More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?
A)Buddhism
B)Hinduism
C)Jainism
D)Islam
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. Who attained Kaivalya (i.e., the supreme knowledge and final deliverance from the bonds of pleasure and pain) at the age of 42 ?
A)Aristhanemia
B)Rishabhanath
C)Parsva Natha
D)Vardhamana Mahavira
Answer: Vardhamana Mahavira
- 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. 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 relics of Indus Valley (Harappa) civilization were first noticed in:
A)Lothal
B)Mohenjodaro
C)Harappa
D)Kalibagan
Answer: Harappa
- Q. The founder of Sikh religion Guru Nanak Dev was born in:
A)The year 1470
B)The year 1469
C)The year 1480
D)The year 1467
Answer: The year 1469
- 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. 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. Who built Jama Masjid at Delhi?
A)Jahangir
B)Akbar
C)Shahjahan
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Shahjahan
- Q. The Dutch East India Company was formed by merging several small companies of Holland in :
A)The year 1602
B)The year 1702
C)The year 1802
D)The year 1834
Answer: The year 1602
- Q. According to Max Muller, Aryans migrated to India from :
A)Central Asia
B)South Asia
C)North Asia
D)None of Above
Answer: Central Asia
- 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)Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Power.
D)Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Power.
Answer: Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
- Q. The famous resolution on Non-Cooperation was adopted at a special session (September 1920) held at:
A)Bombay
B)Lahore
C)Pune
D)Calcutta
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. The Dutch established their earliest factory at:
A)Chennai
B)Surat
C)Hydrabad
D)Kolkata
Answer: Surat
- Q. Which Governor General is remembered for the annulment of the partition of Bengal?
A)Willium Bentick
B)Lord Hardinge
C)Warren Hastings
D)Lord Curzon
Answer: Lord Hardinge
- Q. The founder of the philosophy of Vedanta/Uttara-Mimansa was:
A)Badarayana
B)Narayana
C)Aryabhat
D)None of Above
Answer: Badarayana
- Q. In which province of undivided India was a referendum held to ascertain whether it should join Pakistan or not?
A)North West Frontier province
B)Ceded and Conquered Provinces
C)Sind
D)Punjab
Answer: North West Frontier province
- 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. Which is the first Export Processing Zone declared as Free Trade Zone in India?
A)Kandla
B)Santacruz.
C)Noida
D)Falta
Answer: Kandla
- Q. The Chief of Sukrchakiya Misl (a Sikh confederacy) was :
A)Maharaja Jagjeet Singh
B)Maharaja Ranjit Singh
C)Maharaja Surjeet Singh
D)None of Above
Answer: Maharaja Ranjit Singh
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