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Question 491. Garba' and 'Tippani' are related to which state?
  1.    Karnataka
  2.    West Bengal
  3.    Gujarat
  4.    Maharashtra
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Gujarat
Answer: (c).Gujarat
Question 492.


The last Mahakumbh of the 20th century was held at



  1.    Nasik
  2.    Ujjain
  3.    Allahabad
  4.    Haridwar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Haridwar


Question 493.


The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Tanjore was



  1.    Kathakali
  2.    Odissi
  3.    Kathak
  4.    Bharatanatyam
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Bharatanatyam


Question 494.


'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?



  1.    Uttar Pradesh
  2.    Rajasthan
  3.    Madhya Pradesh
  4.    Bihar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Bihar

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



Question 495.


Kathak is a classical dance of



  1.    North India
  2.    Tamilnadu
  3.    Manipur
  4.    Kerala
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> North India


Question 496.


The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at



  1.    Mumbai
  2.    Chennai
  3.    New Delhi
  4.    Kolkata
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> New Delhi


Question 497.


Thillana is a format of



  1.    Kuchipudi
  2.    Odissi
  3.    Baharatanatyam
  4.    Kathak
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Baharatanatyam


Question 498.


The National Anthem was first sung in the year



  1.    1911
  2.    1913
  3.    1936
  4.    1935
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1911

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.


Question 499.

Which of the following dances is a solo dance?



  1.    Ottan Thullal
  2.    Kuchipudi
  3.    Yakshagana
  4.    Odiss
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Ottan Thullal


Question 500.


'Kathakali' is a folk dance prevalent in which state?



  1.    Karnataka
  2.    Orissa
  3.    Kerala
  4.    Manipur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Kerala


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