Indian Culture

Pingali Venkaiah designed the basic pattern of India’s national flag. The Constituent Assembly adopted it on 22 July 1947.

Mizoram celebrates Pawl Kut, a major harvest festival of the Mizo people.

Sikkim celebrates Saga Dawa, an important Buddhist festival associated with events in the Buddha’s life.

Medical is the field associated with the Dhanwantari Award in the source; Dhanvantari is traditionally linked with Ayurveda and medicine.

The national motto Satyameva Jayate is taken from the Mundaka of the Mundaka Upanishad.

Mahabharat was translated into Persian under Akbar and became known as the Razmnama, the Persian version of the Mahabharata.

2000 is the year in which Mamoni Raisom Goswami received the Jnanpith Award.

The correct answer is Mahatma Gandhi. This is the key factual association tested by the question and should be remembered with the subject named in the question.

Odisha is the state containing the Konark Sun Temple, built in the 13th century under the Eastern Ganga dynasty.

Uttar Pradesh is associated with Kajri folk performance traditions, especially of eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Kerala is the state where the Sabarimala temple is located, in the Western Ghats.

Punjab is the state identified by the source. Punjab became a leading centre of India’s Green Revolution from the mid-1960s.

Meghalaya is the state identified by the source as the home of the Ahaia festival.

Karnataka is the South Indian state associated with Yakshagana, a traditional dance-drama of Karnataka.

The correct answer is Ashoka. This is the key factual association tested by the question and should be remembered with the subject named in the question.

Ram Saraswati is the author identified by the source for “Badhakabya”.

Ellora contains the Kailasa temple, the monumental rock-cut temple at Ellora.

Guru Tegh Bahadur is the Sikh Guru associated with the title “Sachha Badshah” in the source.

Jnanpith award is regarded as India’s highest literary honour for an individual writer; the Jnanpith Award was instituted in 1961.

The Bharat Ratna was instituted in 1954 as India’s highest civilian award.