Practice Quiz set 5 - general awareness mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Mask dance is associated with which of the following dance styles?
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Q-2) Where is the ‘Rath Yatra’ festival held?
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Q-3) Onam is the festival of which State?
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Q-4) In Indian architecture, ‘Surkhi’ was introduced by
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Q-5) Where the first Sanskrit University Chair established?
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Q-6) Sangeet Natak Academy was established in?
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The Sangeet Natak Akademi was set up in 1953 for the promotion of performing arts. Setting up of Sangeet Natak Akademi is one of the main recommendations of the National Conference on Dance, Drama, and Music, held in New Delhi in 1951.
The Sangeet Natak Akademi is an Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Culture.
Q-7) Which one of the following dances related to Gujarat?
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Q-8) The annual “Royal Kathima Ceremony” is associated with which of the following religions?
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The Royal Kathima Ceremony is observed every year by Buddhists. It is observed in only one Buddhist temple outside Thailand and this year the Namphake Buddhist temple of Assam was selected.
Kathina offering is an ancient Buddhist Tradition of offering special robes and other necessities to monks who maintain strict discipline of retreat during the rainy season.
The main purpose of the ceremony is not merely for religious belief but also to strengthen the relationship between Thailand and other countries.
Q-9) Jamini Roy was
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Q-10) Which one of the following is not the factor of ‘Cultural Lag’?
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