General awareness/studies Q & A - Dec 17, 2014

ANSWER: b. Meghalaya

Dance forms an integral part of the Meghalayan culture. This dance is an annual spring dance and celebrates harvesting and sowing seasons.

ANSWER: d. Thang Ta

Dance forms an integral part of the Meghalayan culture. Nongkrem is part of a religious festival. Thang ta is a dance exclusive to the state of Manipur.

ANSWER: c. Alladiya Khan

He founded the Jaipur Atrauli Gharana in the 19th century. Gharana refers to the music dialects and styles of rendering created and developed by experts in the field.

ANSWER: b. Shaikh Abdul Qadir Gilani

It was introduced in India by Sayyid Mohammed Gilani. The famous saint Shaikh Mir Muhammad also belongs to this order.

ANSWER: a. Guru Nanak

Guru Nanak had played an important role in the development of Sikhism. He was influenced by another reformer Kabirdas.

ANSWER: a. Pliny

Pliny is a Roman writer. His account is known as ‘naturan history’, in latin. He writes that India was in the advantageous end in her trade with Rome.

ANSWER: b. Pre- mauryan

It belongs to the pre-mauryan period . it mentions around two dozen occupations that were practiced in India.

ANSWER: a. Uraiyur

Uraiyur was famous for cotton trade. Kaveripattanam which is identical with Puhar was the capital of the Cholas.

ANSWER: a. Hala

Hala was a Satavahana ruler . this text is in Prakrit , it consists of 700 verses. Prakrit was the official language of the Satavahanas.

ANSWER: b. Vishnu

During 7th century, there developed the cult of Alwars and Nayanars. The Nayanars worshipped Shiva. Alvars and Nayanars played an important role in propogation.