MISCELLANEOUS QUIZ

1Q The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is

A 3:5 
B 2:3
C 2:4 
D 3:4

2Q Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' has been adopted as India's National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted?

A Only the first stanza
B The whole song
C Third and Fourth stanza
D First and Second stanza

3Q 'Natya - Shastra' the main source of India's classical dances was written by

A Nara Muni
B Bharat Muni
C Abhinav Gupt
D Tandu Muni

4Q 'Dandia' is a popular dance of

A Punjab
B Bihar
C Gujarat
D Maharashtra

5Q The words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from

A Rigveda
B Satpath Brahmana
C Mundak Upanishad
D Ramayana

6Q The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity

A Ram 
B Jaganath
C Shiva 
D Vishnu

7Q  In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?

A Onam
B Rongali Bihu
C Navratri
D Pongal

8Q The holy book of Islam is

A Quran
B Gita
C Bible
D None of these

9Q  The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at....

A Mumbai
B Chennai
C New Delhi
D Kolkata

10Q  The last Mahakumbh of the 20th century was held at

A Nasik 
B Ujjain
C Allahabad 
D Haridwar

11Q  'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?

A Uttar Pradesh
B Rajasthan
C Madhya Pradesh
D Bihar

12Q  Which of the following dances is a solo dance?

A Ottan Thullal
B Kuchipudi
C Yakshagana
D Odissi

13Q  The book of Parsis is

A Torah
B Bible
C Zend Avesta
D Gita

ANSWERS

1)    B                                  10)   D

2)    A                                  11)   D

3)    B                                  12)   A

4)    C                                  13)   C

5)    C

6)    B

7)    A

8)    A

9)    C