Insights Static Quiz -277, 2019–Art and Culture

Solution: c)

• In the central India, the Chandela rulers developed a distinct style of temple making of their own – known as Khajuraho school or Chandel school.
• In these temples, both the interior and exterior walls were lavishly decorated with carvings.
• The temples were made of sandstone.
• Panchayatan style of temple making was followed. The temples were built on relatively high platform and belong to Hindu as well as Jain religion.

Solution: d)

Some of the BUDDHIST PILGRIMAGE SITES IN INDIA

• Mahabodhi temple, Bodh Gaya (Bihar)
• The Mahaviharas of Nalanda, Vikramshila, Sompura, Odantapuri, Pushpagiri and Jagaddala
• Sirpur in Chhattisgarh.
• Lalitagiri, Vajragiri and Ratnagiri in Odisha
• Sarnath, near Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh). Site of first sermon of Buddha.
• Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh
• Sanchi and Bharhut in Madhya Pradesh
• Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu
• Bhaja & Karla caves, Pune (Maharashtra)
• Ajanta, Ellora and Pithalkora caves, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

Solution: c)

• Most of the Kuchipudi recitals are based on stories of Bhagwata purana but have a secular theme. There is a predominance of Shringaara ras.
• The dance involves all three components of classical dances: Nritta, Nritya and Natya. It is similar to Bharatnatyam but has its own features.
• The Kuchipudi dance style is a manifestation of the earthly elements in the human body.

Solution: a)

• Sankirtana is one of the few important Indian heritages inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
• Statement 1 and 2:  Sankirtana performers narrate the lives and deeds of Krishna through ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur.
• Sankirtana encompasses an array of arts performed to mark religious occasions and various stages in the life of the Vaishnava people of the Manipur.

Solution: a)

Buddhist site museum has been inaugurated at Lalitgiri in Odisha.  The Diamond Triangle, consisting of the three Buddhist sites of Ratnagiri, Udaygiri & Lalitgiri. Belonging to the Vajyarajyan sect of Buddhism, which is popularly known as the Diamond Vehicle, and hence the name Diamond Triangle.