Assam Art & Culture MCQ Set-2

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Q.1 Bhagavat of Sankardeva is an Assamese adaptation of which of the following scripture?

A. Bhagavad Gita

B. Bhagavad Purana

C. Mahabharata

D. Garuda Purana

Answer: B. Bhagavad Purana

Note: Bhagavata Purana describes how Lord Krishna first made peace with demons to understand them, then creatively defeated them to bring justice, freedom, and happiness; whereas Bhagavad Gita is a collection of verses consisting four types of Yoga viz. Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yoga, Jnaan Yoga and Raj Yoga; Lord Krishna apprised to Arjuna before the start of the Mahabharata war.

Q.2 Which among the following book is considered to be the first translation from Sanskrit into a modern regional Indo-Aryan language by Madhav Kandali?

A. Devajit

B. Saptakanda Ramayana

C. Prahlada Charita

D. None of these

Answer: B. Saptakanda Ramayana

Note: Saptakanda Ramayana, written by Madhav Kandali is considered to be the second translation from the Sanskrit into a modern regional language and first in modern Indo-Aryan language i.e. to Assamese language. The first Sanskrit translation to modern Indian language is Kambar’s Ramavataram, or Ramayana in Tamil, a Dravidian language.

Q.3 Who among the following authored the book “Prahlad Charita”?

A. Harivara Vipra

B. Madhav Kandali

C. Bhattadeva

D. Hema Saraswati

Answer: D. Hema Saraswati

Q.4 Which among the following is CORRECT about Saptakanda Ramayana?

I. It was written in Pali language

II. Rama, Sita & other characters are portrayed as non-hero in this book

III. The book is written for religious purpose

A. Only I is correct

B. Only II is correct

C. Only III is correct

D. Both II & III are correct

Answer: B. Only II is correct

Q.5 Which of the following movement was inspired by Srimanta Snakardev?

I. Prarthana Samaj Movement

II. Neo-Vaishnavite Movement

III. Bhakti Movement

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Both II & III

Answer: D. Both II & III

Q.6 Which among the following is INCORRECT about Naam Ghoxa?

I. It is Vaishnavite scripture of verses in praise of Lord Krishna

II. It extols the practice of chanting the name of the deity as the most efficacious means of devotion

III. It was written by Srimanta Shankardev

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Both II & III

Answer: C. Only III

Note: Naam Ghoxa was written by Madhavdeva

Q.7 Who among the following was known as “Agnikobi” in Assamese literature?

A. Kamalakanta Bhattacharya

B. Hemchandra Goswami

C. Chandradhar Barua

D. None of these

Answer: A. Kamalakanta Bhattacharya

Q.8 Who among the following was the founder editor of Asam Sahitya Sabha Patrika?

A. Chandradhar Barua

B. Hemchandra Goswami

C. Kesab Narayan Dutta

D. Dimbeswar Neog

Answer: A. Chandradhar Barua

Q.9 Which among the following is INCORRECT about the Kirtan Ghosha?

I. Kirtans were posthumously compiled by Ramcharan Thakur

II. Kirtan ghoxa consists of twenty six sections and thirty one kirtans

III. Srimanta Sankardev composed all of the thirty one kirtans

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Both I & III

Answer: C. Only III

Note: Naam Ghosha contains 31 kirtans. Srimanta Sankardev composed 29 kirtans, and one by Ratnakar Kandali and another by Madhabdeva.Sankardev had instructed Madhabdev during his last visit to Patbausi to compile the kirtans that were scattered then at different places and the kirtans were posthumously compiled into a single book by Ramcharan Thakur, the nephew of Madhabdev.

Q.10 The term “Jonaki era” of the Assamese literature means:

A. Printing and publishing began in Assamese in that era

B. Assamese literature was ushered in with the “Bhakti” movement

C. It was the age of Romanticism in Assamese Literature

D. None of these

Answer: C. It was the age of Romanticism in Assamese Literature

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