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Is topic pe kya aata hai

Paper poochta hai: Bharatanatyam kahan, Kumbh kitne shehar, Konark kis shaili, Madhubani kis rajya, 8th Schedule kitni. Yeh poore Hindustan ki kala-mela hai — Pushkar camel nahi, Phad nahi, Mehrangarh nahi.

Yahan lock

SNA 8 classical (Sattriya 2000). Kumbh 4 + UNESCO 2017. Nagara / Dravida / Vesara. Madhubani, Warli, Pattachitra. Garba 2023, Durga Puja 2021, Deepavali 2025 ICH. Classical bhasha ab 11 (Oct 2024 +5). 8th Schedule 22.

Yahan mat ghusao

Ghoomar, Kalbeliya 2010, 6 hill forts 2013, Phad/Pichwai, Pushkar/Teej — Rajasthan culture. Tagore Gitanjali, Bharat Ratna, UN NY — books-awards (yahan anthem 52 sec). Dandi — INM. Ranthambore tiger — wildlife (yahan national animal naam).

Ek line: Kathak Jaipur gharana classical North hai; Ghoomar folk RJ page pe. Dono “Rajasthan dance” ek jawab mat banao.

Aath classical — SNA

Sangeet Natak Akademi 8. Sattriya 15 Nov 2000 add. Chhau UNESCO ICH 2010 — classical 8 mein nahi (coaching kabhi 9th).

NrityaRajya / nishani
BharatanatyamTamil Nadu. Natya Shastra, temple, ekaharya. Rukmini Devi Arundale revive.
KathakNorth. Katha + Krishna. Gharana: Lucknow, Jaipur, Banaras. Mughal court. Ghoomar nahi.
KathakaliKerala. Aharya (makeup), green/kathi vesham, Mahabharata, night play.
MohiniyattamKerala. Lasya, white-gold mundu, gentler than Kathakali.
KuchipudiAndhra. Bhama Kalapam. Tarangam — plate/pot pe nach. Yakshagana nahi.
OdissiOdisha. Tribhanga, Jagannath, Mahari / Gotipua.
ManipuriManipur. Raslila, soft, no heavy foot stamp. Pung (dhol).
SattriyaAssam. Sankardev, sattra (Vaishnav math). 2000 SNA.

Folk (yahan, RJ nahi): Bhangra/Giddha Punjab, Garba/Dandiya Gujarat, Bihu Assam, Lavani Maharashtra, Chhau (Purulia/Mayurbhanj/Seraikela), Yakshagana Karnataka. Kalbeliya / Gair / Terah Taali RJ.

  • Hindustani North: khayal, dhrupad, tarana. Carnatic South: kriti. Trinity: Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Shyama Shastri.
  • Tabla, sitar, sarod North. Mridangam, veena, nadaswaram South. Shehnai Bismillah — Ratna awards.

Utsav, Kumbh, UNESCO ICH

Kumbh — char ghaat

  • Prayagraj Sangam (Ganga–Yamuna–Saraswati). Haridwar Ganga. Nashik–Trimbak Godavari. Ujjain Shipra (Simhastha).
  • Poora Kumbh ~12 saal. Ardh ~6. Maha Kumbh Prayag ~144 saal books. 2025 Maha Kumbh Prayagraj (current cluster). UNESCO ICH 2017.
  • Pushkar Kartik mela / camel RJ culture — 5th Kumbh nahi.
UtsavLock
OnamKerala, Mahabali, Chingam, pookalam, snake boat (Vallamkali).
PongalTamil Nadu, Thai month, harvest, 4 din. Lohri Punjab winter alag.
BihuAssam. Rongali/Bohag April naya saal. Sattriya dance alag.
BaisakhiPunjab harvest + Khalsa 1699 (13 Apr).
Durga PujaBengal, Sharad. UNESCO ICH 2021 (Kolkata).
Ganesh ChaturthiMaharashtra. Tilak 1893 public. Visarjan.
Garba / NavratriGujarat. UNESCO ICH 2023. Kalbeliya nahi.
Rath YatraPuri Jagannath (also Ahmedabad etc.).
HornbillNagaland, Dec, Kisama. State festival books.
Thrissur PooramKerala, Vadakkunnathan, elephants.
Hemis / LosarLadakh monastery / Tibetan new year.
DeepavaliPan-India. UNESCO ICH 2025 (India 16 elements). Yoga 2016 bhi ICH.
Trap. India ICH = Kalbeliya hi nahi. Kalbeliya 2010 RJ. Yahan Garba, Durga Puja, Kumbh, Yoga, Deepavali. UNESCO World Heritage qila 2013 alag list (tangible).

