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1. India
Culture
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4. Q-1
• This dance emerged from the Sattras of the
state in the later half of 19th century.Sangeet
Natak Academy in 2000 recognised Sattriya
Nritya as one of the classical dance forms of
India
• From Which State does the dance form
Sattriya originate from

5. Q-2
With which Dance form will you associate these 2
dancers

6. Q-3
• .This Dance is also known as Bhagvata Mela
Natakam and dancers like Yamini Reddy and
Vampati Chinna Sathyam is associated with it.
• Which Dance form are you talking about

7. Q-4
• This Dance form uses the double headed
drum as an accompanying instrument which is
Native to the dance.Which Dance form are we
talking about

8. Q-5
• The dance derieves its name from a mythical
enchantress avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu,
who helps the good prevail over evil by
deploying her feminine powers?
• It was revived and reconstructed, particularly
in the 1930s by the nationalist Malayalam
poet Vallathol Narayana Menon

9. Q-6
• This dance form is from which state of India

10. Q-7
• In which Dance form will you find this
instrument

11. Q-8
• They are referred to as the Holy trinity of
Carnatic music hailing from
Thiruvavar,formerly part of Thanjavur
district.Sri Tyagaraja,Sri Shyama Sasthry and
who else form this Trinity of composer
musicians

12. Q-9
• What is the Instrument shown here

13. Q-10
• This instrument is Similar to Shennai and and
has 7 to 9 holes made of Shisam on
lathe.Which instrument is this

14. Q-11
• This is a genre in Hindustani classical Music .It is a Sanskrit name derieved
from the words which means Immovable and Verse.You would associate
the below with it.Which Genre

15. Q-12
• She is an Exponent of is an exponent of Pandavani, a
traditional performing art form, from Chhattisgarh, in which
she enacts tales from the Mahabharata, with musical
accompaniments. What is her name?

16. Q-13
• Name the organization associated with schools which has this logo

17. Q-14
• The word comes from a Sanskrit word for "the
act of colouring or dyeing", or simply a
"colour, hue, tint, dye".The term also connotes
an emotional state referring to a "feeling,
affection, desire, interest, joy or delight",
particularly related to passion, love, or
sympathy for a subject or something

18. Q-15
• This ‘ Flower ‘ and ‘Fruit’ Sweet is derieved
from Persian fritter .Some say that it was
made by Mughal chef accidentally.

19. Q-16
• X Y was first prepared in the kitchens of
the Palace during the regime of Krishna Raja
Wadiyar IV, by a palace cook named Kakasura
Madappa. Madappa made a concoction of gram
flour, ghee and sugar. When asked its name,
Madappa had nothing in mind, simply called it
the X Y where in Kannada means sweet.X
denoted the place it originated from. It is
traditionally served in weddings and other
festivals of southern India, and is very popular in
baby showers as well.Which Sweet

20. Q-17
• This Popular theatre form from Bengal literally
means Journey and is spread throughout
Bengali speaking areas of the
subcontinent.What is it called

21. Q-18
• This is the
traditional Attire
of Which Indian
state

22. Q-19
• This is the place of worship of which Faith in
India

23. Q-20
• Which Faith is shown
wordshipping in this
picture

24. Q-21
• Sidi, also known as Habsi (Abyssinian), is an
extinct Bantu language of India, descended
from Swahili. It was reported to still be spoken
in the mid 20th century.In which state was it
primarily spoken

25. Q-22
• Koodiyattom is one of the oldest traditional
theatre forms of Kerala based on Sanskrit
Theatre traditions.It was recognised by
UNESCO as a masterpiece of Oral and
Intangible heritage of Humanity.In which state
will you find the origins of Koodiyaattam

26. Q-23
• Which is the earliest Indian authority on three
arts,Drama,Music and dancing?

27. Q-24
• In which place will you find these teraccota
horses

28. Q-25
• He is considered the father of Qawwali and
has been credited with the invention of Sitar
and introduction of Ghazal style of
singing,Who is he

29. Q-26
• He is considered the father of Qawwali and
has been credited with the invention of Sitar
and introduction of Ghazal style of
singing,Who is he

30. Q-27
• Which Instrument did Rabindindrath Tagore
get banned with a letter to ALL India radio in
1940,This instrument remained banned in All
India Radio till 1974

31. Q-29
• With which 72 stringed instrument will you
associate the following which is also the
national instrument of Iran

32. Q-30
• In which state will you find the following paintings . 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

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