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 Decorating the walls with floral designs made of semi-precious stones.

Key Points

• Pietre dura is Italian plural meaning hardstones or hard rocks.
• Pietra dura is also known as Parchin Kari or Parchin Kari.
• The term was used for the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished colored stones to create images.
• It is considered decorative art.
• The Pietre dure art got its most popularizing time during Shahjahan's reign.
• Shahjahan used poietre dure tehcnique of arhitechture in Taj Mahal.

The correct answer is Tamil.

• The epics 'Silappadikaram' and 'Manimekalai' of the Sangam period were written in the Tamil language.

Key Points

• The Sangam Age:
  • It is a period between the 3rd century B.C. and 3rd century A.D. in South India.
  • The period is named after the Sangam academies which were held during that period and flourished under the royal patronage of the Pandya kings of Madurai.
  • The Sangam Age was ruled by three dynasties namely the Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas.
  • Silappathikaram was written by Elango Adigal.
  • Manimekalai was written by Sittalai Sattanar.

• Giddha is not an Indian classical dance form.
• It is a folk dance that is performed exclusively by women in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
• Indian classical dance forms include those styles which have mythological roots and whose theory and practice can be found in the Natya Shastra (Sanskrit text).
• Classical Dances of India- Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam, Odissi, Sattriya, Manipuri are the recognized Indian classical dance forms.

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.