A for-day 'Shirul Lily' festival featuring the beautiful, flower, a unique species of ground fly is held in the Indian State of -
1.Manipur
2.Sikkim
3.Mizoram
4.Meghalaya
Consider the following statements regarding Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 1. Kala Ghoda festival is held annually in the months of January or February in the Kala Ghoda region of Southern Mumbai. 2. The festival is named after the blackish equestrian statue of Edward VII which used to be located in the fort area of Mumbai. Choose the correct statement/ s from the following :
1.Only 1
2.Only 2
3.Both 1 and 2
4.None of the above
Consider the following statements with regard to Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 1. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is known as India's oldest street festival for arts, theatre and cinema. 2. Kala Ghoda festival is held annually in the months of January or February in the Kala Ghoda region of Southern Mumbai. 3. The festival is named after the blackish equestrian statue of Edward VII which used to be located in the fort area of Mumbai. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
1.1 and 2 only
2.1 and 3 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4.1, 2 and 3
Dashain' is the grandest festival of ..........
1.Bangladesh
2.Bhutan
3.Sri Lanka
4.Nepal
In 2019 which Indian short film won the Oscar?
1.Period-End of Sentence
2.Piper
3.Kamera
4.India's Daughters
In which division of Chhattisgarh sings the 'Hulaki pata'?
1.Sarguja
2.Bastar
3.Bilaspur
4.Raipur
Kathakali is a popular dance form prevalent in which state?
1.Andhra Pradesh
2.Karnataka
3.Tamil Nadu
4.Kerala
The art piece In Memoriam was a creation of which one of the following European painters?
1.Thomas Jones Barker
2.Joseph Noel Paton
3.Thomas Daniell
4.Charles D' Oyly
The book Venushilpa by Chitracharya Upendra Maharathi relates to which of the following form of arts?
1.Jewellery
2.Painting
3.Bamboo art
4.Marble carving
The Coalition Years is the autobiography of -
1.Mr. Lalkrishna Advani
2.Mrs. Sonia Gandhi
3.Dr. Manmohan Singh
4.Mr. Pranav Mukharji
The Kitab-ul-Hind is written in -
1.Urdu Language
2.Persian Language
3.Arabic Language
4.Turkish Language
What is the traditional work of the Agaria tribe?
1.Iron craft
2.Wood craft
3.Tattoo craft
4.Bamboo craft
Who among the fallowing has recently authored the book named, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness?
1.C.M. Pokhnyal
2. Arundhati Roy
3.David Grosman
4.Michael Clarke
Who is the author credited with composing the classical Tamil epic Silappatikaram?
1.Agastya
2.Ilango Adigal
3.Chithalai Chathanar
4.Tholkapiyyar
Who was the author of the book History of British India?
1.Charles Grant
2.John Stuart Mill
3.James Mill
4.William Jones
Bishwa Ijtema is held every year in -
1.India
2.Bangladesh
3.Indonesia
4.Maldives
Chatkora dance is the folk dance of which tribe of Madhya Pradesh -
1.Bhil
2.Korku
3.Saharia
4.Gond
In which town of Uttar Pradesh would one find the 11 storid Pagal Baba Temple?
1.Vrindavan
2.Varanasi
3.Sarnath
4.Chitrakoot
Jaipur was listed as World Heritage Site by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in its 43rd Session held in the city -
1.Baku (Azerbaizan)
2.Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
3.Istanbul (Turkey)
4.Marakesh (Morocco)
Kaathi is a -
1.Caste
2.Tribe
3.Wooden Art
4.Folk Dance
Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following religions?
1. Hinduism
2.Buddhism
3.Jainism
4.Islam
Kuchipudi is a dance form in India which originated in the State of -
1.Andhra Pradesh
2.Maharashtra
3.Gujarat
4.Kerala
Lai Haraoba is a ritualistic festival observed in -
1.Nagaland
2.Tripura
3.Sikkim
4.Assam
Lathmar Holi is celebrated in -
1.Vrindavan
2.Barsana
3.Mathura
4.Gokul
Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly is an autobiography by which of the following?
1.Salman Rushdie
2.Anupam Kher
3.Shahid Afridi
4.Aamir Khan
Nautanki, Raslila, Kajri, Chappeli, Jaita are popular folk dances of -
1.Haryana
2.Jharkhand
3.Uttar Pradesh
4.Bihar
Sun temple is situated in which of the following states?
