Know Your World - 22


1. With which one of the following sports, the name of Parupalli Kashyap is associated?

Badminton

2. 2018 FIFA World Cup would be held in ___

Russia

3. Jahangir Khan is famous in which sport?

Squash

4. What is the maximum permitted length of cricket bat?

38”

5. The maximum number of goals scored by India in the history of international hockey tournaments were in 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles when it beat USA by ___

24--1

6. Where did the dance form “Mohini Attam” develop?

Kerala

7. Which is the major area where Garba” dance form is common?

Gujarat

8. Which of the following places is well-known for the embroidery form of “Chikankari”?

Lucknow

9. Who is considered the father of Sahatara (Sitar)?

Amir Khusro

10. In which State the folk painting Madhubani is popular?

Bihar

11. Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra was a maestro of which of the following dance forms?

Odissi

12. The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in ___

Pali texts

13. Where was “tancho brocade” developed?

Varanasi

14. With which state is the folk dance ‘Garba’ associated?

Gujarat

15. Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text produced In India?

Vamsathapakasini

16. Kuchipudi is a dance-drama associated with the State of ___

Andhra Pradesh

17. The famous Bhakti Saint who belonged to the royal family of Mewar was ___

Meerabai

18. With which of the following was Satyajit Ray associated?

Direction of films

19. Tabal Chongli’ is a form of fold dance associated with the State of ___

Assam

20. Which of the following folk dances is associated with Rajasthan?

Suisini

21. Which of the following folk/tribal dances is associated with Uttar Pradesh?

Thora

22. How many strings are on a Sarod?

19

23. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are ___

Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

24. Which actor played the role of Mahatma Gandhi in the film Gandhi?

Ben Kingsley

25. Which of the following folk dances is associated with Jammu and Kashmir?

Rauf

26. In which one of the following States, Sabari mala temple is located?

Kerala

27. Amjad Ali Khan is a maestro with which instrument?

Sarod

28. Ibrahim Alkazi is well-known personality from the field of ___

Theatre

29. Identify the Buddhist Literature from the following ___

Tripitakas

30. Of which of the following States is Nautanki, a folk dance?

Uttar Pradesh