Q. Who first applied the name India to the region watered by the Sindhu ?

Correct Answer

Achaemenid Persians

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 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. 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. Akbar the great Mughal Emperor proclaimed a new religion Din-e-Ilahi in:
    A)1575
    B)1565
    C)1581
    D)1583
    Answer: 1581
  • 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 last Mahakumbh of the 20th century was held at
    A)Ujjain
    B)Nasik
    C)Allahabad
    D)Haridwar
    Answer: Haridwar
  • Q. Which Sikh Guru constituted Khalsa and introduced a new baptism ceremony requiring every Sikh to observe the five K’s “Kesh , Kirpan, Kachha, Kanghi and Kara”?
    A)Guru Hari Krishan
    B)Guru Govind Singh
    C)Guru Amar Das
    D)Guru Tegbhadur
    Answer: Guru Govind Singh
  • Q. Who among the following is regarded as War-God in Rigveda?
    A)Indra
    B)Agni
    C)Surya
    D)Varuna
    Answer: Indra
  • Q. The Loyal Mohammadans of India was the newspaper brought out by :
    A)Azim Jah Bahadur
    B)Sayyid Ahmad Khan
    C)Aram Shah
    D)Azaam Khan
    Answer: Sayyid Ahmad Khan
  • Q. The biography of Harshvardhan-Harsh-Charita was written by :
    A)Yogeswar Dutta
    B)Harshvardhan
    C)Abul Fazal
    D)Banabhatta
    Answer: Banabhatta
  • Q. The scared book of Buddhists is?
    A)Veda
    B)Upanishad
    C)Tripitaka
    D)Jatakas
    Answer: Tripitaka
  • 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. Khan Abdul Ghaffar was the founder of:
    A)Khudai Khidmatgar Organisation
    B)Samaj Khidmatgar Organisation
    C)Dharm Khidmatgar Organisation
    D)Islam Khidmatgar Organisation
    Answer: Khudai Khidmatgar Organisation
  • Q. The three dynasties which ruled over Vijayanagar were:
    A)The Saluva, Tuluva and Satwahan
    B)The Saluva, Haryak and Aravidu
    C)The Satwahan, Haryak and Aravidu
    D)The Saluva, Tuluva and Aravidu
    Answer: The Saluva, Tuluva and Aravidu
  • Q. The oldest among the spoken literary languages of South India is:
    A)Malayalam
    B)Kannada
    C)Telugu
    D)Tamil Language
    Answer: Tamil Language
  • Q. The first Carnatic War between the French and the English took place between:
    A)1546 and 1548
    B)1646 and 1648
    C)1446 and 1448
    D)1746 and 1748
    Answer: 1746 and 1748
  • Q. During the Sultanate period the highest category of peasants were:
    A)Khud-kasht
    B)The Khots and Muqaddams.
    C)Pahi-kasht
    D)Muzarian
    Answer: The Khots and Muqaddams.
  • 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. Mohiniattam dance form developed originally in which state?
    A)Orissa
    B)Tamil Nadu
    C)Kerala
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Kerala
  • 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

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