More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. The department named Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi related to agriculture was established by :
A)Muhammd Bin Tughlaq
B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
C)Akber
D)Allaudin Khilji
Answer: Muhammd Bin Tughlaq
- Q. Who wrote the book The Wonder that was India?
A)Jawahar Lal Neharu
B)J. Joshi
C)R. K. Mehta
D)A. L. Bansal
Answer: A. L. Bansal
- Q. Who wrote the book ‘Early History of India’ in 1904?
A)Rakhal Das Bannerjee
B)V.A. Smith.
C)R. K. Mehta
D)None of these
Answer: V.A. Smith.
- Q. During the Vedic period the grains were collectively called:
A)Yuva and Dhanya
B)Yuva and Ann
C)Ann and Dhan
D)Dhan and Dhanya
Answer: Yuva and Dhanya
- Q. Dandia’ is a popular dance of
A)Gujarat
B)Punjab
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Who was the in charge of Alauddin Khilji’s market control system ?
A)Shahan-e-Rajukas
B)Shahan-e-Sahi
C)Shahan-e-Mandi
D)Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi
Answer: Shahan-e-Mandi
- Q. Dharmakaya, Nirmanakaya and Sambhogakaya are:
A)Jainism Concept
B)Buddhist Concepts.
C)Hinduism Concept
D)Sikhism Concept
Answer: Buddhist Concepts.
- Q. Where did the Tebhaga peasant Movement occur in 1946?
A)Bengal
B)Odisha
C)Bihar
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Bengal
- 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 major towns namely Fatehabad, Hissar, Firozpur, Jaunpur and Firozabad were founded by :
A)Raziyat ud din Sultana
B)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C)Qutbuddin Aibak
D)Aram Shah
Answer: Firoz Shah Tughlaq
- Q. Originally the followers of Mahavira were designated as:
A)Sugranthas
B)Nirgranthas.
C)Yogaranthas
D)None of these
Answer: Nirgranthas.
- Q. Huin-Tsang the Chinese traveler visited India during the reign of :
A)Ashoka
B)Chandragupta Maurya
C)Harshvaardhan’s reign
D)None of Above
Answer: Harshvaardhan’s reign
- Q. Who founded Ramkrishna Mission in 1896?
A)Swami Vivekananda
B)Ram Kisna Paramhans
C)Ravibindra Nath Tagore
D)Devendra Nath Tagore
Answer: Swami Vivekananda
- Q. The Khajuraho temples were built under:
A)Pauravas Kings
B)Chandela Kings
C)Ikshvakus Kings
D)Haryanka Kings
Answer: Chandela Kings
- Q. The three great Chinese pilgrims who visited India in search of knowledge, manuscripts and relics between the fifth and seventh centuries A. D. are:
A)Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and Meghasthanise
B)Meghasthanise, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing
C)Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing
D)Fa-Hien, Meghasthanise, and I-Tsing
Answer: Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing
- Q. The capital cities of Indus Valley Civilization were:
A)Kalibangan
B)Harappa and Mohenjodaro
C)Banawali
D)Lothal
Answer: Harappa and Mohenjodaro
- Q. The National Anthem was first sung in the year
A)1913
B)1911
C)1936
D)1935
Answer: 1911
- 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. The first notable Paramara ruler in medieval period of India was:
A)Bhoja I
B)Sindhuraja
C)Vakpati Munja
D)Sindhuraja
Answer: Vakpati Munja
- Q. The Sikh Khalsa was formed to instill a strong martial spirit in the Sikhs by:
A)Guru Hari Krishan
B)Guru Arjan
C)Guru Amar Das
D)Guru Gobind Singh
Answer: Guru Gobind Singh
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