Indian Culture

Q. In 1492, the Spanish navigator who set out on his voyage to discover India but instead landed on the soil of America was :

A
Vasco Da Gama
B
Christopher Columbus
C
James Cook
D
None of Above

Correct Answer

Christopher Columbus

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. Under Harshvardhan in the seventh century A. D. the centre of political gravity in north India shifted from Magadh to:
    A)Vajji
    B)Kashi
    C)Mal
    D)Kannauj
    Answer: Kannauj
  • Q. The Satnami sect in India was founded in:
    A)The year 1600
    B)The year 1457
    C)The year 1557
    D)The year 1657
    Answer: The year 1657
  • Q. Who is known as Siladitya ?
    A)Samundragupta
    B)Chandragupta I
    C)Harshavardhana
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Harshavardhana
  • Q. Asoka the great appointed a class of officers vested with judicial power known as :
    A)Rajukas
    B)Dhamma
    C)Chandashok
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Rajukas
  • Q. Who attained Kaivalya (i.e., the supreme knowledge and final deliverance from the bonds of pleasure and pain) at the age of 42 ?
    A)Aristhanemia
    B)Rishabhanath
    C)Parsva Natha
    D)Vardhamana Mahavira
    Answer: Vardhamana Mahavira
  • Q. Chanakya was the chief advisor of which ruler?
    A)Harshvardhan
    B)Ashok
    C)Chandragupta Maurya
    D)Kanishka
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
  • Q. The Chalukyas or Solankis ruled over Gujrat for almost three and a half centuries between:
    A)The year 990-1300 A. D.
    B)The year 900-1300 A. D.
    C)The year 1000-1300 A. D.
    D)The year 950-1300 A. D.
    Answer: The year 950-1300 A. D.
  • Q. In which province of undivided India was a referendum held to ascertain whether it should join Pakistan or not?
    A)North West Frontier province
    B)Ceded and Conquered Provinces
    C)Sind
    D)Punjab
    Answer: North West Frontier province
  • Q. Which Delhi Sultan styled himself Sikandare-Sani (the second Alexander) ?
    A)Qutbuddin Aibak
    B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
    C)Aram Shah
    D)Alauddin Khilji
    Answer: Alauddin Khilji
  • Q. Who wrote the book ‘Early History of India’ in 1904?
    A)Rakhal Das Bannerjee
    B)V.A. Smith.
    C)R. K. Mehta
    D)None of these
    Answer: V.A. Smith.
  • Q. The author of the famous play Mrichchakatika (मृच्छकटिकम्) considered one of the best plays of ancient India is:
    A)Charudatta
    B)Samsthanaka
    C)Vasantasena
    D)Sudraka
    Answer: Sudraka
  • Q. Mohiniattam dance form developed originally in which state?
    A)Orissa
    B)Tamil Nadu
    C)Kerala
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Mahabhasya has been written by:
    A)Patanjali
    B)Pāṇini
    C)Kātyayana
    D)None of these
    Answer: Patanjali
  • Q. The Ryatwari Settlement was primarily introduced by the British Government in ?
    A)Jhansi
    B)Calcutta
    C)Awadh
    D)Madras and Bombay
    Answer: Madras and Bombay
  • Q. Who was the revolutionary leader to kill General O. Dyer responsible for Jallianwala Bagh tragedy?
    A)Raj Guru
    B)Bhagat Singh
    C)Udham Singh
    D)Sukhdev
    Answer: Udham Singh
  • Q. The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is
    A)2:3
    B)3:5
    C)2:4
    D)3:4
    Answer: 2:3
  • Q. Who wrote the book The Wonder that was India?
    A)Jawahar Lal Neharu
    B)J. Joshi
    C)R. K. Mehta
    D)A. L. Bansal
    Answer: A. L. Bansal
  • Q. The most important Bahamani ruler was:
    A)Mujahid Shah Bahmani
    B)Firoz Shah Bahamani
    C)Dawood Shah Bahmani
    D)Mahmood Shah Bahmani I
    Answer: Firoz Shah Bahamani
  • Q. In Rig Vedic period, the type of marriage under which a widow could marry the younger brother of her deceased husband was known as:
    A)Prajapatya
    B)Niyoga
    C)Daiva
    D)Arsha
    Answer: Niyoga
  • Q. The Buddihst sources like Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa describes Chandragupta Maurya as a scion of :
    A)Haryankas
    B)Sakyas
    C)Puravas
    D)Pandyut
    Answer: Sakyas

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