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

   Ghoomar is a traditional folk dance of:

   • ARajasthan
   • BPunjab
   • CGujarat
   • DMaharashtra
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   Correct answer: (A) Rajasthan

   Ghoomar is performed by women in flowing ghagras who spin in circles. It is linked with the Bhil community and the Rajput courts of Rajasthan. Punjab is known for Bhangra and Gidda, Gujarat for Garba and Maharashtra for Lavani. So the answer is Rajasthan.

2. Q2medium

   Hampi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, was the capital of which empire?

   • AChola Empire
   • BVijayanagara Empire
   • CHoysala Empire
   • DMaratha Empire
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   Correct answer: (B) Vijayanagara Empire

   Hampi, on the banks of the Tungabhadra, was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire, founded in 1336 by Harihara and Bukka. It is famous for the Virupaksha and Vitthala temples, including the stone chariot. It was sacked after the Battle of Talikota in 1565. So the answer is the Vijayanagara Empire.

3. Q3medium

   Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri are together known as the 'Trinity' of which music tradition?

   • AHindustani music
   • BSufi music
   • CRabindra Sangeet
   • DCarnatic music
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   Correct answer: (D) Carnatic music

   These three composers lived in the 18th–19th centuries in the Thanjavur region of Tamil Nadu and wrote thousands of kritis. Their work defines classical Carnatic (South Indian) music. Purandara Dasa, an earlier composer, is called the father of Carnatic music. So the answer is Carnatic music.

4. Q4medium

   The Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was built by which Mughal emperor?

   • AAkbar
   • BBabur
   • CHumayun
   • DShah Jahan
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   Correct answer: (A) Akbar

   Akbar founded Fatehpur Sikri as his capital and built the Buland Darwaza to commemorate his victory over Gujarat. At about 54 m, it is one of the highest gateways in the world. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort. So the answer is Akbar.

5. Q5hard

   Yakshagana, a traditional theatre form that combines dance, music, dialogue and elaborate costumes, belongs to which state?

   • AKerala
   • BTamil Nadu
   • CKarnataka
   • DOdisha
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   Correct answer: (C) Karnataka

   Yakshagana is performed mainly in the coastal and Malnad districts of Karnataka, usually all night, with stories from the epics and Puranas. Kerala's similar dance-drama is Kathakali, and Tamil Nadu has Therukoothu. So the answer is Karnataka.