More Questions on Indian Culture
- 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. 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. Originally the followers of Mahavira were designated as:
A)Sugranthas
B)Nirgranthas.
C)Yogaranthas
D)None of these
Answer: Nirgranthas.
- Q. Among the four Vedas, which one is a collection of spells and charms?
A)The Atharvaveda
B)The Sama Veda
C)The Rig Veda
D)The Yajur Veda
Answer: The Atharvaveda
- 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. In Rig Vedic period, the basis of both social and political organization was :
A)The Smriti
B)The Samaj
C)The Sabha
D)The Kula (Family)
Answer: The Kula (Family)
- 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. When Alexander the great invaded India, the dynasty which was ruling over entire north India was :
A)Maurya Dynasty
B)Gupta Dynasty
C)Sakya Dynasty
D)Nanda Dynasty
Answer: Nanda Dynasty
- Q. “Early History of India” in 1904 was written by :
A)Rakhal Das Bannerjee
B)J. Joshi
C)V. A. Smith
D)None of these
Answer: V. A. Smith
- 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. During the Age of Rig Veda, the grains are collectively called:
A)Anaaj and Dhanya
B)Yava and Anaaj
C)Ann and Anaaj
D)Yava and Dhanya
Answer: Yava and Dhanya
- 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 Vijayanagar Empire in the south came into existence in :
A)A. D. 1336
B)A. D. 1236
C)A. D. 1136
D)A. D. 1390
Answer: A. D. 1336
- Q. The last Trithankara in Jain tradition is:
A)Aristhanemia
B)Rishabhanath
C)Vardhamana Mahavira
D)Ajitnath
Answer: Vardhamana Mahavira
- Q. OCP (Ochre Coloured Pottery Culture) prevailed :
A)Between1300 B.C.-1000 B.C.
B)Between1200 B.C.-1000 B.C.
C)Between1500 B.C.-1000 B.C.
D)Between1800 B.C.-1000 B.C.
Answer: Between1500 B.C.-1000 B.C.
- Q. Vedangas (Limbs of Vedas) are :
A)Vyakarna (grammar) and Nirukta (etymology)
B)Siksha (phonetics) and Kalpa (rituals)
C)Chhanda (metrics) and Jyotisha (astronomy)
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Mahmud Ghazni invaded Gujatat and ravaged the temple of Somnath during the reign of:
A)Harihara
B)Varaha
C)Bhima 1
D)Narasimha
Answer: Bhima 1
- Q. Katyayanaprakarna is book on grammar of:
A)Pali Language
B)Sanskrit
C)Tamil
D)Telgu
Answer: Pali Language
- Q. The relics of Indus Valley (Harappa) civilization were first noticed in:
A)Lothal
B)Mohenjodaro
C)Harappa
D)Kalibagan
Answer: Harappa
- Q. Which of the following dances is a solo dance?
A)Kuchipudi
B)Ottan Thullal
C)Yakshagana
D)Odissi
Answer: Ottan Thullal
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