Answer: C

Explanation:

Motsu Festival, celebrated in Nagaland. This festival is celebrated every year in the first week of May. This festival is the festival of the Ao people of Nagaland. This festival lasts for three days. It is also called Motsu Moong Festival. Motsu Festival is celebrated in Ao town of Mokokchung. This city is about 150 kilometers away from Kohima. In this festival, many rituals are performed. During this time, people of the Ao tribe, after sowing seeds in the fields, observe Motsu Mong. In this festival, tribals decorate their houses and gather around big fires and perform traditional dances. Hence, option (c) is correct.

Answer: A

Explanation:

The famous Navakalevar festival is being celebrated in Odisha. It is associated with the Jagannath temple in Odisha. Gajapati Ramchandra Deba is considered to be the founder of Navakalevar festival. Hence, option (a) is correct.

Answer: C

Explanation:

Warli painting is the folk painting of Maharashtra. This art is practiced by the tribes living in the northern Sahyadri range of Maharashtra. The word Warli is inspired by the largest tribe found on the northern outskirts of Mumbai. The Warli people live in the coastal areas bordering Maharashtra and Gujarat and the surrounding hilly areas. Hence, option (c) is correct.

Answer: A

Explanation:

Sankardeva emerged as one of the leading proponents of Vaishnavism in Assam in the late fifteenth century. His teachings are often referred to as the Bhagwati Dharma. It focused on complete devotion to the supreme deity, in this case, Lord Vishnu.

Sankardeva propagated a form of Vaishnavism known as the 'Ekasharan sect'. This is popularly called 'Mahapuruswad'. It considers Lord Krishna as one, eternal and perfect and emphasizes devotion towards him.

Answer: B

Explanation:

Characteristics of Nagara style of temple architecture: Temples generally followed the Panchayatana style of construction. In Nagar style, the peak gradually becomes thinner towards the top in the order of its height. The temple also had an assembly hall and circumambulation path. In the planning of the peak, the external outline emerges very clearly and effectively.

Main features of Dravidian style: In the Dravidian style of temple architecture the main temple tower is called Vimana. In contrast to the Nagara style of temple architecture, the shikhara is in the form of a stepped pyramid that rises linearly rather than in a curved manner.

Besar style arose during the period of Chalukya rulers. It is also called Chalukya style. Hence, statement 1 and 2 are correct, while statement 3 is incorrect.