More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. The Sikh Khalsa was formed to instill a strong martial spirit in the Sikhs by:
A)Guru Hari Krishan
B)Guru Arjan
C)Guru Amar Das
D)Guru Gobind Singh
Answer: Guru Gobind Singh
- Q. The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from
A)Satpath Brahmana
B)Rigveda
C)Mundak Upanishad
D)Ramayana
Answer: Mundak Upanishad
- 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. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was set up in 1784 in Calcutta by:
A)Sir Robert Chambers
B)Charles Wilkins
C)Alexander Hamilton
D)Sir William Jones
Answer: Sir William Jones
- Q. Madhubani’, a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
A)Rajasthan
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Bihar
Answer: Bihar
- Q. Tipu Sultan was the Sultan (ruler) of Mysore from:
A)1782 to 1799
B)1782 to 1805
C)1772 to 1799
D)1782 to 1790
Answer: 1782 to 1799
- Q. The famous Dasrajan war (the battle of ten kings) was mutual struggle of Aryans, fought on the bank of:
A)Sindhu
B)Chenab
C)Purushani (Ravi)
D)None of these
Answer: Purushani (Ravi)
- Q. The Dutch established their earliest factory at:
A)Chennai
B)Surat
C)Hydrabad
D)Kolkata
Answer: Surat
- 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. Kathak is a classical dance of
A)Tamilnadu
B)North India
C)Manipur
D)Kerala
Answer: North India
- Q. Kathakali’ is a folk dance prevalent in which state?
A)Orissa
B)Karnataka
C)Kerala
D)Manipur
Answer: Kerala
- Q. The Arab scholar/astronomer who studied Sanskrit and Astronomy for a decade at Varanasi?
A)Saddat Khan
B)Alberuni
C)Daiva Alzajira
D)None of these
Answer: Alberuni
- Q. The Puranas define the term Bharatavarsha as the country marked by seven main chains of mountains viz.:
A)Mahendra, Malaya, Nashukha, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
B)Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
C)Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Amalya, Vindhya and Pariyatra
D)Mahendra, Haruna, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
Answer: Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
- Q. The fundamental principles of Buddha’s teachings are represented by the four Nobel Truths viz. :
A)Sukhkkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.
B)Dukkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.
C)Suukkha, Sukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.
D)None of Above
Answer: Dukkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.
- Q. Who among the following is regarded as War-God in Rigveda?
A)Indra
B)Agni
C)Surya
D)Varuna
Answer: Indra
- Q. Mughal emperor Akbar the great established Manasab system in the year:
A)AD 1555
B)AD 1550
C)AD 1560
D)AD 1575
Answer: E
- Q. The last ruler of Tughlaq dynasty was:
A)Nasir Uddin Mahmood
B)Alam Shah
C)Firoz Shah Tuglaq
D)Mahmood Shah
Answer: Nasir Uddin Mahmood
- Q. The capital cities of Indus Valley Civilization were:
A)Kalibangan
B)Harappa and Mohenjodaro
C)Banawali
D)Lothal
Answer: Harappa and Mohenjodaro
- Q. Ahar culture, Kayatha culture, Malwa culture, Savalda culture, Jorwa culture, Prabas culture, Rangpur culture are all parts of:
A)Middle Paleolithic Cultures
B)Lower Paleolithic Cultures
C)Upper Paleolithic Cultures
D)Chalcolithic Cultures
Answer: Chalcolithic Cultures
- Q. During the Vedic period the grains were collectively called:
A)Yuva and Dhanya
B)Yuva and Ann
C)Ann and Dhan
D)Dhan and Dhanya
Answer: Yuva and Dhanya
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