Arts and Culture - General Knowledge Questions

A)
Lion
B)
Bull
C)
Parvati
D)
Jiva

Correct Answer :   Jiva

A)
Basawan
B)
Bishan Das
C)
Dasarath
D)
Manohar

Correct Answer :   Bishan Das

Bishandas was a 17th-century portrait painter at the court of the Mughal emperor JahangirJahangir praised him as “unrivalled in the art of portraiture”.

A)
Chola Empire
B)
Vijayanagar Empire
C)
Hoyasala Empire
D)
Bahmani Empire

Correct Answer :   Vijayanagar Empire

A)
Brihadishwara
B)
Koranganatha
C)
Kailashanatha
D)
Airavateshwar

Correct Answer :   Kailashanatha

A)
Jainism
B)
Saiva
C)
Sakta
D)
Vaishnava

Correct Answer :   Jainism

Sallekhana (IAST: sallekhanā), also known as samlehna, santhara, samadhi-marana or sanyasana-marana, is a supplementary vow to the ethical code of conduct of Jainism. It is the religious practice of voluntarily fasting to death by gradually reducing the intake of food and liquids.

A)
Chahmana Visaladeva
B)
Chandela Kirtivarma
C)
Mihira Bhoja
D)
Bhoja Paramara

Correct Answer :   Bhoja Paramara

A)
Arjuna
B)
Bhima
C)
Dharmaraja
D)
Draupadi

Correct Answer :   Dharmaraja

the Dharmaraja ratha constructed in Pallava style is the largest of all, having huge pillats in the portico with statue of lions, pyramidal tower and turret roof.

A)
Establishment of Akal Takht
B)
Establishment of Khalasa Panth
C)
Establishment of Guru Granth Sahib as permanent guru of Sikhs
D)
Foundation of Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar

Correct Answer :   Establishment of Khalasa Panth

A)
Jahangir
B)
Aurangzeb
C)
Akbar
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Akbar

The Mahabharata was translated into Persian at Akbar's orders, by Faizi and `Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni (c. 1540 – 1615) and named Razmnameh.

A)
Shiva (Bimaleshwar)
B)
Rama
C)
Hanuman
D)
Krishna

Correct Answer :   Shiva

It is located in Huma, a village situated on the bank of the Mahanadi, 23 km south of Sambalpur in the Indian state of Odisha. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Bimaleshwar.