Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Sikkim.

In News - 

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the passing away of Padma Shri awardee Ren Sonam Tshering Lepcha.

Important Points

• Ren Sonam Tshering Lepcha, who was born in Kalimpong in 1928, started his career as a soldier.
• He traveled to various parts of Sikkim and complied a wide range of Indian folk and traditional Lepcha songs and played folk music on All India Radio in 1960.
• He was highly revered in Sikkim, where he spent much of his time for his role in the revival of Lepcha culture, which is an indigenous one in Sikkim.
• He was awarded the Padma Shri for his contribution in the field of folk music.

Additional Information

• Lepchas are Mongoloid tribe.
• Their language is an admixture of Nepalese and Sikkims languages, which is very familiar with the Indo-Chinese language.
• They themselves call "Rong".
• Lepchas live on rearing a large number of cattle and milch cows besides cultivation of Agricultural and Horticultural crops. 

Source - 

http://newsonair.com/News?title=PM-Modi-condoles-passing-away-of-Ren-Sonam-Tshering-Lepcha&id=396104

Concept:

• There are two major kinds of dance forms in India :
  • Classical Dance
  • Folk Dance
• Classical dance is a kind of dance that brings several techniques and specific movements.
• There are 8 types of classical dances in India according to scholars.
• Indian classical dancing started in 200 BCE in India.
• Folk dance is a dance form developed by people that reflect the life of the people of a particular area.

Explanation:

• Bharatanatyam is a classical dance which was originated in the modern-day region of Tamil Nadu.
• Bharatanatyam is based on the Hindu religious theme.
• It was originally performed by females in the temples.
• "Abhinaya Darpan" by Nandi Keshwara and "Natya Shastra" by Bharat Muni are considered the original source of Bharatanatyam.

​Thus, Bharatanatyam is not a dance from Karnataka.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti.

Key Points

• The Originator of the Chishti Order in South Asia was Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
• Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti came to India with the army of Shihabuddin Ghori in 1192 AD.
• Muinuddin Chishti made his residence in Ajmer.
• He was born in 1141 in Iran.
• The Chishti Order is a Sufi order which arose from Chisht, a small town near Herat, in western Afghanistan.
• It was founded by Abu Ishaq Shami in about 930 CE (Christian Era).

Additional Information

• Sufism is one of the mystical orders that grew out of Islam.
• Classical Sufi scholars define it as a science whose objective is the reparation of the heart and turning it away from all else but god.
• Sufism became prominent during the period of early Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 CE).
• The Sufi movement has spread to several continents over a miillennium. 
• It has considerable following in India and Kashmir is a prominent base.

The correct answer is Ellora Caves.

Key Points

• Ellora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra.
• It is located nearly 100 km away from Ajanta caves in the Sahyadri range of Maharashtra.
• The temples and monasteries extending over more than 2 km, were dug side by side in the wall of a high basalt cliff.
• The structures were excavated out of the vertical face of the Charanandri hills.
• Ellora Caves are one of the largest rock-cut Hindu temple cave complexes in the world.
• Ellora caves are a group of 100 caves at the site of which 34 caves are open to the public.
  • 17 caves out of these 34 are themed around Hinduism, 12 caves depict the themes of Buddhist, and 5 caves are of Jain faith.
• The set of caves in Ellora were developed during the period between the 5th century and 11th century A.D.
• The most remarkable of the Ellora cave temples is Kailasa Temple (Kailasanatha; cave 16).
• It features the largest single monolithic rock excavation in the world.
• It is named for the mountain in the Kailasa Range of the Himalayas where the Hindu god Shiva resides.

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.