Current Affairs Questions
Art & Culture:
Pal-Dadhvav Killings
Which of the following states recently marked 100 years of the Pal-Dadhvav killings, calling it a massacre “bigger than the Jallianwala Bagh”?
A
Maharashtra
B
Gujarat
C
Tamil Nadu
D
Karnataka
Sohrai
Women from which tribal community practice ‘Sohrai’ - an indigenous art form?
A
Santhal
B
Munda
C
Oraon
D
Gond
God Vishnu
Consider the following sayana murthis (reclining posture) of God Vishnu:
- Ardhasayana Vishnumurti: When Vishnu is reclining on the serpent couch with right arm placed on the pillow and the other hand stretched out straight and left leg slightly bent, he is Ardhasayana Vishnumurti.
- Bhogasayanam: When the space between the two legs is as prescribed in sastras with Sri Devi seated on his right and Bhoodevi near his feet, the posture is called Bhogasayanam.
- Virasayanam: When the Vishnu image is seen reclining with the right arm on the pillow, the left stretched out and the two upper hands holding conch and disc, it represents Virasayanam.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A
1 and 2
B
Only 3
C
2 and 3
D
1, 2 and 3
Statue Of Equality
Recently, a 216-feet tall 'Statue of Equality', commemorating a Bhakti Saint, was unveiled in Hyderabad. The Statue belongs to:
A
Sri Ramananda
B
Sri Ramanujacharya
C
Sant Namdev
D
Sri Vallabhacharya
Hindu Tribal Goddesses Is Celebrated Festivals
In which of the following States, Sammakka Saralamma Jatara and Medaram Jatara - festivals to honour the Hindu Tribal goddesses is celebrated?
A
Andhra Pradesh
B
Odisha
C
Telangana
D
West Bengal
Pal-Dadhvav Killings
Which of the following states recently marked 100 years of the Pal-Dadhvav killings, calling it a massacre “bigger than the Jallianwala Bagh”?
| A |
Maharashtra
|
|
| B |
Gujarat
|
|
| C |
Tamil Nadu
|
|
| D |
Karnataka
|
|
Sohrai
Women from which tribal community practice ‘Sohrai’ - an indigenous art form?
| A |
Santhal
|
|
| B |
Munda
|
|
| C |
Oraon
|
|
| D |
Gond
|
|
God Vishnu
Consider the following sayana murthis (reclining posture) of God Vishnu:
- Ardhasayana Vishnumurti: When Vishnu is reclining on the serpent couch with right arm placed on the pillow and the other hand stretched out straight and left leg slightly bent, he is Ardhasayana Vishnumurti.
- Bhogasayanam: When the space between the two legs is as prescribed in sastras with Sri Devi seated on his right and Bhoodevi near his feet, the posture is called Bhogasayanam.
- Virasayanam: When the Vishnu image is seen reclining with the right arm on the pillow, the left stretched out and the two upper hands holding conch and disc, it represents Virasayanam.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| A |
1 and 2
|
|
| B |
Only 3
|
|
| C |
2 and 3
|
|
| D |
1, 2 and 3
|
|
Statue Of Equality
Recently, a 216-feet tall 'Statue of Equality', commemorating a Bhakti Saint, was unveiled in Hyderabad. The Statue belongs to:
| A |
Sri Ramananda
|
|
| B |
Sri Ramanujacharya
|
|
| C |
Sant Namdev
|
|
| D |
Sri Vallabhacharya
|
|
Hindu Tribal Goddesses Is Celebrated Festivals
In which of the following States, Sammakka Saralamma Jatara and Medaram Jatara - festivals to honour the Hindu Tribal goddesses is celebrated?
| A |
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
| B |
Odisha
|
|
| C |
Telangana
|
|
| D |
West Bengal
|
|