1.Odisha
2.Gujarat
3.Karnataka
4.Tamil Nadu
The author of recently published book The Kiss of Life is -
1.Jessica Johnston
2.Anjali Sareen
3.Emraan Hashmi
4.Kartar Lalwani
The author of the book titled The Daughter from a Wishing Tree : Unusual Tales about Women in Mythology is -
1.Sunita Namjoshi
2.Sarojini Sahoo
3.Shashi Deshpande
4.Shudha Murty
The biggest museum of the country depicting the story of the development of human civilization and also known as Indira Gandhi Manava Sangrahalaya is situated in -
1.Bhopal
2.New Delhi
3.Mumbai
4.Ahmadabad
The movie 'Gully Boy' has been nominated for the Oscar. The movie is directed by -
1.Raj Kumar Hirani
2.Sanjay Leela Bhansali
3.Prakash Goyal
4.Zoya Akhtar
The prevalent term for Alpana, a folk art of Uttarakhand, is -
1.Aipan
2.Rangoli
3.Thapa
4.Jyunti
The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India was written by -
1.Partha Sarthi Gupta
2. S. Gopal
3.B. R. Nanda
4.Bipin Chandra
Trade and Cultural Fare the Balijatra Festival is held every year in the Indian State of -
1.Chhattisgarh
2.Goa
3.Jharkhand
4.Odisha
What is Chhattisgarhi idioms for 'Sukh ke din aana'?
1.Din bahurana
2.Din purana
3.Din nandana
4.Din dekhana
Where is the fair of Jalbihari organized?
1.Chhatarpur
2.Sidhi
3.Hoshangabad
4.Sivni
Where is the oldest music college of Madhya Pradesh, Madhav Sangeet College located?
1.Raipur
2.Indore
3.Bhopal
4.Gwalior
Which is post-harvest folk dance in Assam?
1.Ankia Nat
2.Bihu
3. Raut Nacha
4.Namgen
Which of the following Indian film-makers was given the title of 'Ambassador' of Interlaken' in 2011 at Switzerland?
1.Yash Johar
2.Raj Kapoor
3.Subhash Ghai
4.Yash Chopra
Which one of the following is not a folk dance of the Bundelkhand Region of UP?
1. Ravala dance
2.Dandia dance
3.Barhaiya dance
4.Raai dance
Which one of the following publishers founded the Bharatiya Jnanpith trust to give the Jnanpith award to Indian writers?
1.The Times of India Group
2.The Hindustan Times Group
3.The Hindu Group
4.The Indian Express Group
Which script is used to write Haryanvi language?
1.Sanskrit
2.Hindi
3.Devanagari
4.None of the above
Who among the following is the author of the autobiography entitled Aamar Kath (1913)?
1.Satyajit Ray
2.Rassundari Devi
3.Ganesh Chandra Ghosh
4.Binodini Dasi
Who among the following was awarded The Hindu Prize in Fiction category for the year 2018?
1.Neelum Saran Gour
2.N. Kalyan Raman
3.Manoranjan Byapari
4.Arunav Sinha
Who amongst the following painters was born in 1922 in Madhya Pradesh, but lived and worked in France since 1950 and died in New Delhi in 2016?
1.Syed Haider Raza
2.M. F. Hussain
3.Raja Rao
4.N.S. Bendre
Who is the author of the book India Shastra : Reflections on the Nation in our Time?
1.Narendra Modi
2.Shashi Tharoor
3.Manmohan Singh
4.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Who is the author of the book Indira Gandhi : A Life in Nature?
1.Jai Ram Ramesh
2.M. Veerappa Moily
3.D.G. Tendulkar
4. Kiren Rijiju
Who started his career as a music composer in films as Sharmaji of the duo Sharmaji-Varmaji?
1.Khayyam
2.Naushad
3.Roshan
4.Jaidev
Who wrote the book, Desher Katha?
1.Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar
2. Rajendra Prasad
3.Nivaran Chandra
4.Murali Mohan Prasad
Who wrote the book, India for Indians?
1.C. R. Das
2.M. G. Ranade
3.V. D. Savarkar
4.S. N. Banerjee