Author: Mentors4ias

Daily Quiz: 8th May 2019

1. Which of the following statements are true: 1. Vaishnava saint of Assam, Shankaradeva introduced the Sattriya form of dance. 2. Sattriya derives its name from the Vaishnava Monastries Known as Sattras. (a) 1...

Daily Quiz: 8th May 2019

1. Which of the following statements are true: 1. Vaishnava saint of Assam, Shankaradeva introduced the Sattriya form of dance. 2. Sattriya derives its name from the Vaishnava Monastries Known as Sattras. (a) 1...

Art & Culture: Medieval School of Sculpture

Introduction: Instead of the classical dignity, sobriety and simplicity, the sculpture is now more and more tending towards ornamentation, creating highly ornate art objects, with strange and unusual imaginary creatures, such as half human,...

Daily Quiz: 7th May 2019

1. Which of the following statements are true: 1. Aditya- L1 mission is India’s first solar mission which will study the sun’s outer most layers, the corona and the chromospheres and collect data about...

Art & Culture: Indian Sculpture

Indus Civilization The beginning of stone sculpture in India goes back to a very remote age. The excavations carried out in 1924, at the ruins of Mohenjodaro on the Indus river and Harappa in...

Daily Quiz: 4th May 2019

1. Which of the following statements are true: 1. Sri Vedanta Desikan is one of the most brilliant stalwarts of Shaivism in the post-Ramanuja period. 2. His literary works include Sri Sthothra Nidhi, Sri...

Daily Quiz: 2nd May 2019

1. Which of the following statements are true? 1. Swadhar Greh scheme envisions a supportive institutional framework for women victims of difficult circumstances so that they could lead their life with dignity and conviction....

Art & Culture: Indo – Islamic Architecture

Indo – Islamic Architecture Indo-Islamic architecture begins with the Ghurid occupation of India at the close of the 12 century A.D. The Muslims having inherited a wealth of varied designs from Sassanian and Byzantine...