Static Gk on Culture

Question 1

musical instrument anuradha pal associated with?

Answer 1

tabla

Question 2

the hereileu song also known as war song belongs to which state?

Answer 2

nagaland

Question 3

phulaich is the colorful festival of which state?

Answer 3

himachal pradesh

Question 4

kuchipudi

Answer 4

one of the classical styles of Indian dance
dance drama which was known under the generic name yakshagana
jatiswaram is performed as nritta number

Question 5

temple located at kanchipuram

Answer 5

ekambareswarar temple

Question 6

music festivals
hornbill
ziro
escape
enchanted valley
magnetic fields

Answer 6

Nagaland
Arunachal pradesh
Uttarakhand
Maharashtra
Rajasthan

Question 7

sattriya dance

Answer 7

is fusion dance, drama and music
follows old tradition of vaishnavites of assam

Question 8

sinhalese the official language of sri lanka is generally considered to be belonging to the same family of languages as

Answer 8

marathi

Question 9

leshalaptu is a folk dance of

Answer 9

Nagaland

Question 10

kajiri is a folk dance of

Answer 10

uttar pradesh

Question 11

kathakali is a folk dance of

Answer 11

kerala

Question 12

ghapal is a folk dance of

Answer 12

rajasthan

Question 13

bihu is the traditional dance of

Answer 13

assam

Question 14

gangaur festival is widely celebrated in

Answer 14

rajasthan

Question 15

majuli festival is widely celebrated in

Answer 15

assam

Question 16

bonalu festival is widely celebrated in

Answer 16

telangana

Question 17

which festival is celebrated on the first day of uttarayana?

Answer 17

pongal

Question 18

which instrument is predominantly used in both Hindustani and Carnatic music?
it does not play melody but supports the singer or other instrument

Answer 18

tanpura

Question 19

kud dance is most popular folk dance of

Answer 19

jammu and kashmir

Question 20

maestro of santoor

Answer 20

pandit shivkumar sharma

Question 21

classical indian flute player

Answer 21

hariprasad chaurasia

Question 22

famous classical indian dancer

Answer 22

sonal mansingh

Question 23

buddhist scripture describes about 16 mahajanapadas

Answer 23

anguttara nikaya

Question 24

the 3rd indian council for cultural relations (ICCR) distinguished indologist award for the year 2017 was awarded to japanese professor

Answer 24

hiroshi marui

Question 25

ambubasi fair celebrated every year in which temple

Answer 25

kamakhya temple

Question 26

which month festival of forests is celebrated in india

Answer 26

july

Question 27

who was the first tirthankara of jainism

Answer 27

rishabhdev

Question 28

the potato eaters is an oil painting by

Answer 28

vincent van gogh

Question 29

which one is not known to the rigvedic period?

Answer 29

varna system

Question 30

pt shiv kumar sharma is an exponent of

Answer 30

santoor

Question 31

the finely painted cotton fabric made in Golkonda was called

Answer 31

kalamkari

Question 32

classical indian dances

Answer 32

manipuri bharatanatyam odissi kuchipudi

Question 33

not a classical indian dance

Answer 33

rasleela

Question 34

name the dome shaped monument used to keep buddhist relics

Answer 34

stupas

Question 35

morning ragg in music called

Answer 35

bhairavi

Question 36

a persian form of singing a poem is called

Answer 36

ghazal

Question 37

the 24th thirthankara of jainism

Answer 37

mahaveera

Question 38

which sufi order was the most orthodox?

Answer 38

naqshbandi

Question 39

son of shiva and mohini and was also called as shastha?

Answer 39

ayyappa

Question 40

in which state the feast of st francis xavier festival is celebrated?

Answer 40

goa

Question 41

the lotus temple is composed of how many free standing marble clad petals?

Answer 41

27

Question 42

which festival is celebrated on the full moon of the phalgun month?

Answer 42

holi

Question 43

one of the earliest bhakti movements were led by the alvars, literally those who were immersed in devotion to

Answer 43

vishnu

Question 44

classical indian violin player?

Answer 44

v.g. jog

Question 45

which god despite being the creator god among trimurti, is rarely worshipped today?

Answer 45

brahma

Question 46

which indian painter is sometimes known as india's frida kahlo?

Answer 46

amrita sher gil

Question 47

famous classical indian dancer

Answer 47

uday shankar

Question 48

jatra is the popular folk theater of which state?

Answer 48

west bengal