [1989]
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White Tiger, written by _____ won the Booker prize in ____.
Aravind Adiga, 2008
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_____ is the new vice chairman of the Tamil Academy set up by Delhi government.
N. Raja
- set up to organise Tamil language classes, give new awards & have cultural events to promote and recognise literary works in Tamil
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The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) recently established the ____ handmade paper making unit.
Monpa
- a thousand-year-old heritage
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The first India-Japan Samvad Conference was held in ____ in 2015.
New Delhi & at Bodh Gaya
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____, the Berber dish was recently added to the Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
The Couscous
- staple food of Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and Libya
- Berbers are ethnic group living in West Africa and North Africa
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____ reviewed the proposal to set up Indian Institute of Heritage which will have the status of a ‘deemed university’.
Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of Culture
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The Government of India is to open a museum on ____ on January 23, 2022 in Kolkata.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
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The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site of the Palaeolithic period. It is located in which state?
Madhya Pradesh
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Who started Ganapati Festival in 1893 and thereby gave it national character?
Lok Manya Tilak
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Who is credited as the compiler of the Puranas?
Vyasa
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Which has been interpreted as the “last chapters, parts of the Veda” and alternatively as “object, the highest purpose of the Veda”?
Upanishads
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What is the most common and basic prayer of Jainism?
Namokara Mantra
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The philosophy of which text lays emphasis on knowledge and wisdom?
Upanishads
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___ literature was a major contributor in the development of specific language vocabularies of Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Sindhi, Pashto and Punjabi.
Sufi
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____ style is a hybrid Indo-European style of paintings.
Company
- combination of traditional elements from Rajput and Mughal painting blended with Western treatment
- Lord Impey & Lord Wellesley were patrons
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_____, ____, _____ & ____ are the four largest denominations of Hinduism.
Vaishnavism Shaivism, Shaktism & Smartism
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Who wrote his commentary on the Manusmriti?
Medhatithi
- first Sanskrit scholar, wrote Laws of Manu.
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____ wrote 'Alha-khand' where he described the chivalrous deeds of Alha and Udal.
Jagnayak
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Which temple is also known as Pampapati?
Virupaksha Temple
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The Chisti presence in Delhi was established by which saint?
Qutbuddin Bhaktiyar Kaki
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Who was also popularly known as Chiragh-i-Delhi?
Nassiruddin Mahmud
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Which veda contains the Dhrupada raga?
Sama veda
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____ mentions fifteen types of slaves.
Narada Smriti
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The terms “Maha Brinda Natyam” and “Jayamu Jayamu”, are associated with which dance form?
Kuchipudi
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_____ painting is created in the form of scroll & cotton or tussar silk is mainly used in this type of painting.
Patachitra
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____ is the oldest school of Indian Philosophy.
Samkhya
- adopts a consistent dualism of matter (prakriti) and consciousness (purusa)
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Khajuraho Group of Monuments was constructed mainly by the ____ dynasty. They are famous for their ____ style temple architecture and erotic carvings on walls.
Chandela, Nagara-style
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In the ancient Buddhist texts, who is believed to be described as Nigantha Nataputta?
Mahavira Jain
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Artists of which paintings are also known as Patua painters?
Kalighat
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“Pari-khanda” is a martial art created by Rajputs. This art is most commonly practised in which state of India?
Bihar
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The Badami Cave Temples of Karnataka include the temples dedicated to which deities?
Hinduism & Jainism
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The origin of Pagoda style is from ____ & ____.
India & Nepal
- eg: Global Vipassana Pagoda in Gorai area, Mumbai, India
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Kishangarh School of Rajasthan is famous for ____.
Painting
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____ is the Kannada language which has transformed from the fifth century AD and has evolved into Modern Kannada.
Halegannada
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Lord Buddha gave his first sermon here.
Sarnath
- one of the four main Buddhist pilgrimage sites
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Rajgir Mahotsav is celebrated in ___
Bihar [Dance Festival]
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The famous World Heritage Site “Basilica of Bom Jesus” is located in ____ in India?
Goa
