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Class 8 General Knowledge
Culture And Places Of India And World
Quiz 8
Consider the following statements.
1.
The primal references of Indian crafts were found in the remains of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
2.
Excavations at Harappa and Mohenjodaro authenticates the craft tradition of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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With reference to Indian martial arts choose the following statements.
1.
Mallakhamb is a form of exercise.
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Marma Shastra is the study of vulnerable spots in human body.
3.
Kalaripayattu is also practiced in Kerala to become a good Kathakali dancer.
4.
Silambam is the traditional stick martial art from Tamil Nadu.
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Consider the following statements in context with the handicrafts of India.
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Dhokra, the oldest form of handicraft is known for its traditional simplicity. This tribal handicraft originated in Gujarat.
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Green coloured stone art is the speciality of Madhya Pradesh whereas Patharkatti is the unique rock craft of Gaya.
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Cuttack in Odisha, Karimnagar in the State of Andhra Pradesh in known for its Meenakari or Tarakashi handicrafts.
Which of the statement(s) given is/ are correct?
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Which of the festival(s) is/are related to Parsis?
1.
Nawruz
2.
Khordal Sal
3.
Yom Kippur
4.
Sabbath
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Which of the following festival is celebrated by Lepcha tribe of Sikkim to pay homage to mountain Kanchenjunga?
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Saga Dawa
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Drupka Teshi
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Wangala
Consider the following statements
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Bohag Bihu is inauguration of agricultural activities.
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Bhogali Bihu is mark of harvesting.
3.
Kongali Bihu is leisure time of agricultural activities.
Which of the following statement(s) given above is/are true?
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Which of the following festival is closely related to the legendary King Bali, who comes on Earth to meet their subject?
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Pongal
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Onam
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Holi
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Bihu
Match the following.
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Siang Festival : Jammu and Kashmir
2.
Bird Watching festival : Himachal Pradesh
3.
Garden festival : Chandigarh
4.
Bonalu Fair : Andhra Pradesh
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With reference to India's culture and tradition, what is 'Kalaripayattu'?
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It is an ancient Bhakti cult of Shaivism still prevalent in some parts of South India.
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It is an ancient style bronze and brasswork still found in Southern part of coromandel area.
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It is an ancient from of dance-drama and a living tradition in the Northern part of Malabar.
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It is an ancient martial art and a living tradition in some parts of South India.
Microbial Type Culture Collection Centre is situated at ________.
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Chandigarh
Birju Maharaj is famous for which form of dance?
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Bharatanatyam
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Kathakali
Explanation
Brijmohan Mishra
(born February 4, 1938), popularly known as
Pandit Birju Maharaj
is a legendary Indian dancer of
Kathak
style of dancing of the Lucknow Kalka-Bindadin gharana and has earned the sobriquet “
Kathak dance
Wizard”.
Madhubani a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
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Punjab
Explanation
Madhubani painting or
Mithila
painting is a style of Hindu Painting, practiced in the
Mithila
region of
Nepal
and in Indian States of
Bihar
.
Consider the following statements regarding leather products.
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Usage of animal skin for clothing brought the concept of leather craft into existence.
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Bikaner in Rajashtan is famous for its Manoti art.
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Gujarat is well-known for its Mojadi work.
Which of the statement(s) given is/are correct?
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Consider the following statements
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Mention of wood-carved temples is found in the Rigveda.
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Wood craft can also be seen in the carvings of temples and chariots of Odisha.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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The Desert Festival, an annual event in Rajasthan that displays local folk arts and culture, aerobatics, camel races, is held at ______.
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Jaisalmer
Explanation
The Desert Festival, an annual event in Rajasthan, that displays local folk arts and culture
,
aerobatics
,
camel races, is held at
Jaisalmer of
Rajasthan
. It is mostly celebrated in the month of February.
Cultural events
like
camel races
, turban tying competitions etc. are seen in this
festival
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Which of the following pairs are not correctly matched?
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Batik Art : Madhya Pradesh
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Block Painting : Gujarat
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Tanchoi : Rajasthan
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Kalamkari painting refers to ___________.
