Indian Culture

Q. The largest Indian site of Indus Valley Civilization was:

A
Kalibangan
B
Lothal
C
Banawali
D
Dholavira

Correct Answer

Dholavira

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. The Second Anglo- Maysore War took place between :
    A)1680-84 A.D.
    B)1780-84 A.D.
    C)1580-84 A.D.
    D)1880-84 A.D.
    Answer: 1780-84 A.D.
  • Q. Which Mughal ruler did away the Jaziya tax ?
    A)Jahndar Shah
    B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
    C)Aurangzeb
    D)Azim-us-Shan
    Answer: E
  • 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. Anektavada is a core a theory and Philosophy of which religion?
    A)Jainism
    B)Budhism
    C)Islam
    D)Hinduism
    Answer: Jainism
  • 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. The only Indus site where the remains of a horse have actually been found is:
    A)Surkotada
    B)Lothal
    C)Kalibagan
    D)Banawali
    Answer: Surkotada
  • 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. The founder of the Karkota dynasty in Kashmir was:
    A)Durlabahaka
    B)Lalitaditya Muktapida
    C)Durlabhvardhana
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Durlabhvardhana
  • Q. Who died at Pawapuri in 468 B.C. at the age of seventy two?
    A)Chaitnya
    B)Gautam Buddha
    C)Mahavira Jain
    D)Rishabhdev
    Answer: Mahavira Jain
  • Q. Mughal emperor Akbar divided his empire into :
    A)Five Provinces (Subas)
    B)Eight Provinces (Subas)
    C)Twelve Provinces (Subas)
    D)Ten Provinces (Subas)
    Answer: Twelve Provinces (Subas)
  • Q. “Milind Panho” explaining the Buddhist doctrines in the form of a dialogue between Milind and his teacher Nagsena (the great Buddhist philosopher ) is in :
    A)Pali Language
    B)Sanskrit
    C)Hindi
    D)Santhali
    Answer: Pali Language
  • Q. The rise of two independent states in the South namely The Vijyanagar (A. D. 1336) and Bahamani (A. D. 1347) witnessed by:
    A)Qutbuddin Aibak
    B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
    C)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
    D)Raziyat ud din Sultana
    Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
  • 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)The second Carnatic War
    D)Battle of Baxur
    Answer: The second Carnatic War
  • Q. The Puranas define the term Bharatavarsha as the country marked by seven main chains of mountains viz.:
    A)Mahendra, Malaya, Nashukha, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
    B)Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
    C)Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Amalya, Vindhya and Pariyatra
    D)Mahendra, Haruna, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
    Answer: Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
  • 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. According to Ramayana, who was Bharat’s wife?
    A)Urmila
    B)Sita
    C)Mandavi
    D)Shuthukeert
    Answer: Mandavi
  • 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. The first Muslim ruler to impose the Jaziya on the Brahmins was :
    A)Aurangzeb
    B)Ghiyas ud din Balban
    C)Aram Shah
    D)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    Answer: Firoz Shah Tughlaq
  • Q. Swami Vivekananda was born :
    A)On January 12, 1863 in Calcutta.
    B)On January 2, 1863 in Calcutta.
    C)On January 18, 1863 in Calcutta.
    D)On January 28, 1863 in Calcutta.
    Answer: On January 12, 1863 in Calcutta.
  • Q. Which river is most described in the Rig-Veda?
    A)Sindhu River
    B)Ganga River
    C)Yamuna River
    D)Sarswati River
    Answer: Sindhu River

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