Daily GK Challenge

More practice: Art, Culture & Festivals of India

5 more SSC / Banking questions from the same chapter, with step-by-step solutions. Try each one, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1medium

   Pandit Ravi Shankar was a world-renowned maestro of which musical instrument?

   • ASarod
   • BTabla
   • CSitar
   • DSantoor
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   Correct answer: (C) Sitar

   Pandit Ravi Shankar was a legendary sitar player who popularised Indian classical music across the world.

2. Q2medium

   The Kuchipudi classical dance form originated in which Indian state?

   • ATelangana
   • BTamil Nadu
   • CKarnataka
   • DAndhra Pradesh
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   Correct answer: (D) Andhra Pradesh

   Kuchipudi takes its name from a village in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, where the dance form developed.

3. Q3medium

   The famous Rath Yatra (chariot festival) of Lord Jagannath is held in which city?

   • APuri
   • BDwarka
   • CMathura
   • DVaranasi
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   Correct answer: (A) Puri

   The grand Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath is held annually at Puri in Odisha.

4. Q4hard

   Madhubani painting, a traditional folk art, originated in which Indian state?

   • AWest Bengal
   • BBihar
   • COdisha
   • DAssam
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   Correct answer: (B) Bihar

   Madhubani (Mithila) painting is a folk art form that originated in the Mithila region of Bihar.

5. Q5easy

   Pongal, a four-day harvest festival, is primarily celebrated in which Indian state?

   • AKerala
   • BKarnataka
   • CTamil Nadu
   • DAndhra Pradesh
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   Correct answer: (C) Tamil Nadu

   Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated mainly in Tamil Nadu, thanking the Sun God for a good harvest.