Chitra, dhaaga, natak

KalaRajya / nishani
Madhubani / MithilaBihar. Line, fish-peacock, wall se paper. GI.
WarliMaharashtra (Thane/Palghar). White triangle-circle on mud.
PattachitraOdisha (Raghurajpur). Jagannath, cloth. Bengal pata alag.
KalamkariAndhra (Srikalahasti / Machilipatnam). Pen + dye.
TanjoreTamil. Gold foil, gem, Krishna.
Kangra / BasohliPahari, HP. Soft / bold. Mughal miniature court.
GondMP. Dots-lines, Jangarh Singh Shyam books.
KalighatKolkata bazaar, 19th c. Bengal school Abanindranath alag (wash, nationalist).
Phulkari / Kantha / ChikankariPunjab / Bengal / Lucknow embroidery.

Phad Bhilwara, Pichwai Nathdwara, Kishangarh Bani Thani — RJ. Yakshagana Karnataka, Jatra Bengal, Tamasha Maharashtra, Bhavai Gujarat theatre (RJ Bhavai = matke wala folk — mix mat).

Sthapatya, bhasha, chinh

Nagara North · curvilinear shikhara Dravida South · vimana, gopuram Vesara Mix · Chalukya / Hoysala

Konark / Khajuraho Nagara. Brihadeeswara Dravida. Pattadakal mix. RJ 6 forts 2013 alag page.

  • Khajuraho Chandela, MP, UNESCO. Konark Sun, 13th c. Narasimhadeva I, Eastern Ganga, Odisha, ratha stone.
  • Brihadeeswara Thanjavur, Rajaraja I Chola. Great Living Chola (Gangaikonda + Airavatesvara bhi).
  • Ajanta Buddhist painting cave. Ellora Hindu-Buddhist-Jain; Kailasa monolith Rashtrakuta Krishna I.
  • Sanchi stupa, Ashoka, MP. Mahabalipuram Pallava. Hampi Vijayanagara.
  • Taj Mahal Agra, Shah Jahan, Mumtaz, white marble, UNESCO. Qutub / Red Fort Delhi. Fatehpur Sikri Akbar.
  • Jantar Mantar 2010, Jaipur city 2019, hill forts 2013 — RJ. Keoladeo — wildlife.

Bhasha

  • 8th Schedule 22. Union official Hindi (Art 343) + English associate — articles Constitution.
  • Classical language: pehle 6 (Tamil 2004, Sanskrit 2005, Kannada + Telugu 2008, Malayalam 2013, Odia 2014). 3 Oct 2024 PIB: Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, Bengali → ab 11. Hindi classical tag nahi (trap).

Rashtriya chinh (short)

Pashu tiger, pakshi peacock, phool lotus, per banyan, phal mango, emblem Sarnath 4 lions, flag Ashoka chakra 24. Anthem Jana Gana Mana Tagore, 24 Jan 1950, ~52 sec. Song Vande Mataram Bankim — kitab Anandamath. Aquatic Ganges dolphin. National calendar Saka, 22 March = 1 Chaitra.

Q-bank

Q1

Bharatanatyam kis rajya se?

  1. Kerala (Kathakali)
  2. Tamil Nadu
  3. Odisha (Odissi)
  4. Assam (Sattriya)

Solution

  1. Temple TN

    Kerala ke do: Kathakali + Mohiniyattam.

AnswerB
Q2

Sattriya SNA classical kab / kahan?

  1. 1954, Tamil Nadu
  2. 2000, Assam (Sankardev sattra)
  3. 2010, Rajasthan Kalbeliya ke saath
  4. Hamesha 7 hi the, 8th nahi

Solution

  1. 8th

    Kalbeliya folk UNESCO, SNA classical nahi.

AnswerB
Q3

Kumbh ke char sthal?

  1. Pushkar, Ajmer, Jaipur, Udaipur
  2. Prayagraj, Haridwar, Nashik, Ujjain
  3. Puri, Tirupati, Amritsar, Bodh Gaya
  4. Only Prayag, har saal

Solution

  1. 12 saal

    Pushkar RJ mela. UNESCO Kumbh 2017.

AnswerB
Q4

Madhubani painting?

  1. Warli, Maharashtra
  2. Mithila, Bihar
  3. Phad, Bhilwara
  4. Pichwai, Nathdwara

Solution

  1. Line-fish

    Phad/Pichwai RJ culture.

AnswerB
Q5

Konark Sun Temple shaili / rajya?

  1. Dravida, Tamil Nadu Brihadeeswara
  2. Nagara, Odisha (ratha, 13th c.)
  3. Vesara, Hampi
  4. 6 hill forts 2013

Solution

  1. Eastern Ganga

    Brihadeeswara Dravida Chola. Forts RJ.

AnswerB
Q6

Garba UNESCO ICH?

