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Thanjavur Art Plates, embossed metal plates with deity motifs, are a traditional craft of Tamil Nadu.
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Answer: True
Thanjavur Art Plates are crafted by embossing silver/gold foil on copper plates, depicting deities, peacocks, and floral motifs. Originating in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, they received GI tag in 2007 for their unique craftsmanship.
Losar celebrations include the ritual of 'Gutor', a ceremonial expulsion of negative forces.
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Answer: True
Gutor is a pre-Losar ritual in Tibetan Buddhist communities where effigies representing negativity are burned or cast away. This purification ceremony precedes the New Year festivities in Ladakh, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh.
Le Corbusier designed the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2016.
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Answer: True
Le Corbusier designed Chandigarh's Capitol Complex (High Court, Secretariat, Assembly) in the 1950s. Inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage in 2016, it exemplifies modernist architecture and urban planning principles.
Rogan art, a cloth painting craft using castor oil-based colors, is practiced in Kutch, Gujarat.
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Answer: True
Rogan art from Nirona village, Kutch, uses castor oil mixed with natural pigments to create symmetrical patterns on cloth. Practiced by the Khatri community, it received GI tag in 2013 and features motifs like peacocks and flowers.
Chapchar Kut is the spring festival of Mizoram celebrating the completion of jhum cultivation.
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Answer: True
Chapchar Kut is Mizoram's major festival marking the end of forest clearing (jhum) and awaiting sowing. Celebrated in March with traditional dances (Cheraw), music, feasts, and community bonding.
Rouf is a traditional folk dance of Kashmir performed by women during spring and Eid celebrations.
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Answer: True
Rouf is a graceful folk dance of Kashmir performed by women in groups, featuring rhythmic footwork and swaying movements. Accompanied by folk songs, it celebrates spring harvest and festive occasions like Eid.
The Jaipur-Atrauli gharana is primarily associated with the vocal style of Dhrupad.
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Answer: False
Jaipur-Atrauli gharana is known for Khayal singing, not Dhrupad. Founded by Alladiya Khan, it emphasizes complex ragas, intricate taans, and precise sur. Dhrupad is associated with Dagar, Betia, and Darbhanga gharanas.
Pichwai paintings, large devotional artworks depicting Krishna, are traditionally created in Nathdwara, Rajasthan.
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Answer: True
Pichwai (meaning 'behind the curtain') paintings adorn the sanctum of Shrinathji Temple in Nathdwara, Rajasthan. Created with natural colors on cloth, they depict Krishna's leelas and change with seasons/festivals.
The Victoria Terminus (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) was designed by British architect F.W. Stevens in Gothic Revival style.
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Answer: True
F.W. Stevens designed CST (1887) blending Victorian Gothic Revival with Indian architectural elements like domes, turrets, and traditional motifs. It symbolizes Mumbai's colonial heritage and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Amrita Sher-Gil, known as India's Frida Kahlo, primarily painted in the Impressionist style.
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Answer: False
Amrita Sher-Gil blended Post-Impressionism with Indian miniature traditions and Ajanta frescoes. Her works like 'Three Girls' and 'Bride's Toilet' depict Indian rural life with emotional depth, not pure Impressionism.
Yoga was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2016.
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Answer: True
Yoga was inscribed by UNESCO in 2016, recognizing its holistic approach to physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. India proposed the nomination, highlighting yoga's ancient roots and global practice.
Indo-Saracenic architecture blends Indian, Islamic, and Gothic elements, exemplified by Chennai's Victoria Memorial Hall.
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Answer: False
Indo-Saracenic architecture does blend Indian, Islamic, and Gothic styles, but Victoria Memorial Hall is in Kolkata, not Chennai. Chennai's example is the Madras High Court. The style was popularized by British architects like Robert Fellowes Chisholm.
Sangam literature is classified into two main categories: Aham (inner love) and Puram (outer life).
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Answer: True
Sangam poetry (300 BCE-300 CE) is categorized into Aham (personal, love, intimacy) and Puram (public, war, ethics). This classification reflects ancient Tamil literary aesthetics and social values.
Ragam Thanam Pallavi (RTP) is a major improvisational form in Carnatic music concerts.
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Answer: True
Ragam Thanam Pallavi is the centerpiece of Carnatic vocal concerts, showcasing a musician's mastery. It involves elaborate raga alapana (melodic exploration), thanam (rhythmic improvisation), and pallavi (thematic composition).
Makar Sankranti is celebrated with kite flying predominantly in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
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Answer: True
Makar Sankranti (January 14) marks the sun's transition into Capricorn. In Gujarat and Rajasthan, it is celebrated as Uttarayan with massive kite festivals, symbolizing the arrival of spring.
Mughal miniature paintings under Jahangir showed increased influence of European techniques like perspective and shading.
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Answer: True
Emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-1627) encouraged naturalism and European influences in Mughal art. Artists adopted linear perspective, chiaroscuro, and realistic portraiture, seen in works like 'Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings'.
Jataka tales are stories about the previous births of Gautama Buddha, primarily in Pali literature.
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Answer: True
Jataka tales, part of the Khuddaka Nikaya in Pali Canon, narrate Buddha's previous lives as bodhisattva. Over 500 stories teaching moral lessons, influential in Buddhist art and literature across Asia.
Saint Tyagaraja composed most of his kritis in Telugu language.
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Answer: True
Saint Tyagaraja (1767-1847), one of the Carnatic Trinity, composed over 700 kritis primarily in Telugu, with some in Sanskrit. His works emphasize devotion to Lord Rama and are central to Carnatic repertoire.
The Ajanta Caves primarily feature Buddhist rock-cut architecture with paintings and sculptures.
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Answer: True
Ajanta Caves (Maharashtra), dating from 2nd century BCE to 6th century CE, are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments. Renowned for ancient paintings depicting Jataka tales and exquisite sculptures of Buddha.
Bankura horses, iconic terracotta craft, originate from West Bengal.
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Answer: True
Bankura horses from West Bengal are traditional terracotta figurines made by Kumhar potters. Symbolic of rural Bengal, they are used in rituals and as decorative items. Received GI tag in 2018.