Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Jhingurdah Temple.

Key Points

• Jhingurdah Temple is located on the Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh border.
• It is situated in the Oadi hills in Jhingurdah near Singrauli district.
• This temple is dedicated to Lord Hanuman.
• Some community believes that Lord Hanuman was born here.
• It was built 200 years ago in the South-Indian style by the Singrauli Rajgharana.
• It is the only temple in the world where coconut is sacrificed before offering ladoos, garlands, and flowers.

Additional Information

• Oadi Fair is also organized in the Jhingurdah Temple.
• This fair is organized at the time of Diwali.
• It is 10 days fair visited by a huge population.

The correct answer is Tamil Nadu.

• There are 12 Jyotirlinga shrines in India.

Important Points

• The southernmost Jyotirlinga temple is located in Tamil Nadu.
• Ramanathaswamy Temple is the southernmost Jyotirlinga temple in India.
• Ramanathaswamy Temple is the Jyotirlinga temple located in Tamil Nadu.
  • It is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva.
  • It was constructed during the period of the Pandya and Jaffna kings.
• Kedarnath in Uttarakhand is the northernmost Jyotirlinga temple in India. ​

Additional Information

• The 12 Jyotirlinga shrines of India are:
  • Somnath Jyotirlinga in Gir, Gujarat
  • Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga in Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh
  • Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
  • Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga in Khanda, Madhya Pradesh
  • Baidyanath Jyotirlinga in Deoghar, Jharkhand
  • Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga in Maharashtra
  • Ramanathaswamy Jyotirlinga in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu
  • Nageshwar Jyotirlinga in Dwarka, Gujarat
  • Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
  • Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga in Nasik, Maharashtra
  • Kedarnath Jyotirlinga in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand
  • Ghrishneshwar Jyotirlinga in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.

The correct answer is Kuchipudi: Odisha.

Key Points

• Kuchipudi
  • There are eight Indian classical dance forms. Kuchipudi is one among those which is performed in Andhra Pradesh.
  • The dance form derives its name from a village named Kuchipudi in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Kuchipudi derives its roots from the ancient Hindu Sanskrit text of Natya Shastra and is a dance-drama performance.
  • The dance drama performance has a long history in Andhra Pradesh and is known under the generic name Yakshagana.
  • The systematized and modern version of Kuchipudi was founded by Siddhendra Yogi in the 17th century.
  • The Kuchipudi style of Yakshagana was conceived by Yogi. He was guided by his guru Tirthanarayana Yogi.
  • It is largely devoted to the Hindu God - Krishna and it is most closely related to Bhagavata Mela.
  • Traditionally this dance form is performed only by male artists, later female artists were also allowed.
  • The dance drama has the following components:
    • Dharavu - a short preliminary dance performed by the artists after their roles are introduced.
    • Nritta - it is the pure dance performance presented after the Dharavi. It includes parts viz., darus, jatis, jatiswarams, tirmanas, and tillanas.
    • Nritya - it is the expressive part of the performance where the story is conveyed through rhythmic hand gestures. It includes padams, varnams, shabdams, and shlokas.
    • Natya - it is performed when the underlying text is a play.​

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Additional Information

The correct answer is James Prinsep.

• James Princep was a European scholar who deciphered the edicts of the Ashoka.

Key Points

• James Prinsep -
  • He was an English scholar, orientalist, and antiquarian.
  • He was the founding editor of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
  • He is best remembered for his understanding of the Kharosthi and Brahmi scripts of ancient India.

Additional Information

•  V Gordon Childe -
  • He was an Australian archaeologist specializing in the study of European prehistory.
  • He became the first exponent of Marxist archeology in the Western world.​
• Alexander Cunningham -
  • He became famous as a famous scholar of Indian archaeology, historical geography, and history.
  • He is considered the father of the Archaeological Survey of India.

The correct answer is Ajanta.

Some important paintings at Ajanta are:

• Scenes from the Jataka stories of the life of the Gautama Buddha, the Buddha’s former lives as a bodhisattva, etc.
• Paintings of various Bodhisattvas in tribhanga pose in Cave 1:
  • Vajrapani (protector and guide, a symbol of Buddha’s power),
  • Manjusri (manifestation of Buddha’s wisdom) and
  • Padmapani (Avalokitesvara) (symbol of Buddha’s compassion).
• The Dying Princess in Cave.no 16.