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Question : 11 [UPPCS (Pre) 2000]

‘Tera Tali’ is the folk dance of

a) Rajasthan

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Kerala

d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (a)

Question : 12

In which year SPIC MACAY was established?

a) 1954

b) 1919

c) 1955

d) 1977

Answer: (d)

The Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY) is a voluntary youth movement which promotes intangible aspects of Indian cultural heritage by promoting Indian classical music, classical dance, folk music, yoga, meditation, crafts and other aspects of Indian culture. It was established by Dr. Kiran Seth in 1977 at IIT Delhi.

Question : 13 [MPPCS (Pre) 2015]

Who was Vishnu Chinchalkar?

a) Shilpkar

b) Sahityakar

c) Chitrakar

d) Kahanikar

Answer: (c)

Question : 14

Consider the following statements:

  1. Nitisara – Kamandaka
  2. Nitishatak – Bhartrihari
  3. Kathasaritsagar – Bhasa
  4. Natyashastra – Bharata
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

a) 1,2 and 4 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 ,2 and 3 only

d) 3 only

Answer: (a)

Kathasaritsagar is written by Somdeva. Kathasaritsagara is a famous Sanskrit 11th-century collection of Indian legends, fairytales and folk tales as retold by a Saivite Brahmin named Somadeva. Nothing is known about the author other than that his father’s name was Ramadevabatta.

Question : 15

Santhara is a religious ritual related to _______?

a) Sakta

b) Saiva

c) Vaishnava

d) Jain

Answer: (d)

Santhara: is the Jain religious ritual of voluntary death by fasting

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