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● Brihadeshwara temple is dedicated to Shiva and it is situated on the bank of Kaveri river.
● Pattadakal Group of Temples in Karnataka are UNESCO World Heritage Site. Most famous among these is
‘Virupaksha Temple’.
● Hampi (Karnataka) is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
● Meenakshi Temple is in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
● The Great Living Chola Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation for a group of Chola dynasty era
Hindu temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
● Temples included are Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur, the Temple of Gangaikonda Cholapuram and the
Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram.
Q) The Tansen festival is held in memory of the great musician in his native place. This festival is celebrated in which city?
A.Bhopal B.Lucknow
C.Agra D.Gwalior
Capitals :-
● Norway - Oslo
● Sweden - Stockholm
● Denmark - Copenhagen
● Finland - Helsinki
IUCN :-
● International Union for Conservation of Nature
● HQ - Gland, Switzerland.
Q) Match the rivers correctly with the states/UT in which they flow -
Spiti - Jammu and Kashmir
Nubra - Sikkim
Teesta - Himachal
Banas - Karnataka
Cauvery - Rajasthan
Answer :
Spiti - Himachal
Nubra - Jammu and Kashmir
Teesta - Sikkim
Banas - Rajasthan
Cauvery - Karnataka
● C. F. Andrews was affectionately dubbed Christ's Faithful Apostle by Gandhiji, based on his initials, C.F.A. For his
contributions to the Indian independence.Deenbandhu means ‘Friend of the Poor’.
● Deshbandhu - C R Das.
● Khajuraho temples are located in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. These are hindu and jain temples.
● UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Madhya Pradesh -
✓ Sanchi Stupa
✓ Bhimbetka Caves
✓ Khajuraho temples
● Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Answer :
Panjim - Mandovi (Mahadayi river)
Manali - Beas
Ayodhya - Saryu
Vijayawada - Krishna
Erode - Kaveri
● Chavundaraya was the commander of Ganga Dynasty. Statue of Gomateshwara is of great importance in Jain
religion.
● It is the statue of Bahubali, It is made of Granite, Its height is about 57 feet.
● Statue of Bharat (Son of 1st Jain Tirthankar Adinath) is in Chandragiri.
● Shravanabelagola is in Karnataka.
● Ajanta Ellora caves are in Maharashtra and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
● Nalanda Mahavihara is in Bihar and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
● Sun temple modhera is in Mehsana district, Gujarat and it is not a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was made by the
Chalukya dynasty.
● Temples at Bishnupur are in West Bengal and it is not a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Q) Which dance form is not recognised as a ‘classical dance’ by the Sangeet Natak Academy?
A. Mohini attam B. Kathakali
C. Bihu D. Sattariya
● Bihari Puraskar is for work in Hindi or Rajasthani. Award was established in the name of poet ‘Biharilal’ of
Rajasthan.
● Vyas Samman and Saraswati Samman are also given by K K Birla Foundation.
Q) तानसेन समारोह अपने मूल थान पर महान संगीतकार की याद म आयोिजत िकया जाता है । यह ोहार िकस शहर म मनाया जाता
है ?
A. भोपाल B. लखनऊ
C. आगरा D. ािलयर
● सत रया नृ एक शा ीय नृ है ।
राजधािनयाँ: -
● नॉव - ओ ो
● ीडन - ॉकहोम
● डे नमाक - कोपेनहे गन
● िफनलड - हे लिसंकी
आईयूसीएन: -
● कृित संर ण के िलए अंतरा ीय संघ
● मु ालय - ड, ट् जरलड।
उ र:
ीित - िहमाचल
नु ा - ज ू और क ीर
ती ा - िस म
बनास - राज थान
कावेरी - कनाटक
● सी. एफ. एं डयूज को गां धीजी ार से ाइ के वफादार दे वदू त (अपो ल) के नाम से पुकारते थे, जो िक उनके शु आती
अ रों C.F.A. के आधार पर भारतीय तं ता म उनके योगदान के िलए था। दीनबंधु का अथ है 'गरीबों का िम '।
● दे शबंधु - सी. आर. दास।
उ र:
पंिजम - मंडोवी (महादयी नदी)
मनाली - ास
अयो ा - सरयू
िवजयवाड़ा - कृ
इरोड - कावेरी
Q) िपन घाटी रा ीय उ ान म थत है
A. असम B. िहमाचल दे श
C. उ राखंड D. केरल
● अनंतिगरी िह तेलंगाना म ह।
● िबहारी पुर ार िहं दी या राज थानी म काम काय के िलए है । पुर ार की थापना राज थान के किव 'िबहारीलाल' के नाम पर
की गई थी।
● ास स ान और सर ती स ान भी के के िबड़ला फाउं डेशन ारा िदया जाता है ।