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Founder of Jainism

Mahavira
Jainism was born in India about the same period as Buddhism. It was established by Mahavira (c. 599 - 527 BC) in about 500 B. C. 
Mahavira like Buddha belonged to the warrior caste.


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Lucknow has been given various names

The Constantinople of India

Golden City of the East

Paris of the East

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Bangladesh became independent from..............in........

Pakistan in 1971

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 Baolis are......

Stepwells - are wells or ponds in which the water is reached by descending a set of steps to the water level. Stepwells also served as a place for social gatherings and religious ceremonies. 

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Navroz is...

Parsi New Year is celebrated on 17th of August. On this auspicious day, the Parsis visit the Fire Temple.

200

Novel 'Namesake is written by..............

Film is directed by..............

Jhumpa Lahiri

Mira Nair

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The film ‘Water’ was shot in

Sri Lanka

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First Prime Minister and President of Independent India

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Dr. Rajendra Prasad

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By 2050, India to have world’s largest populations of Hindus and Muslims. 

True or False

TRUE

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Hindi cinema is commonly known as ‘Bollywood’, Telugu cinema is known as ‘................and Kannada cinema is known as ‘.......................

'Tollywood'

'Sandalwood'

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Founder of Pakistan

Mohammad Ali Jinnah - leader of All India muslim League and First Governor general of Pakistan.

his 2nd wife was a Parsi

300

The city of Varanasi ( Benaras, Kashi ) is known as

"City of Light",

In the Mahabharata and, the city is referred to as Kāśī (काशी: Kashi) from the Sanskrit verbal root kaś- "to shine", making Varanasi known as "City of Light", the "luminous city as an eminent seat of learning"

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India comprises of 28 States and 9 Union territories. The 2 new union territories are

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh

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Ululu sound /Ululudhvani

On any auspicious occasions like Durga Puja and weddings, Bengalis make distinctive resonating sounds while uttering a high-pitched howl. Ululudhvani is a tradition in Bengal, Assam and Odisha.

300

Ahura Mazda is

God of the ancient Iranian religion Zoroastrianism

400

_____________statue in the town of_______ ( in Karnataka) is one of the most important pilgrimage destinations in Jainism.

Gommateshwara statue dedicated to the Jain Figure Bahubali, in Shravanabelagola

Carved of a single block of granite, it is one of the tallest monolithic statues in the ancient world.

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Fictional town in most of R.K. Narayan’s stories

Malgudi

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First mosque in India is in....

Cheraman Juma Mosque in Kerala. Built in 629 AD

400

The 5 Ks in Sikhism are

Kesh, Kangha, Kripan, Kachcha and Kada

400

What is the color of robes of Swamis, Sadhus, Monks

and Why?

Orange or saffron color stands for the fire of renunciation- signifies fire and sun. Monks have to give up all connection to worldly things.

Chosen mainly because of the dye available at the time.

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Name of authors of Pinjar, Ice candy man, Duvidha, Devdas, Umrao Jaan Ada, The Guide, Water

Amrita Pritam, Bapsi Sidhwa, Vijan Dan DEtha, Sharat Chandra Chattopadya, MirzaHadi Ruswa, R.K Narayan, Bapsi Sidhwa

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State that remained Portuguese territory into the nineteen fifties.

GOA on the western coast of India  

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Caste system was banned in India in.......

1950 by the constitution

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The word 'Caste' is a word used by the Britishers

True or False

In the 1700s Portuguese first used the word “casta” with reference to the social hierarchy in the Indian subcontinent.

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Origin of name 'Hindustan'

Hindustan-derived from the Persian word Hindū cognate with the Sanskrit Sindhu (lower Indus river). The Iranian sound change *s > h occurred between 850 and 600 BCE.