Q. The writer of Rajatarangini is :

Correct Answer

Kalhana

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. The Indus Valley (Harappan) civilization covered an area of :
    A)About 12,50,000 sq km.
    B)About 8,50,000 sq km.
    C)About 9,50,000 sq km.
    D)About 10,50,000 sq km.
    Answer: About 12,50,000 sq km.
  • Q. In 1699, Guru Gobind Singh, one of the prominent gurus and tenth guru of Sikhs established:
    A)The Sangam
    B)The Gurudwara
    C)The Khalsa
    D)None of these
    Answer: The Khalsa
  • 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. Dhamma as propounded by Ashoka the great is not a religion but:
    A)Message of religion
    B)A moral Law, a Common Code of Conduct or an Ethical Order.
    C)Unavoidable Order of king
    D)None of Above
    Answer: A moral Law, a Common Code of Conduct or an Ethical Order.
  • Q. The Brahmanas, the Arayakas and the Upanishads are attached to one or the other of :
    A)The Ramayana
    B)The four Vedas.
    C)The Mahabharata
    D)The Purans
    Answer: The four Vedas.
  • 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
    Answer: Christopher Columbus
  • Q. The Harappa Civilization was discovered in 1920-21 by the excavations by :
    A)Mortimer Wheeler
    B)R.D. Banerjee and by D.R. Sahni
    C)Sir Alexander Cunningham
    D)None of Above
    Answer: R.D. Banerjee and by D.R. Sahni
  • Q. Who is known as Siladitya ?
    A)Samundragupta
    B)Chandragupta I
    C)Harshavardhana
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Harshavardhana
  • Q. In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?
    A)Rongali Bihu
    B)Onam
    C)Navratri
    D)Pongal
    Answer: Onam
  • Q. The largest Indian site of Indus Valley Civilization was:
    A)Kalibangan
    B)Lothal
    C)Banawali
    D)Dholavira
    Answer: Dholavira
  • Q. Who founded the Haryanka dynasty in Magadha ?
    A)Ajatashatru
    B)Udayabhadra
    C)Bimbisara
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Bimbisara
  • 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. Murshid Quli Khan became the diwan of Bengal in :
    A)1600 A.D.
    B)1500 A.D.
    C)1700 A.D.
    D)1800 A.D.
    Answer: 1700 A.D.
  • Q. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of Maharajadhiraja was :
    A)Chandragupta II
    B)Chandragupta I
    C)Samundra Gupta
    D)Kumargupta
    Answer: Chandragupta I
  • Q. Who was the first editor of the Yugantars?
    A)Raja Subodh Mallik
    B)Upendra Nath Bandopadhyay
    C)Barendra Ghosh
    D)Ambika Chakrobarty
    Answer: Barendra Ghosh
  • 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. Who composed the famous song ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha’?
    A)Mohammad Iqbal
    B)Jaidev
    C)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
    D)Rabindranath Tagore
    Answer: Mohammad Iqbal
  • Q. Asoka’s inscriptions have been found at Maski, Yerragudi and Chitaldurga, These are in
    A)Karnataka
    B)Kerala
    C)Tamilnadu
    D)Maharastra
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. The Dutch established their earliest factory at:
    A)Chennai
    B)Surat
    C)Hydrabad
    D)Kolkata
    Answer: Surat
  • Q. The author of Tarikh-i-Mubaraks Shahi is :
    A)Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
    B)Abu Bakr Shah
    C)Qutbuddin Aibak
    D)Yahya Sirhindi
    Answer: Yahya Sirhindi

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