Q. The Indian ruler who spoke directly to the people through his inscriptions was :

Correct Answer

Asoka the Great

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. The two Jain Trithankars who find mention in Rig Veda are:
    A)Rishabhanath and Aristhanemia
    B)Rishabhanath and Mahavira
    C)Mahavira and Aristhanemia
    D)Ajitnath and Mahavira
    Answer: Rishabhanath and Aristhanemia
  • Q. Which of the following dances is a solo dance?
    A)Kuchipudi
    B)Ottan Thullal
    C)Yakshagana
    D)Odissi
    Answer: Ottan Thullal
  • Q. Kathak is a classical dance of
    A)Tamilnadu
    B)North India
    C)Manipur
    D)Kerala
    Answer: North India
  • Q. In 1724 the state of Hyderabad was founded by :
    A)Azim Jah Bahadur
    B)Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
    C)Osman Ali Khan
    D)Qamaruddin Khan
    Answer: Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
  • Q. Which period is referred as the Classical Age or Golden Age of Ancient India?
    A)Maurya Period
    B)Gupta Period
    C)Satwahan Period
    D)Sakya Period
    Answer: Gupta Period
  • Q. The two independent states which emerged in the south during Muhammad Bin Tuglaq’s reign (1325-51) were:
    A)The Mysore Kingdom and Bahamani
    B)The Vijayanagar and Bahamani
    C)The Hydrabad Kingdom and Bahamani
    D)The Mysore Kingdom and The Vijayanagar
    Answer: The Vijayanagar and Bahamani
  • Q. Who said “God knows man’s virtues and inquires not his caste, in the next world there is no caste?”
    A)Guru Hari Krishan
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Kabir
    D)Rabindranath Tagore
    Answer: Kabir
  • Q. The writer of Kitab-Ur-Rahela is :
    A)Ibne-Batuta
    B)Alberuni
    C)Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang
    D)I - Tsing
    Answer: Ibne-Batuta
  • Q. The Paleolithic Age in India is divided into three phases based on tools technology namely :
    A)Lower Paleolithic, Middle Paleolithic, Post Paleolithic
    B)Pre Paleolithic, Middle Paleolithic, Upper Paleolithic
    C)Lower Paleolithic, Middle Paleolithic, Upper Paleolithic
    D)Normal Paleolithic, Odinary Paleolithic, Clever Paleolithic
    Answer: Lower Paleolithic, Middle Paleolithic, Upper Paleolithic
  • Q. The extent of the Harappa civilization in the north was up to:
    A)Punjab
    B)Manda (Akhnoor district of Jammu and Kashmir)
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)Haryana
    Answer: Manda (Akhnoor district of Jammu and Kashmir)
  • Q. Who wrote the play Mudrarakshasa ?
    A)Banbhat
    B)Vishakha Dutta
    C)Tunbhadra
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Vishakha Dutta
  • Q. Lothal, Sutkagendor, Allahdino, Balakot and Kuntasi were the port cities of:
    A)Eastern Civilization
    B)Greek Civilization
    C)Indus Valley Civilization
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Indus Valley Civilization
  • Q. During modern history Martanda Verma emerged as the strong ruler of:
    A)Kerala
    B)Karnataka
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. The two popular assemblies which seem to have formed an essential feature of the government during the Age of Rig Veda are:
    A)Sabha and Samiti
    B)Arayans and Kalash
    C)Kul and Kalash
    D)Arayans and Samiti
    Answer: Sabha and Samiti
  • Q. Khajuraho temples were built by:
    A)The Chandellas
    B)The Panchalas
    C)The Haryanks
    D)Nandas
    Answer: The Chandellas
  • Q. The apex body in Indian Money market is:
    A)Reserve Bank of India
    B)Imperial Bank
    C)Union Bank Of India
    D)United bank Of India
    Answer: Reserve Bank of India
  • Q. When did Mahmud of Ghazni attack last on India?
    A)1127 A.D.
    B)1020 A.D.
    C)1227 A.D.
    D)1027 A.D.
    Answer: 1027 A.D.
  • Q. Mahabhasya has been written by:
    A)Patanjali
    B)Pāṇini
    C)Kātyayana
    D)None of these
    Answer: Patanjali
  • Q. Who founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?
    A)Annie Besant
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Ajay Kumar Tyagi
    D)None of these
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. The most distinguishing feature of various Chalcolithic Cultures in ancient period is their :
    A)Seal
    B)Black Polished Ware
    C)Painted Grey Ware
    D)Painted Pottery
    Answer: Painted Pottery

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