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a hand-painted cotton textile in South India
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a handmade drawing on bamboo handicrafts in North-East India
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a black-painted woollen cloth in Western Himalayan region of India
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a hand-painted decorative silk cloth in North-Western India
Kathak is a classical dance of ________________.
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North India
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Kathak refers to one of the major classical dance form primarily found in northern
India
, with a historical influence similar to Bharatanatyam in south
India
, Odissi in east
India
and other major classical dances found in South Asia.
There are ____ classical dances in India.
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The Sangeet Natak Akademi currently confers classical status on eight Indian classical dance styles:
Bharatanatyam
(Tamil Nadu),
Kathak
(North, West and Central India),
Kathakali
(Kerala),
Kuchipudi
(Andhra Pradesh),
Odissi
(Odisha),
Manipuri
(Manipur), Mohiniyattam (Kerala), and
Sattriya
(Assam).
Which is the largest Indian Museum?
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Explanation
The Indian Museum is the largest and oldest museum in India and has rare collections of antiques, armour and ornaments, fossils, skeletons, mummies, and Mughal paintings. It was founded by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in Kolkata (
Calcutta
), India, in 1814.
Bihu is a dance of _____.
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Maharashtra
Explanation
The Bihu dance is a
folk dance
from the Indian state of
Assam
related to the festival of Bihu.
Hornbill festival is celebrated in which state?
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Punjab
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The Hornbill Festival is held at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama which is about 12 km from Kohima. All the tribes of
Nagaland
take part in this festival. The aim of the festival is to revive and protect the rich culture of
Nagaland
and display its extravaganza and traditions.
Kuchipudi dance originated in _______.
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It originated in a village named Kuchipudi in the Indian state of
Andhra Pradesh
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Which festival is celebrated in Karnataka when Pongal is celebrated in Tamil Nadu?
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Makar Sankranti
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Diwali
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It is known as Pedda Panduga in Andhra Pradesh,
Makara Sankranti
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and Maharashtra,
Pongal
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Tamil Nadu
, Magh Bihu in Assam, Magha Mela in parts of central and north India, as
Makar Sankranti
in the west, and by other names.In some parts of India it is believed that a demon was killed in that day.
Where is Salar Jung Museum situated?
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Jaipur
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The
Salar Jung Museum
is an art
museum located
at Dar-ul-Shifa, on the southern bank of the Musi River in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is one of the three National
Museums
of India.
The headquarters of Sahitya Akademi is at ______.
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The Sahitya Akademi,
India
's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of
India
. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of, the
Indian
government. Its office is located in Rabindra Bhavan near Mandi House in
Delhi
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Sonepur, the venue of one of the largest cattle fairs is located in which of the following states?
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Sonepur
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largest cattle fair
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Sonepur
Mela held on the confluence of holy river Ganges and Gandak.
Where is the headquarter of the North East Zone Cultural Centre located?
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Itanagar
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The Zonal
Cultural Centre
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Northeast
India,
North East Zone Cultural Centre
, registered under the Nagaland Societies Registration Act XXI 1860 (Nagaland First Amendment) Act, 1969 was set up in June 1986 with its
headquarters
at Dimapur, Nagaland.
The highest paid Head of Government in the world at present is in _______________.
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Japan
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Politicians in Singapore are amongst the most highly paid government official in the world. Lee Hsian Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore takes an annual salary of more than a million US Dollars.
Which country adopted its new National Anthem in 2007?
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Nepal adopted a new national anthem after it revoked the earlier one following the popular uprising against the monarchy. The previous national anthem was adopted in 1899. The anthem was
revoked by Parliament in 2007 as it was a song composed in praise of the king. The new national anthem is more about the people, history, Geography and the diverse culture of Nepal.
Jallikattu festival is associated with which state?
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Jallikattu is typically practised in the Indian state of
Tamil Nadu
as a part of
Pongal
celebrations on Mattu
Pongal
day, which occurs annually in January.
Which was the first 3D film of India?
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My Dear Kuttichathan
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The first Indian 3D movie
My Dear Kuttichathan
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The Peacock throne of Shahjahan was taken away by ______________.
