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ANCIENT HISTORY ART AND CULTURE MCQs
Indian Culture
Answer: (c).Gujarat
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
The 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.