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Which of the following is celebrated as the New Year in Tamil Nadu?

A

Ugadi

B

Pongal

C

Onam

D

Puthandu

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Who among the following is related to the musical instrument Santoor?

A

Pandit Jasraj

B

Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia

C

Pandit Ravishankar Prasad

D

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

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Jata-Jatin is the folk dance of which Indian state?

A

Manipur

B

Odisha 

C

Bihar

D

West Bengal

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In which among the following sites of Harappan civilization Jadeite stone was found?

A

Mehrgarh

B

Hallur

C

Mahagara

D

Daojali Hading

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Wangala festival is celebrated by which of the following tribes?

A

Bhil tribe

B

Bhutia tribe

C

Garo tribe

D

Tharu tribe

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Which of the following folk dances is primarily performed in the Indian state of Bihar?

A

Kummatti

B

Ghoomar

C

Bidesia

D

Kalbeliya

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The Mohiniyattam dance form originated from which state?

A

Kerala

B

Maharashtra

C

Tamil Nadu

D

Karnataka

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Kagyed dance, a customary dance festival which is celebrated annually in Sikkim falls in which month?

A

December

B

May

C

October

D

August

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Ugadi is celebrated in which of the following states?

A

Madhya Pradesh

B

Kerala

C

Himachal Pradesh

D

Andhra Pradesh

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Rukmini Devi Arundale is the exponent of which of the following Indian classical dance forms?

A

Sattriya

B

Bharatanatyam

C

Odissi

D

Manipuri

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In which of the following Indian states is Lokrang festival observed?

A

Jharkhand

B

Gujarat

C

Madhya Pradesh

D

Rajasthan

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In which among the following period Catal Huyuk was one of the most famous sites?

A

Palaeolithic

B

Chalcolithic

C

Neolithic

D

Mesolithic

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Which of the following dance forms is mentioned in the ancient text of Vyavaharmala?

A

Odissi

B

Manipuri

C

Mohiniyattam

D

Sattriya

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Jagoi and cholom are the two main divisions in which Classical dance?

A

Bharatanatyam

B

Odissi

C

Mohiniyattam

D

Manipuri 

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Which of the following is a local wind?

A

Easterlies

B

Monsoon

C

Westerlies

D

Loo

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Whom among the following Indian classical musicians is an auditorium in Teheran, Iran named after?

A

Ustad Sultan Khan

B

Ustad Vilayat Khan

C

Ustad Zakir Hussain

D

Ustad Bismillah Khan

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As per the Hindu calendar, Ugadi festival in southern states of India is celebrated in which of the following months?

A

Chaitra

B

Vaishaka

C

Shravan

D

Margashirsha

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Which of the following is a famous folk dance of Odisha?

A

Ghoomar

B

Kalbelia

C

Birha

D

Rangabati

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An early temple at Bhitargaon, Uttar Pradesh was built about 1500 years ago was made of _______.

A

clay and thatch

B

mud brick

C

baked brick

D

wood

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According to the archaeologists, in Harappan cities the part to the west was smaller and higher, was known as______.

A

lower town

B

citadel

C

colosseum

D

Olympus