Development of regional cultures - class-VIII
Description: development of regional cultures | |
Number of Questions: 61 | |
Created by: Trisha Prashad | |
Tags: history medieval india and political transition the period of revolts and rebellions establishing the colonial authority rajput age the making of regional cultures the flowering of regional culture |
Anantavarman decided to erect the Jagannatha temple in the ____ century.
In the nineteenth century, the region that constitutes most of the present-day ________, was called Rajputana by the British.
The Jagannatha cult is mainly followed in the state of ____________.
Jagannath is the name of which of the following Gods.
The Jagannath temple was built by the ______________ dynasty.
The kathaks were originally a caste of _________ in temples of north India, who embellished their performances with gestures and songs.
Stories about the Rajput heroes were recorded in _________.
The legends of ________ were enacted in folk plays called 'Rasa Lila'.
________ began evolving in north india into a distinct mode of dance in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with the spread of the bhakti movement.
Kathak began evolving in the ___ and ____ centuries.
The Rajput women followed the practise of Sati.
Which of the following emotions were depicted in the stories about the Rajput heroes?
Under the _______ and their nobles, Kathak was performed in the court, where it acquired its present features.
Which of the following classical dances developed in Andhra Pradesh?
Which of the following classical dances developed in North India?
Which of the following classical dances developed in East India?
__________ was the last Nawab of Awadh.
Under the Mughal emperors and their nobles, Kathak was performed in the ________, where it acquired its present features.
Which of the following classical dances developed in Kerala?
Miniatures are ________ paintings.
Under the patronage of _______ Kathak grew into a major art form.
By the third quarter of 19th century, kathak spread to which of the following areas?
Which of the following classical dances developed in North East India?
The Mughal artistic tastes in painting influenced the courts of?
Where the local tribal people make the wooden image of the deity, who was later identified with Vishnu?
Which of the following Mughal Emperors patronised highly skilled painters?
Which of the following are the characteristics of Mughal miniature paintings?
Miniature paintings are done on ____________.
Who decided to erect a temple for Purushottama Jagannatha at Puri?
Some of the most beautiful miniatures in western India were used to illustrate _______ texts.
Who dedicated his kingdom to deity and proclaimed himself as the "Deputy" of the god?
Who were Kathaks?
Basohli style of painting developed in and around the state of ____________.
Nadir Shah invaded Delhi in the year ___________.
The miniature painting developed in Himachal Pradesh was called as the ________ type of painting.
Where the stories about Rajput heroes were recorded?
What was the role of women in stories of Rajput heroes?
Miniature themes from mythology and poetry were depicted in which of the following centres?
Which of the following Mughal emperors patronised highly skilled painters?
Who attempted to gain control over the Jagannatha temple?
When Anantavarman decided to erect a temple for Purushottama Jagannatha at Puri?
By the late __________ century, the Basohli style of miniature painting developed in Himachal Pradesh.
Bhanudutta's Rasamanjari was painted in _________ style.
Basohli style of painting originated in Himachal Pradesh.
Which of the following temples has acquired the name of the Black Pagoda?
The most popular text / texts to be painted in Basohli style of miniature painting was _________.
The artist whose paintings are most popular in Basohli is __________.
In the seventh century the _________ traveller Xuan Zang observed that languages related to Sanskrit were in use all over Bengal.
The term, Pirs included ____________.
Mangalakavyas were auspicious poems written in Sanskrit dealing with __________.
From the _______ centuries BCE, commercial ties began to develop between Bengal and Magadha (south Bihar).
From the sixteenth century, as people began to migrate eastwards in Bengal, they cleared forests and brought the land under _______ cultivation.
Many of the modest brick and terracotta temples in Bengal were built with the support of several low social groups, such as the ___________.
During the fourth century the ________ rulers established political control over north Bengal and began to settle Brahmanas in the area.
Pirs were ________ .
Bengal is a riverine plain and produces plenty of __________.
The Brihaddharma Purana is a thirteenth-century __________ text.
Buddhist monasteries are called as ___________.
In which state, generally there is a small pond in the rear of the house, fish is reared for daily use in their meals?
Many of the modest brick and terracotta temples in ________ were built with the support of several low social groups, such as the Kolus and Kansaris.
Dochala and Chauchala are terms associated with __________.