  1. 2010, Kalbeliya ke saath Ghoomar
  2. 2023, Gujarat
  3. 2013, hill forts
  4. 1954, Bharat Ratna

Solution

  1. Navratri

    Kalbeliya 2010 RJ. Forts tangible 2013. Ratna awards page.

AnswerB
Q7

8th Schedule kitni bhashayein?

  1. 8 classical dance ke barabar
  2. 22
  3. 11 (classical languages hi)
  4. 543

Solution

  1. Schedule

    Classical 11 alag tag. 543 Lok Sabha Constitution.

AnswerB
Q8

Onam kis se joda?

  1. Punjab Khalsa
  2. Kerala, Mahabali, pookalam
  3. Assam Hornbill
  4. Bihar Madhubani din

Solution

  1. Chingam

    Baisakhi Punjab. Hornbill Nagaland. Bihu Assam.

AnswerB
Q9

Ellora Kailasa temple kisne / kya khas?

  1. Shah Jahan, white marble
  2. Rashtrakuta (Krishna I), ek paththar kaat, Ellora
  3. Ashoka, Sanchi stupa
  4. Rajaraja, Thanjavur

Solution

  1. Monolith

    Taj Shah Jahan. Sanchi stupa. Brihadeeswara Chola.

AnswerB
Q10

Kalbeliya 2010, Gitanjali 1913, Godawan. Is chapter?

  1. Haan, teenon Odissi
  2. Nahi — RJ culture / books-awards / wildlife
  3. Haan, Godawan = national bird
  4. Haan, 1913 = 8 dances

Solution

  1. Fence

    Yahan Bharatanatyam, Kumbh 4, Garba 2023, Madhubani. Bird peacock; Godawan RJ.

AnswerB

Practice

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P1

Mohiniyattam + Kathakali dono?

  1. Odisha
  2. Kerala
  3. Manipur
  4. Andhra

Solution

  1. Do Kerala

    Odissi Odisha. Manipuri Manipur. Kuchipudi Andhra.

AnswerB
P2

Warli kahan?

  1. Bihar Madhubani
  2. Maharashtra (white geometry)
  3. Kishangarh Bani Thani
  4. Tanjore gold

Solution

  1. Triangle people

    Bani Thani RJ. Tanjore TN.

AnswerB
P3

Deepavali UNESCO ICH saal (India 16th)?

  1. 2010 Kalbeliya ke din
  2. 2025
  3. 1947 15 Aug
  4. 1950 Republic

Solution

  1. RL 2025

    Garba 2023, Durga Puja 2021, Kumbh 2017, Yoga 2016.

AnswerB
P4

Tamil classical language pehle kab?

  1. 2004 (pehli classical tag)
  2. 2024 ke 5 ke saath
  3. 1950 Constitution din
  4. Kabhi nahi, sirf Sanskrit

Solution

  1. 12 Oct 2004

    2024: Marathi Pali Prakrit Assamese Bengali. Sanskrit 2005.

AnswerA
P5

Hornbill Festival?

  1. Kerala Onam
  2. Nagaland, December
  3. Pushkar Kartik
  4. Puri Rath

Solution

  1. Kisama

    Pushkar RJ. Rath Odisha.

AnswerB
P6

Dravida shaili example?

  1. Khajuraho
  2. Brihadeeswara, Thanjavur
  3. Konark
  4. Taj Mahal

Solution

  1. Gopuram–vimana

    Khajuraho/Konark Nagara. Taj Mughal tomb, temple shaili nahi.

AnswerB
P7

National anthem lock?

  1. Vande Mataram, 52 minute
  2. Jana Gana Mana, ~52 second, 24 Jan 1950
  3. Gitanjali poori, Nobel din
  4. Saare Jahan Se Achha, UN Day

Solution

  1. Tagore

    Vande song. Gitanjali kitab awards page.

AnswerB
P8

Kuchipudi nishani?

  1. Andhra; tarangam plate/pot
  2. Kathakali green face
  3. Manipuri Raslila only
  4. Ghoomar ghagra

Solution

  1. Bhama Kalapam

    Ghoomar RJ folk.

AnswerA
P9

Oct 2024 classical languages (PIB) mein kaun add?

  1. Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, Bengali
  2. Hindi aur English
  3. Sirf Tamil dubara
  4. Dingal–Pingal

Solution

  1. 11 total

    Hindi 8th Schedule mein hai, classical tag nahi. Dingal RJ.

AnswerA
P10

Pushkar camel, 6 hill forts, UN HQ NY. Is chapter?

  1. Haan, teenon Kumbh
  2. Nahi — RJ culture / RJ culture / books-awards
  3. Haan, NY = Nagara
  4. Haan, 6 forts = 8 dances

Solution

  1. Alag

    Yahan Kumbh 4, Konark, Garba, 8 SNA.

AnswerB

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