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This section includes 903 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 851. |
Which among the following is the most famous Bronze Image of Chola Period? |
| A. | Murugan |
| B. | Nataraja |
| C. | Venkateshwar |
| D. | Vishunu |
| Answer» C. Venkateshwar | |
| 852. |
The famous ‘Hornbill festival’ is celebrated in which of the following States of India? |
| A. | Nagaland |
| B. | Mizoram |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Meghalaya |
| Answer» B. Mizoram | |
| 853. |
Sattriya dance, which is one of the eight principal classical Indian dance traditions is from which of the following states? |
| A. | West Bengal |
| B. | Manipur |
| C. | Mizoram |
| D. | Assam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 854. |
Which among the following is NOT correctly matched? (Founders of Famous Gharanas) |
| A. | Gwalior Gharana – Nanthan Khan |
| B. | Jaipur Gharana – Alladia Khan |
| C. | Agra Gharana – Haji Sujan Khan |
| D. | All are correct |
| Answer» E. | |
| 855. |
Madai festival is a tribal festival of which among the following states? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Chattisgarh |
| D. | Manipur |
| Answer» D. Manipur | |
| 856. |
In which among the following states, the people following Baul tradition are found? |
| A. | West Bengal |
| B. | Gujarath |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» B. Gujarath | |
| 857. |
Which among the following ancient authors has complained of the drain of gold to India (due to trade hegemony of ancient India)? |
| A. | Ptolemy |
| B. | Nero |
| C. | Strabo |
| D. | Pliny |
| Answer» E. | |
| 858. |
Gundecha brothers are well known exponents of which among the following styles of Hindustani Classical Music ? |
| A. | Khayal |
| B. | Tharana |
| C. | Dhrupad |
| D. | Thumri |
| Answer» D. Thumri | |
| 859. |
Kishangarh School of Rajasthan is famous for which of the following ? |
| A. | Painting |
| B. | Dances |
| C. | Sculpture |
| D. | Architecture |
| Answer» B. Dances | |
| 860. |
Bohag Bihu is a festival in North East India, mainly in the state of ____? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Manipur |
| C. | Meghalaya |
| D. | Tripura |
| Answer» B. Manipur | |
| 861. |
Jagdish Khebudkar was a renowned poet and lyricist of which among the following languages? |
| A. | Marathi |
| B. | Konkani |
| C. | Kanada |
| D. | Gujarathi |
| Answer» B. Konkani | |
| 862. |
Rajgir Mahotsav is celebrated in __: |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 863. |
Veda which is partly in prose and partly in verses is ___ ? |
| A. | Rigveda |
| B. | Samaveda |
| C. | Yajurveda |
| D. | Atharvaveda |
| Answer» D. Atharvaveda | |
| 864. |
Who among the following is also venerated as “Second Buddha”? |
| A. | Padmasambhava |
| B. | Avalokitesvara |
| C. | Maitreya |
| D. | Mahasthamaprapta |
| Answer» B. Avalokitesvara | |
| 865. |
Famous Mukheshawar Temple & Ananta Basudeva temple is located in which state? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Orissa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 866. |
After a defeat in prolonged debate on Vedic philosophies, who among the following is known to have become disciple of Adi Sankara and later became first head of Sringeri Mutt? |
| A. | Hastamalaka |
| B. | Totakacharya |
| C. | Padmapada |
| D. | Madana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 867. |
The famous Nabakalebara festival belongs to which of the following states? |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Assam |
| Answer» C. Bihar | |
| 868. |
Castle Naggar heritage site is located in __: |
| A. | Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Haryana |
| Answer» B. Punjab | |
| 869. |
Sayana, an important commentator on Vedas was associated with which among the following empires? |
| A. | Chola Empire |
| B. | Vijayanagar Empire |
| C. | Hoyasala Empire |
| D. | Bahmani Empire |
| Answer» C. Hoyasala Empire | |
| 870. |
In which year Dadasaheb Phalke Award was instituted? |
| A. | 1963 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 1967 |
| D. | 1969 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 871. |
To which of the following parvas of Mahabharata, Bhagvatgita Belongs? |
| A. | Vana parva |
| B. | Bhishma parva |
| C. | Drone Parva |
| D. | Shanti parva |
| Answer» C. Drone Parva | |
| 872. |
The famous Muslim pilgrimage town “Galiakot” is located in which among the following states of India? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» D. Gujarat | |
| 873. |
Thaipusam festival is celebrated by which of the following communities? |
| A. | Tamil |
| B. | Telugu |
| C. | Marathi |
| D. | Malayalam |
| Answer» B. Telugu | |
| 874. |
The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site of the Palaeolithic period. It is located in which state? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Jharkhand |
| Answer» C. Maharashtra | |
| 875. |
Which among the following temples does not belong to the Chola Empire? |
| A. | Brihadishwara |
| B. | Koranganatha |
| C. | Kailashanatha |
| D. | Airavateshwar |
| Answer» D. Airavateshwar | |
| 876. |
In context with the Indian music, Abhang are the devotional songs dedicated to which among the following gods? |
| A. | Jagannatha |
| B. | Narayana |
| C. | Vitthala |
| D. | Vamana |
| Answer» D. Vamana | |
| 877. |
In which type of following classical dance forms of India the Pung which is a drum is a integral part? |
| A. | Bharatnatyam |
| B. | Kathakali |
| C. | Kuchipudi |
