Art and culture

Q.1. What is the name of the living goddess of Nepal?
A. Kumari
B. Rani
C. Rajkumari
D. Both a and c
Ans. Kumari



Q.2. Which initiative was launched to promote tribal products and empower India’s tribal artisans on 2nd Sept 2017?
A. Festival Offers
B. TRIFED Offers
C. Tribal Offers
D. Handicrafts Offers
Ans. Festival Offers



Q.3. Aarchaeologists discovered a six feet three inch statue in which country?
A. Cambodia
B. Vietnam
C. Burma
D. Bhutan
Ans. Cambodia



Q.4. Which Indian city is the first to make it to the UNESCO World Heritage List?
A. Kolkata
B. Delhi
C. Chennai
D. Ahmedabad
Ans. Ahmedabad



Q.5. How many years old Microfossils found in Canada may represent oldest known life on earth?
A. 4.3 billion
B. 5.3 billion
C. 4.7 billion
D. None of the above
Ans. 4.3 billion



Q.6. Scientists have made a new discovery In the innermost chamber of the site, said to be the tomb of Jesus. What is the chamber known as?
A. Ediciule
B. Holy Sepulchre
C. Both of the above
D. None of the above
Ans. Ediciule



Q.7. UNESCO has named which city as the world book capital for 2019?
A. Madrid
B. New Delhi
C. Buenos Aires
D. Sharjah
Ans. Sharjah



Q.8. Research of prehistoric megaliths and tools show Khasi tribe has lived in this state since ______ BCE.
A. 1200
B. 1240
C. 1230
D. 1250
Ans. 1200



Q.9. Which film on conservation won the Golden Beaver Best Film Award in the institutional category at the 6th National Science Film Festival and Competition in Mumbai?
A. Nagaland is changing, However…
B. Nagaland is changing, Alas…
C. Nagaland is changing, But…
D. Mizoram is changing, But…
Ans. Nagaland is changing, But...



Q.10. Archeologists discovered which lost city in the Honduran jungle?
A. Ciudad Blanca
B. White City
C. None of the above
D. Both a and b
Ans. Both a and b

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