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Ahmad Shah Abdali
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The Peacock throne was a famous jewelled throne that was the seat of the Mughal emperors of India. It was commissioned in the early 17th century by Emperor Shah Jahan and was located in the Diwan-i-Khas in the Red Fort of Delhi. The original throne was subsequently captured and taken as a war trophy in 1739 by King Nadir Shah of Iran along with other spoils.
The construction of Qutub Minar at Delhi was started by Qutubuddin Aibak inBut it was completed by ________.
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The building
process of
Qutub Minar
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Aibak in 1193 and
finished by Iltutmish. Qutbu'd-Din
Aibak
laid the foundation of
Minar
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Which of the following is the largest peninsula in the world?
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The Arabian Peninsula is a peninsula of Western Asia situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian plate. It is the largest peninsula in the world, at 1,250,006 sq. mi. The Arabian Peninsula consists of the countries Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabi and the United Arab Emirates as well as parts of southern Iraq and Jordan.
The theory of classical music is discussed in _______.
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Atharvaveda
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Theory of classical music is discussed
in Samveda in which a morning Raga , Raga Bharva has been defined. Samaveda is the right answer. The Samaveda is one of the four Vedas.
Samjhauta Express runs between the Railway Stations of ________________.
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The Samjhauta Express commonly called the Friendship Express, is a bi-weekly train, running on Tuesdays and Fridays between Delhi and Attari in India and Lahore in Pakistan.
From the options given below, name the Indian who played a very important role in the World Communist Movement.
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Prakash Karat
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M.N. Roy was an Indian revolutionary, radical activist and political theorist. He was also an Indian philosopher of the twentieth century. Roy was a founder of the Mexican Communist Party and the Communist Party of India.
God helps those who help .....
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The famous Akshardham temple is situated in the city of _____________.
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Swaminarayan Akshardham in Gandhinagar, Gujarat is a large Hindu temple complex inspired by Pramukh Swami, the former spiritual head of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha.
A monument resembling Taj Mahal was created by Aurangzeb in ____________.
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The structure of Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad, which now is a historical monument was constructed by Aurangzeb. The inspiration comes from Taj Mahal as is quite visible from the architecture.
A cheerful wife is the job of
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In Cape Trafalgar, the famous battle of Trafalgar was fought inWhere is Cape Trafalgar situated?
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Portugal
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Cape Trafalgar is a headland in the Province of Cadiz in the south-west of Spain. The 1805 naval Battle of Trafalgar, in which the Royal Navy decisively defeated Napoleon's combined Spanish and French fleet, took place off the cape.
The
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28th February 2012
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The 2012 BRICS summit was the fourth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
The summit was held at Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi, India on 29 March 2012.
The current President of Maldives is _______________.
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Maumoom Abdul Gayoom
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Mohammad Ashraf
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Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
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Mohammed Nasheed
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Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
is a Maldivian politician who is the current President of the Maldives and assumed office on 17 November 2018.
Solih
was first elected to parliament in 1994, aged 30, as the MP from his home atoll of Faadhippolhu.
Navjivan Trust was instituted with the objectives of propagating peaceful means of attaining third Swaraj, by ________________.
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Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi
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Lala Lajpat Rai
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Dr. Ambedkar
Explanation
Navajivan Trust is a publishing house based in Ahmedabad, India. It was founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1929 and has published more than 800 titles in English, Gujarati, Hindi and other languages to date.
Who built the Kailash temple of Ellora?
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According to the Srikrishna Committee, which is the most workable option out of the six option suggested by the Committee to resolve the Telangana issue?
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The Committee report suggested 6 options of which options 1 through 4 were advised to be not feasible. The fifth option was to bifurcate the State into Telangana with Hyderabad as its Capital and Seemandhra which was to have a new Capital city. The Sixth was the option that the Committee recommended as the way forward to keep the state and establishment of a statutory and empowered Telangana Regional Council which adequate transfer of funds, functions and functionaries in keeping with the spirit of Gentlemen's Agreement of 1956.
What is the capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo(Congo-Kinshasa)?
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Libreville
What is the capital of Cape Verde?
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