More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. The writer of Rajatarangini is :
A)Kalhana
B)Banbhata
C)
D)Tulsi Das
Answer: Kalhana
- Q. Katyayanaprakarna is book on grammar of:
A)Pali Language
B)Sanskrit
C)
D)Telgu
Answer: Pali Language
- Q. The last ruler of Tughlaq dynasty was:
A)Nasir Uddin Mahmood
B)Alam Shah
C)
D)Mahmood Shah
Answer: Nasir Uddin Mahmood
- Q. Madhubani’, a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
A)Rajasthan
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)
D)Bihar
Answer: Bihar
- 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. Which Sikh Guru constituted Khalsa and introduced a new baptism ceremony requiring every Sikh to observe the five K’s “Kesh , Kirpan, Kachha, Kanghi and Kara”?
A)Guru Hari Krishan
B)Guru Govind Singh
C)
D)Guru Tegbhadur
Answer: Guru Govind Singh
- Q. When Alexander the great invaded India, the dynasty which was ruling over entire north India was :
A)Maurya Dynasty
B)Gupta Dynasty
C)
D)Nanda Dynasty
Answer: Nanda Dynasty
- Q. OCP (Ochre Coloured Pottery Culture) prevailed :
A)Between1300 B.C.-1000 B.C.
B)Between1200 B.C.-1000 B.C.
C)
D)Between1800 B.C.-1000 B.C.
Answer: Between1500 B.C.-1000 B.C.
- Q. Jayadeva, composer of the Gita Govinda adorned the court of Lakshmanasena who was the last Hindu ruler of:
A)Bihar
B)Oddisa
C)
D)Gujrat
Answer: Bengal
- Q. Who among the following is regarded as War-God in Rigveda?
A)Indra
B)Agni
C)
D)Varuna
Answer: Indra
- Q. Mughal emperor Akbar divided his empire into :
A)Five Provinces (Subas)
B)Eight Provinces (Subas)
C)
D)Ten Provinces (Subas)
Answer: Twelve Provinces (Subas)
- 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 Founder of Sunga dynasty was:
A)Agnimitra
B)Pushyamitra Sunga
C)
D)Vajramitra
Answer: Pushyamitra Sunga
- Q. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?
A)Garba
B)Nautanki
C)
D)Bhangra
Answer: Garba
- Q. Mughal emperor Akbar the great established Manasab system in the year:
A)AD 1555
B)AD 1550
C)
D)AD 1575
Answer: E
- Q. Ibn-e-Batuta was a traveler from :
A)Japan
B)China
C)
D)Portugal
Answer: Morocco
- Q. Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah founded the state of Hyderabad in:
A)1624
B)1524
C)
D)1824
Answer: 1724
- Q. Who founded the Servants of India Society in 1905?
A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B)J. Joshi
C)
D)Lala Lazpat Rai
Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- Q. Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?
A)Buddhism
B)Hinduism
C)
D)Islam
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. The Buddihst sources like Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa describes Chandragupta Maurya as a scion of :
A)Haryankas
B)Sakyas
C)
D)Pandyut
Answer: Sakyas
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