Art and Culture Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 5)

Milad-un-Nabi falls on the 12th of Rabi al-Awwal. That is the third month of the Hijri calendar.

Her sainthood did not come from any institution. No branch of devotion formally adopted her, unlike many male saints.

Nabhadas wrote the first account in the Bhaktamal around 1600. Mahipati wrote an 18th-century telling.

Her songs mix Rajasthani and Braj Bhasa. They were later translated into Hindi, Rajasthani and Gujarati.

The Aga Khan Trust for Culture works with the Archaeological Survey of India and others. It conserved over 30 monuments in the area.

The words are linked to the legend of the Sultan and the saint. They mean Delhi is still far off, and the Sultan died before reaching it.

Gangavataran means the descent of the Ganga. Ganga Dussehra marks the day the river came down to earth.

On this day Sage Jahnu released Ganga from his ear. It is also called Ganga Jayanti, the day of her rebirth.

The earth could not bear the force of her fall. Brahma asked Shiva to bear it, and Shiva took Ganga on his head.

Bhageeratha, son of Dileepa, tried earnestly after Amshuman and Dileepa had failed. Brahma then blessed Ganga to be his daughter.

Nesbitt says it is said to be mentioned in the Mahabharata. Dr Anagol places it in the warrior culture of north-west India.

Women view the moon through a sieve as a mark of respect. They may also look at their husbands through it.

The brothers placed a mirror in a peepal tree. She thought the moon had risen and ate.

The word chauth means fourth. The fast is kept in the month of Kartik, in the run-up to Diwali.

It had 11,304 dancers and drummers in a single venue. A Guinness adjudicator from London was present.

Bhogali, or Magh, Bihu is held in January. The Meji is built from hay, wood and farm waste.

Rongali, or Bohag, Bihu falls in mid-April. It is the most important of the three.

The May 2020 celebrations were streamed live from Lumbini, Bodh Gaya, Sarnath and Kushinagar. The Parinirvana Stupa is at Kushinagar.

Government of India releases describe Buddha Purnima as the Triple Blessed Day. It marks the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana, his final passing away.

The recognition came by resolution 54/115 of 15 December 1999. The UN marks the day every year at its headquarters and other offices.

The General Assembly adopted resolution 54/115 on 15 December 1999. It recognised Vesak for Buddhism’s contribution over two and a half millennia.

The Ministry of Tourism calls this ritual bath abhishekam. Britannica says special worship of the lingam is the heart of the night vigil.

Britannica calls the lingam the symbol of Shiva. The Ministry of Tourism calls the Shiva Linga a representation of Shiva.

Britannica says the participant observes a fast the day before and a night vigil. The Ministry of Tourism describes the fasting and staying awake through the night.

Britannica says it is a time of particular rejoicing in Magha and especially Phalguna. The Ministry of Tourism says it falls in February-March.