1)Who among the following is famous for propounding SATTARIYA DANCE?

A)Sankaradeva

B)Chaitanya

C)Rudraka Ramapoorva

D)Meera

Answer : A

Sattriya, or Sattriya Nritya, is a major Indian classical dance. It is a dance-drama performance art with origins in the Krishna-centered Vaishnavism monasteries of Assam, and attributed to the 15th century Bhakti movement scholar and saint Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev.

2)The book “KUNTESHWARA DAITYAM” testifies that kalidasa belonged to gupta age. This book is related to  which of the following genre?

A)Dance

B)Martial art

C)Yoga

D)History

Answer : A

Kunteshwara daityam is a yakshagana play

3) Pundit Birju Maharaj is famously associated with which of the following dance?

A)Odissi

B)Kuchipudi

C)Manipuri

D)Kathak

Answer : D

4) To which of the following states does BIDESHIA art form belong?

A)Bihar

B)Jharkhand

C)Uttar Pradesh

D)Maharashtra

Answer:A

The Dance form Bidesia is very renowned among the locals in the state, Bihar. It is considered the most popular folk dance of Bihar. This dance is popularly known for its unique theme, which talks about social issues, contradictory topics and conflict between the traditional and the modern life style.

5) Who among the following is accredited with starting up modern theater in India during 18 century?

A) Max Muller

B)Rabindrnath Tagore

C)Gerasim Lebadev

D)William Jones

Answer: C

6) Who is the founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya?

A)Saint Ramananda

B)Saint Ramanuja

C)Saint Raghavendra

D)None of the above

Answer : A

The Ramanandi is one of the famous Vaishnava Sampradaya of Hinduism, and it was founded by the 14th century saint and the great Sri Rama devotee, Swami Ramananda. He lived in the banks of the holy River Ganges in Varanasi, and preached the greatness of Lord Rama amongst his followers and before the general public.

7) Who among the following who personalized Varkari devotionalism tradition?

A)Ramananda

B)Kabir

C)Muktabai

D)Tukaram

Answer : D

Tukaram was part of the egalitarian, personalized Varkari devotionalism tradition. Sant Tukaram Maharaj is best known for his devotional poetry called Abhanga and communityoriented worship with spiritual songs known as kirtans. His poetry was devoted to Vitthala or Vithoba. Tukaram was born in modern day Maharastra state of India..

8) Who wrote Dasa Sloki? 

A)Chaitanya

B)Satnami

C)Nimbarka

D)Ramananda

Answer: C

Nimbarka also wrote Dasa Sloki, which deals with three realities (tri-tattava) —Brahma (Krishna), soul (Chit) and matter (Achit). Nimbarka declared that the individual soul is a part of Brahma, both in the state of ignorance and in that of knowledge or emancipation Nimbarka attached great importance to attainment of knowledge and devotion.

9) Which Bhakti Saints was known as Sri Gauranga?

A)Chaitanya

B)Satnami

C)Nimbarka

D)Ramananda

Answer: A

10) Who wrote Shiksha Ashtak which was called as the cream of the Shastras? 

A)Chaitanya

B)Satnami

C)Nimbarka

D)Ramananda

Answer: A

The Shikshashtakam is a 16th-century Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu prayer of eight verses composed in the Sanskrit language. They are the only verses left personally written by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486 – 1534) with the majority of his philosophy being codified by his primary disciples, known as the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan.