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Q. Consider the following -
I. Garba dance (Gujarat)
II. Kalbelia dance (Rajasthan)
III. Chhau dance (Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Odisha)
IV. Mudiyettu (Kerala)
How many of the above is/are included in UNESCO's Huma­nity's Intangible Cultural Heri­tage List?

1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Only 3
4) All 4

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Q. Kashidakari's work (Craft) is asso­ciated with which of the follow­ing states?
1) Rajasthan
2) Jammu and Kashmir
3) Telangana
4) Bihar

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Q. The Kamlong Tiger Reserve is located in -
1) Assam
2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Sikkim
4) Manipur

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Q. Kambala festival is associated with which animal?
1) Bulls
2) Buffaloes
3) Horses
4) Cocks

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Q. Which of the following state­ments is incorrect about the 'Geo­glyphs'?
1) Geoglyphs are rock art pro­duced on the surface earth either by positioning rocks, rock frag­ments or by reduction techniques
2) Geoglyphs are cave pain­tings
3) Geoglyphs are critical typo­logy of material heritage being the only evidence pointing to the presence of human settlement in Konkan region
4) They belong to mesolithic era till early historic era

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Q. Which geographical region of modern-day India was known as 'Aparanta'?
1) Konkan
2) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
3) Vidarbha
4) Tripura

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Q. Which of the following state­ments is/are correct about 'Kolkali'?
I. It is a folk dance.
II. It is performed in the North Malabar region of Kerala.
III. Kolkali is widespread among the Dravidians.
How many of the above is/are correct?

1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) All 3
4) None of the above

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Q. Which of the following state­ments is incorrect about the 'Mercury'?
1) It is a naturally occurring chemical element found in rock in the earth's crust.
2) It is used in thermometers, flourescent light bulbs and some electrical switches.
3) The people are exposed to mercury by eating pork which has high levels of methyle­mercury, a highly toxic form of mercury
4) Coal based thermal power plants are the largest source of mercury emissions

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Q. Consider the following political entities of ancient India -
I. Sakyas of Kapilavastu
II. Lichchavis of Vaishali
III. Mallas of Pava
IV. Koliya of Ramagrama
How many of the above were republics?

1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Only 3
4) All 4

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Q. Which of the following pairs of authors and their literary works is not matched correctly?
1) Visakhadatta - Mircchakatika
2) Kalidas - Malavikagnimitram
3) Vatsyayana - Kamsutra
4) Magh - Sisupalvadha

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