More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Tanjore was
A)Odissi
B)Kathakali
C)
D)Bharatanatyam
Answer: Bharatanatyam
- Q. Asoka’s inscriptions have been found at Maski, Yerragudi and Chitaldurga, These are in
A)Karnataka
B)Kerala
C)
D)Maharastra
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. According to Ramayana, who was Bharat’s wife?
A)Urmila
B)Sita
C)
D)Shuthukeert
Answer: Mandavi
- Q. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
A)Hyderabad
B)Lucknow
C)
D)Mysore
Answer: Lucknow
- Q. Who founded Ramkrishna Mission in 1896?
A)Swami Vivekananda
B)Ram Kisna Paramhans
C)
D)Devendra Nath Tagore
Answer: Swami Vivekananda
- Q. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of Maharajadhiraja was :
A)Chandragupta II
B)Chandragupta I
C)
D)Kumargupta
Answer: Chandragupta I
- Q. Huin-Tsang the Chinese traveler visited India during the reign of :
A)Ashoka
B)Chandragupta Maurya
C)
D)None of Above
Answer: Harshvaardhan’s reign
- Q. The Second Anglo- Maysore War took place between :
A)1680-84 A.D.
B)1780-84 A.D.
C)
D)1880-84 A.D.
Answer: 1780-84 A.D.
- Q. Swami Vivekananda was born :
A)On January 12, 1863 in Calcutta.
B)On January 2, 1863 in Calcutta.
C)
D)On January 28, 1863 in Calcutta.
Answer: On January 12, 1863 in Calcutta.
- Q. In 1724 the state of Hyderabad was founded by :
A)Azim Jah Bahadur
B)Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
C)
D)Qamaruddin Khan
Answer: Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
- Q. Who founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?
A)Annie Besant
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)
D)None of these
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. Where has the Great Bath been excavated?
A)Kalibangan
B)Harappa
C)
D)None of Above
Answer: Mohenjodaro
- Q. The five branches of historical studies “Sarg (revolution of universe), Manvatantra (recurring of time), Vamsa (genealogical list of kings and sages ) and Vamsa Nucharita (life stories of some selected characters )” are the subject matter of:
A)Tripitakas
B)Veda
C)
D)Puranas
Answer: Puranas
- Q. In 1699, Guru Gobind Singh, one of the prominent gurus and tenth guru of Sikhs established:
A)The Sangam
B)The Gurudwara
C)
D)None of these
Answer: The Khalsa
- Q. As per the 2011 census which of the following states of India has the highest literacy rate?
A)Tripura
B)Kerala
C)
D)Himachal Pradesh
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Lothal, Sutkagendor, Allahdino, Balakot and Kuntasi were the port cities of:
A)Eastern Civilization
B)Greek Civilization
C)
D)None of Above
Answer: Indus Valley Civilization
- Q. The famous resolution on Non-Cooperation was adopted at a special session (September 1920) held at:
A)Bombay
B)Lahore
C)
D)Calcutta
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. In which year were Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev hanged?
A)In the year 1925
B)In the year 1931
C)
D)In the year 1905
Answer: In the year 1931
- Q. Who was the founder of independent kingdom of Gujatat?
A)Zafar Khan
B)Muhammad Shah I
C)
D)Mahmud Begada
Answer: Zafar Khan
- Q. During modern history Martanda Verma emerged as the strong ruler of:
A)Kerala
B)Karnataka
C)
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Kerala
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