General Studies MCQs for UPSC EXAM on Indian Culture 2023

How many of them can you guess correctly?

QN. Thumri Singer Girija Devi belongs to which among the following Gharanas?

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Answer: A [Banaras Gharana]

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QN. Thaipusam festival is celebrated by which of the following communities?

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Answer: A [Tamil]

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QN. Gaudavaho of Vakpati narrates the Digvijay of whom among the following?

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Answer: D [Yasovarman]

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QN. Bardo Chham is a folk dance from which Indian state?

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Answer: B [Arunachal Pradesh]

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QN. Rouff is a folk dance. It has its origin in which of the following states?

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Answer: D [Kashmir]

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QN. Which among the following is a folk dance of India?

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Answer: B [Garba]

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General Studies MCQs for UPSC EXAM on Indian Culture 2023

QN. Thumri Singer Girija Devi belongs to which among the following Gharanas?

[A] Banaras Gharana [B] Agra Gharana [C] Kirana Gharana [D] Lucknow Gharana

Answer: A [Banaras Gharana]

She performs classical and light classical music and has helped elevate the profile of thumri.

QN. Thaipusam festival is celebrated by which of the following communities?

[A] Tamil [B] Telugu [C] Marathi [D] Malayalam

Answer: A [Tamil]

Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the month of January.

QN. Gaudavaho of Vakpati narrates the Digvijay of whom among the following?

[A] Bhaskaravarman [B] Isanavarman [C] Sasanka [D] Yasovarman

Answer: D [Yasovarman]

Gaudavaho a Prakrit-language poem written by Vakpati

QN. Bardo Chham is a folk dance from which Indian state?

[A] Assam [B] Arunachal Pradesh [C] Himachal Pradesh [D] Jammu & Kashmir

Answer: B [Arunachal Pradesh]

Bardo Chham is a folk dance of Sherdukpens

QN. Rouff is a folk dance. It has its origin in which of the following states?

[A] Himachal Pradesh [B] Assam [C] Mizoram [D] Kashmir

Answer: D [Kashmir]

The Rouf is a folk dance form which is mainly practiced by the women folk of the Kashmir valley

QN. Which among the following is a folk dance of India?

[A] Manipuri [B] Garba [C] Kathakali [D] Mohiniattam

Answer: B [Garba]

Garba Dance is a popular folk Dance of Gujarat. It is a circular form of dance performed by ladies on the Navaratri days