Indian Culture, Unity in Diversity and India as a Secular State – Group 4 Topic Quiz

About this quiz

This quiz has 30 multiple-choice questions on Indian Culture, Unity in Diversity and India as a Secular State, from the History, Culture of India and Indian National Movement unit of the TNPSC Group 4 General Studies syllabus. - Time allowed: 30 minutes - Each question has four options and only one correct answer - No negative marking - Pass mark: 35% - Each answer comes with an explanation after you submit Topics covered: - India's Cultural Heritage: A Living Inheritance - The Classical Dances of India and Their States - Classical Music: Carnatic and Hindustani - Sangam Literature and the Tamil Heritage - Festivals and the UNESCO World Heritage of India - Unity in Diversity: Languages, Religions and the Eighth Schedule - India as a Secular State Syllabus reference: Indian Culture, Unity in Diversity and India as a Secular State; History, Culture and National Movement

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Sample questions

1. 1Indian culture, which took in the Harappan, Vedic, Buddhist, Jain, Dravidian, Islamic and modern Western strands without erasing any, is best described as ________.

   • Aa single uniform culture
   • Ba composite culture
   • Ca purely Vedic culture
   • Da culture borrowed wholly from the West

2. 2The tribhangi, the three-bend pose of the body, is a distinctive feature of which classical dance?

   • ABharatanatyam
   • BKathak
   • CManipuri
   • DOdissi