| D. | Manipuri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 878. |
Which among the following Indian classical dance form was developed by Siddhendra Yogi from Bhamakalapam dance drama ? |
| A. | Kuchipudi |
| B. | Odissi |
| C. | Yakshagana |
| D. | Kathkali |
| Answer» B. Odissi | |
| 879. |
The Flamingo Festival is celebrated in__? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» B. Karnataka | |
| 880. |
This temple is 150 year old temple situated in Kavi Kamboi in Gujarat. It is flanked by the Arabian Sea on one side and the Bay of Cambay on the other. The Shivalinga present here can be seen only during low-tide hours. In the above given description, which temple is being talked about? |
| A. | Somnath temple |
| B. | Stambheshwar Mahadev temple |
| C. | Dwarkadhish temple |
| D. | Nageshwar Temple |
| Answer» C. Dwarkadhish temple | |
| 881. |
One of the incarnations of Vishnu is represented in art as raising the Earth from the Ocean. Identify Him from the given options: |
| A. | Kumara |
| B. | Varaha |
| C. | Matsya |
| D. | Nrisingha |
| Answer» C. Matsya | |
| 882. |
The Muslim festival ‘Barawafat’, where the word ‘barah’ stands for the twelve days of the Prophet’s sickness, refers to which among the following events of life of Prophet Mohammad? |
| A. | Birth of Prophet Mohammad |
| B. | Marriage of Prohet Mohammad |
| C. | Prophet Mohamad’s travel from Mecca to Medina |
| D. | Farewell Pilgrimage of Prophet Mohammad |
| Answer» B. Marriage of Prohet Mohammad | |
| 883. |
The following places represent the contemporary 4 Dhamas of Hindu Pilgrimage in India? |
| A. | Badrinath -Kedarnath – Amarnath – Vaishnodevi |
| B. | Badrinath – Kedarnatrh – Gangotri – Yamunotri |
| C. | Badrinath – Kedarnath – Rameshwaram – Puri |
| D. | Badrinath -Rameshwaram -Puri -Dwarka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 884. |
Which among the following sects was founded by Saint Tukaram? |
| A. | Pranami Sampraday |
| B. | Varkari Sect |
| C. | Rudra Sampradaya |
| D. | Sri Sampradaya |
| Answer» C. Rudra Sampradaya | |
| 885. |
The Sangai Festival is organized in __: |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Manipur |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Nagaland |
| Answer» C. Bihar | |
| 886. |
Which of the following is not present in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of India? |
| A. | Kalbelia |
| B. | Yoga |
| C. | Maach |
| D. | Ramlila |
| Answer» D. Ramlila | |
| 887. |
Among the five monolithic rathas of Pallavas at Mahabalipuram, the largest is ___? |
| A. | Arjuna |
| B. | Bhima |
| C. | Dharmaraja |
| D. | Draupadi |
| Answer» D. Draupadi | |
| 888. |
Rajarajesvaram temple, which was built exactly 1,000 years ago by emperor Rajaraja Chola I, the greatest monarch of the Chola dynasty in 1010 is devoted to which of the following deities? |
| A. | Indra |
| B. | Vishnu |
| C. | Shiva |
| D. | Rama |
| Answer» D. Rama | |
| 889. |
Pandavani is a traditional dance/ drama/ theatre of which of the following states? |
| A. | Chhattisgarh |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Jharkhand |
| D. | Orissa |
| Answer» B. Bihar | |
| 890. |
Kargam is a folk dance of which state? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Karnataka | |
| 891. |
The Varkari sect in Maharashtra was founded by __? |
| A. | Tukaram |
| B. | Namdev |
| C. | Visoba Khechar |
| D. | Dhyaneshwar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 892. |
Raut Nacha is folk dance performed mainly by the tribal communities of which state? |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Jammu & Kashmir |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Chhattisgarh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 893. |
Kambala Sport is held in which state? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Gujarath |
| C. | Tamilnadu |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» B. Gujarath | |
| 894. |
Chinnayya, Ponniah, Sivanandam and Vadivelu were teachers and composers related to which of the following dance in India? |
| A. | Kathakali |
| B. | Bharatnatyam |
| C. | Mohiniattam |
| D. | Kuchipudi |
| Answer» C. Mohiniattam | |
| 895. |
Chorten is a term related to which of the following religion? |
| A. | Buddhism |
| B. | Jewism |
| C. | Judaism |
| D. | Jainism |
| Answer» B. Jewism | |
| 896. |
Who among the following had written Bangladesh’s national anthem” Amar Sonar Bangla” ? |
| A. | Nazrul Islam |
| B. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| C. | Anisur Rahman |
| D. | Santidev Ghosh |
| Answer» C. Anisur Rahman | |
| 897. |
Which among the following was the work of Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq? |
| A. | Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi |
| B. | Fatawa-i-Jahandari |
| C. | Tarikh-i-Ferozshahi |
| D. | Tughlaqnama |
| Answer» B. Fatawa-i-Jahandari | |
| 898. |
Shaphee Lanphee, a traditional textile fabric, is a GI product from which of the following states? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Manipur |
| C. | Jammu & Kashmir |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Jammu & Kashmir | |
| 899. |
Who among the following produced India’s first dubbed film, Harischandra, in 1944? |
| A. | A. V. Meiyappan |
| B. | S. S. Vasan |
| C. | L V Prasad |
| D. | Kadaru Nagabhushanam |
| Answer» B. S. S. Vasan | |
| 900. |
Bishnupur which is famous for terracotta temples is located in which state of India? |
| A. | Orissa |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Chhattisgarh |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» C. Chhattisgarh | |