Insights Static Quiz -195, 2018 –Art and Culture

Solution: a)

Rath Yatra – This is one of the biggest festivals of the state of Odisha. The Rath Yatra or the Chariot festival of Lord Jagannath takes place once in a year in the holy town of Puri.

Paryushana – The annual festival of Jains is called Paryushana. It is celebrated for eight days in the month of Bhadrapada (August/September) by the Svetambara sect. The Digambara sect celebrates the festival for ten days.

Losar – It is one of the main festivals celebrated across Arunachal Pradesh as it marks the Tibetan New year that resonated with the large Tibetan and Buddhist communities that inhabit the region.

Cheti Chand – This is the occasion of Sindhi New Year and it is celebrated all around the world. It is celebrated on the first day of Chaitra. Cheti Chand is celebrated in honour of the birth of Jhulelal, the patron saint of the Sindhis.

Solution: d)

Other components include Praṇayama, Pratyahara, Dharaṇa, Dhyana and Samadhi.

• These are a part of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali which was the most translated ancient Indian text in the medieval era, having been translated into about forty Indian languages and two non-Indian languages: Old Javanese and Arabic.

Solution: d)

• Kashmir’s Gulraj is usually a folklore
• Rajasthani folksongs such as Mand and Bhatiali of Bengal are popular all over India.

Solution: b)

• The stupa at Sarnath was built to mark the place where the Buddha first taught his message.

Solution: c)

• According to the Manusmriti, the paternal estate was to be divided equally amongst sons after the death of the parents, with a special share for the eldest. Women could not claim a share of these
• The Manusmriti laid down the “duties” of the chandalas. They had to live outside the
  village, use discarded utensils, and wear clothes of the dead and ornaments of iron.
• They could not walk about in villages and cities at night. They had to dispose of the bodies of those who had no relatives and serve as executioners