More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. As per the 2011 census which of the following states of India has the highest literacy rate?
A)Tripura
B)Kerala
C)Goa
D)Himachal Pradesh
Answer: Kerala
- Q. The Ryatwari Settlement was primarily introduced by the British Government in ?
A)Jhansi
B)Calcutta
C)Awadh
D)Madras and Bombay
Answer: Madras and Bombay
- Q. Annie Besant arrived in India in:
A)1885
B)1878
C)1893
D)1900
Answer: 1893
- Q. Sher Shah Suri emerged the new ruler of India after defeating Humayun in:
A)1540
B)1450
C)1600
D)1650
Answer: 1540
- 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)The Hydrabad Kingdom and Bahamani
D)The Mysore Kingdom and The Vijayanagar
Answer: The Vijayanagar and Bahamani
- 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. Which Delhi Sultan styled himself Sikandare-Sani (the second Alexander) ?
A)Qutbuddin Aibak
B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
C)Aram Shah
D)Alauddin Khilji
Answer: Alauddin Khilji
- 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. Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?
A)Buddhism
B)Hinduism
C)Jainism
D)Islam
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. Khajuraho temples were built by:
A)The Chandellas
B)The Panchalas
C)The Haryanks
D)Nandas
Answer: The Chandellas
- 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 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. Who was the founder of independent kingdom of Gujatat?
A)Zafar Khan
B)Muhammad Shah I
C)Ahmad Shah I
D)Mahmud Begada
Answer: Zafar Khan
- Q. Dandia’ is a popular dance of
A)Gujarat
B)Punjab
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- 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. Thillana is a format of
A)Odissi
B)Kuchipudi
C)Baharatanatyam
D)Kathak
Answer: Baharatanatyam
- Q. Who first applied the name India to the region watered by the Sindhu ?
A)Portuguese
B)British
C)Dutch
D)Achaemenid Persians
Answer: Achaemenid Persians
- 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. Where has the Great Bath been excavated?
A)Kalibangan
B)Harappa
C)Mohenjodaro
D)None of Above
Answer: Mohenjodaro
- 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
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