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ART & CULTURE: HERITAGE

(1) "sanganer" famous for which craft?

(2) Terms Mahari and Gotipua are associated with which Indian Classical dance form?

(3)Harsha wrote 'Nagananda' and Sudraka wrote 'Mrichchakatika' True or False?

(4)Which instrument used in both Hindustani and Carnatic music, doesn't play melody but supports the singer or another instrument?

(5)Ram Temple in Ayodhya is designed in which style of temple architecture (clue: like the Sun Temple at Konark)?

(6) Nyaya school-Gautama?

(7) Vaisheshika school- kanada?

(8) Vedanta school - Shankaracharya?

(9) Al-beruni's KITAB-UL-HIND is written in which language?

(10)Thumri is a light form of Hindustani music based on the romantic religious literature inspired by the Bhakti Movement and Dhrupad is a serious, sober Hindustani composition demanding efforts from the vocal cords and lungs. True or False?

(11)Khayal is a Persian word meaning 'idea' or 'imagination' is a Hindustani music composition 🎵

(12) M.S. Gopalakrishnan is a violin 🎻 player?

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