More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. Who was the founder of independent kingdom of Gujatat?
A)Zafar Khan
B)Muhammad Shah I
C)
D)Mahmud Begada
Answer: Zafar Khan
- Q. Who founded the Haryanka dynasty in Magadha ?
A)Ajatashatru
B)Udayabhadra
C)
D)None of Above
Answer: Bimbisara
- Q. Mohiniattam dance form developed originally in which state?
A)Orissa
B)Tamil Nadu
C)
D)Karnataka
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi laid down four preconditions for a Satyagrahi (Passive Resistor) to fulfill – namely :
A)Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
B)Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
C)
D)Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Power.
Answer: Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
- Q. In 1699, Guru Gobind Singh, one of the prominent gurus and tenth guru of Sikhs established:
A)The Sangam
B)The Gurudwara
C)
D)None of these
Answer: The Khalsa
- Q. Ahar culture, Kayatha culture, Malwa culture, Savalda culture, Jorwe culture, Prabhas culture, Rangpur culture are all :
A)Palaeolithic cultures
B)Mesolithic cultures
C)
D)None of these
Answer: The Chalcolithic cultures of Ancient India
- Q. Where has the Great Bath been excavated?
A)Kalibangan
B)Harappa
C)
D)None of Above
Answer: Mohenjodaro
- Q. Who among the following is regarded as War-God in Rigveda?
A)Indra
B)Agni
C)
D)Varuna
Answer: Indra
- 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)
D)The Mysore Kingdom and The Vijayanagar
Answer: The Vijayanagar and Bahamani
- Q. Dhamma which Ashoka the Great tried to instill as the governing principle and enforced in every sphere of life was :
A)A code for moral and virtuous life
B)A code for Economic and Judiciary
C)
D)None of Above
Answer: A code for moral and virtuous life
- Q. Originally the followers of Mahavira were designated as:
A)Sugranthas
B)Nirgranthas.
C)
D)None of these
Answer: Nirgranthas.
- Q. Between 1749-1754, an important war fought between the forces of the British and the French is known as :
A)The first Carnatic War
B)Third battale of panipat
C)
D)Battle of Baxur
Answer: The second Carnatic War
- 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)
D)Arayans and Samiti
Answer: Sabha and Samiti
- Q. Which period is referred as the Classical Age or Golden Age of Ancient India?
A)Maurya Period
B)Gupta Period
C)
D)Sakya Period
Answer: Gupta Period
- Q. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was set up in 1784 in Calcutta by:
A)Sir Robert Chambers
B)Charles Wilkins
C)
D)Sir William Jones
Answer: Sir William Jones
- Q. Chanakya was the chief advisor of which ruler?
A)Harshvardhan
B)Ashok
C)
D)Kanishka
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
- 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)
D)None of Above
Answer: Christopher Columbus
- Q. Who wrote the book The Wonder that was India?
A)Jawahar Lal Neharu
B)J. Joshi
C)
D)A. L. Bansal
Answer: A. L. Bansal
- Q. Who wrote the play Mudrarakshasa ?
A)Banbhat
B)Vishakha Dutta
C)
D)None of Above
Answer: Vishakha Dutta
- Q. During modern history Martanda Verma emerged as the strong ruler of:
A)Kerala
B)Karnataka
C)
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Kerala
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