Indian Art & Culture MCQ Set-8

Medieval India Art and Culture MCQ for competitive examinations in India such as UPSC, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, NDA, State PSC, Police recruitment and various government job recruitment examination by the Government of India, PSUs and the state Governments in India.

Q.1 Nipponzon Myohoji Buddhist temple was established by who among the following?

A. Ashoka

B. Fuji Guru

C. Chandragupta Maurya

D. None of these

Answer: B. Fuji Guru

Note: Nipponzon Myohoji Buddhist temple is also called as Peace Pagoda or Shanti Stupa. Nichidatsu Fujii  was a Japanese Buddhist monk, and founder of the Nipponzan-Myōhōji order of Buddhism.

Q.2 Which of the following is the largest tribe group of India?

A. Gond

B. Khasi

C. Naga

D. Bodo

Answer: A. Gond

Note: The Gond comprise the largest tribal group of India with a population exceeding 12 million.

Q.3 Who among the following singer is often called as “Prince of Bhangra”?

A. Guru Randhwa

B. Sukhbir Singh

C. Malkit Singh

D. Daler Mehndi

Answer: B. Sukhbir Singh

Q.4 Gabra folk dance originated from which of the following Indian state?

A. Bihar

B. Punjab

C. Gujarat

D. Karnataka

Answer: C. Gujarat

Q.5 Dandiya Rass, performed in the festival of Navaratri was originated from which Indian state?

A. Gujarat

B. Punjab

C. Karnataka

D. Andhra Pradesh

Answer: A. Gujarat

Note: Raas or Dandiya Raas is the socio-religious folk dance originating from Indian state of Gujarat and popularly performed in the festival of Navaratri. The dance is performed in the Marwar region of Rajasthan too.

Q.6 Which of the following is CORRECT about Tippani?

I. Tippani is a folk music

II. Tippani is a folk dance

III. Tippani was originated from Saurashtra region of Gujarat

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I & III

D. Both II & III

Answer: D. Both II & III

Q.7 Rajasthan International Folk Festival is held annually in which of the following fort?

A. Chittor fort

B. Mehrangarh fort

C. Jaigarh fort

D. None of these

Answer: B. Mehrangarh fort

Note: Rajasthan International Folk Festival (or Jodhpur RIFF or Jodhpur folk festival) is an annual music and art festival organized to promote traditional folk music and arts held at Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

Q.8 Harshat Mata temple is located in which of the following state of India?

A. Gujarat

B. Rajasthan

C. West Bengal

D. Odisha

Answer: B. Rajasthan

Note: The Harshat Mata Temple is a Hindu temple in the Abhaneri village of Rajasthan. The temple is now dedicated to a goddess called Harshat Mata, although some art historians theorize that it was originally a Vaishnavite shrine.

Q.9 Hola Mohalla festival is celebrated by which of the following religious group?

A. Sikh

B. Hindu

C. Islam

D. Jain

Answer: A. Sikh

Note: The Hola Mohalla is an annual festival of thousands held at Anandpur Sahib. It was started by Guru Gobind Singh as a gathering of Sikhs for military exercises and mock battles. The mock battles were followed by kirtan and valour poetry competitions. Today the Nihang Singhs carry on the martial tradition with mock battles and displays of swordsmanship and horse riding

Q.10 Bandi Chhor Divas is celebrated by Sikhs in order to celebrate release of which of the following Sikh Guru from the Gwalior fort?

A. Guru Govind Singh

B. Guru Hargovind

C. Guru Tegh Bahadur

D. None of these

Answer: B. Guru Hargovind

Note: On the day of Bandhi Chhor Diwas (The Celebration of Freedom), Sikhs celebrate the release from prison of the sixth guru, Guru Hargobind, who also rescued 52 Hindu kings held captive by Mughal Emperor Jehangir with him in the Gwalior Fort in 1619. The festival sometimes overlaps with Diwali.

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