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- Question
The National Anthem was first sung in the year
Options- A. 1911
- B. 1913
- C. 1936
- D. 1935
- Correct Answer
- 1911
ExplanationThe national anthem of India is 'Jana-gana-mana', composed originally in Bengali, by Rabindranath Tagore. 'Jana-gana-mana' was first sung on 27th December 1911, long before Indian gained independence, at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. The complete song consists of five stanzas. As for the playing time of the full version of the national anthem, it will take up approximately 52 seconds. A short version, consisting of first and last lines of the stanza (playing time approximately 20 seconds), is also played on certain occasions. - 1. 'Dandia' is a popular dance of
Options- A. Punjab
- B. Gujarat
- C. Tamil Nadu
- D. Maharashtra Discuss
- 2. Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?
Options- A. Hinduism
- B. Buddhism
- C. Jainism
- D. Islam Discuss
- 3. The words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from
Options- A. Rigveda
- B. Satpath Brahmana
- C. Mundak Upanishad
- D. Ramayana Discuss
- 4. Which of the following dances is a solo dance?
Options- A. Ottan Thullal
- B. Kuchipudi
- C. Yakshagana
- D. Odissi Discuss
- 5. The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is
Options- A. 3:5
- B. 2:3
- C. 2:4
- D. 3:4 Discuss
- 6. 'Kathakali' is a folk dance prevalent in which state?
Options- A. Karnataka
- B. Orissa
- C. Kerala
- D. Manipur Discuss
- 7. Kathak is a classical dance of
Options- A. North India
- B. Tamilnadu
- C. Manipur
- D. Kerala Discuss
- 8. Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' has been adopted as India's National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted?
Options- A. Only the first stanza
- B. The whole song
- C. Third and Fourth stanza
- D. First and Second stanza Discuss
- 9. The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Thanjavur was
Options- A. Kathakali
- B. Odissi
- C. Kathak
- D. Bharatanatyam Discuss
- 10. 'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
Options- A. Uttar Pradesh
- B. Rajasthan
- C. Madhya Pradesh
- D. Bihar Discuss
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Correct Answer: Gujarat
Correct Answer: Buddhism
Correct Answer: Mundak Upanishad
Correct Answer: Ottan Thullal
Correct Answer: 2:3
Explanation:
The National Flag of India is a horizontal tricolour of deep saffron [kesaria] at the top, white in the middle & dark green at the bottom in equal proportion. The ratio of width of the flag to its length is 2 to 3. In the centre of the white band of the Indian National Flag, there is a navy blue wheel which represents the chakra. Its design is that of the wheel which appears on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. Its diameter comes close to the width of the white band & it has twenty four spokes. The design of the National Flag of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 22 July 1947.
Correct Answer: Kerala
Correct Answer: North India
Correct Answer: Only the first stanza
Correct Answer: Bharatanatyam
Correct Answer: Bihar
Explanation:
Madhubani painting or Mithila painting is a style of Indian painting, practiced in the Mithila region of Bihar state, India and the adjoining parts of Terai in Nepal. Painting is done with fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks, using natural dyes and pigments, and is characterized by eye-catching geometrical patterns. There are paintings for each occasion and festival such as birth, marriage, holi, surya shasti, kali puja, Upanayanam (sacred thread ceremony), and durga puja.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhubani_art
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