[Mission 2023] STATIC QUIZ, 14 December 2022 – Art and Culture

Solution: d)

• Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement that was founded by Dayanand Saraswati in 1875 in Bombay. The movement believes in the infallible authority of the Vedas.
• According to the website of Arya Samaj Houston, the central objectives of Arya Samaj is to, “eradicate Ignorance (Agyan), Indigence or Poverty (Abhav) and Injustice (Anayay) from this earth. This mission is enshrined in the ten Niyams or Principles.”
• The website says that contrary to the misconception, Arya Samaj is not a religion or a new sect in the Hindu religion.
• Members of the Arya Samaj believe in one God and reject the worship of idols.

Solution: a)

The guidelines for declaring a language as ‘Classical’ are:

“(i) High antiquity of its early texts/recorded history over a period of 1500-2000 years;

(ii) A body of ancient literature/texts, which is considered a valuable heritage by generations of speakers;

(iii) The literary tradition be original and not borrowed from another speech community;

(iv) The classical language and literature being distinct from modern, there may also be a discontinuity between the classical language and its later forms or its offshoots.”

Solution: c)

• Unlike Mughal painting which is primarily secular, the art of painting in Central India, Rajasthani and the Pahari region etc. is deeply rooted in the Indian traditions, taking inspiration from Indian epics, religious texts like the Puranas, love poems in Sanskrit and other Indian languages, Indian folk-lore and works on

musical themes.

• The cults of Vaishnavism, Saivism and Sakti exercised tremendous influence on the pictorial art of these places.

Solution: a)

• Mimamsa philosophy is basically the analysis of interpretation, application and the use of the text of the Samhita and Brahmana portions of the Veda.
• According to Mimamsa philosophy, Vedas are eternal and possess all knowledge, and religion means the fulfilment of duties prescribed by the Vedas.
• This philosophy encompasses the Nyaya-Vaisheshika systems and emphasizes the concept of valid knowledge.

Solution: b)

• Most Kathakali recitals are a grand representation of the eternal conflict between good and evil.
• It draws its themes from the stories narrated in the epics and the puranas.
• It is also called as the ‘ballad of the east’.

Kathakali is essentially an all-male troupe performance.