Indian Culture

Q. Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babur to invade India was an uncle of:

A
Ibrahim Lodhi
B
Genghis Khan
C
D
Chagatai Khan

Correct Answer

Ibrahim Lodhi

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. Ahar culture, Kayatha culture, Malwa culture, Savalda culture, Jorwe culture, Prabhas culture, Rangpur culture are all :
    A)Palaeolithic cultures
    B)Mesolithic cultures
    C)
    D)None of these
    Answer: The Chalcolithic cultures of Ancient India
  • Q. The person who established the state of Awadh is :
    A)Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
    B)Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
    C)
    D)Qamaruddin Khan
    Answer: Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
  • 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. Who wrote the book The Wonder that was India?
    A)Jawahar Lal Neharu
    B)J. Joshi
    C)
    D)A. L. Bansal
    Answer: A. L. Bansal
  • Q. In which of the Vedas have magical charm and spells been described?
    A)Sama Veda
    B)Rig Veda
    C)
    D)Yajur Veda
    Answer: Atharva Veda
  • Q. During the Sultanate period the highest category of peasants were:
    A)Khud-kasht
    B)The Khots and Muqaddams.
    C)
    D)Muzarian
    Answer: The Khots and Muqaddams.
  • Q. The major towns namely Fatehabad, Hissar, Firozpur, Jaunpur and Firozabad were founded by :
    A)Raziyat ud din Sultana
    B)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    C)
    D)Aram Shah
    Answer: Firoz Shah Tughlaq
  • 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. Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’ has been adopted as India’s National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted?
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    B)Only the first stanza
    C)
    D)First and Second stanza
    Answer: Only the first stanza
  • Q. The Chalukyas or Solankis ruled over Gujrat for almost three and a half centuries between:
    A)The year 990-1300 A. D.
    B)The year 900-1300 A. D.
    C)
    D)The year 950-1300 A. D.
    Answer: The year 950-1300 A. D.
  • Q. The unit of measurement of land in Maratha domination was:
    A)Kanwa
    B)Bigha
    C)
    D)Kathi
    Answer: Kathi
  • Q. Khan Abdul Ghaffar was the founder of:
    A)Khudai Khidmatgar Organisation
    B)Samaj Khidmatgar Organisation
    C)
    D)Islam Khidmatgar Organisation
    Answer: Khudai Khidmatgar Organisation
  • Q. The National Song of India was composed by
    A)Bankim Chandra Chatterji
    B)Rabindranath Tagore
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    D)Jai Shankar Prasad
    Answer: Bankim Chandra Chatterji
  • Q. Who among the following is regarded as War-God in Rigveda?
    A)Indra
    B)Agni
    C)
    D)Varuna
    Answer: Indra
  • Q. The department named Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi related to agriculture was established by :
    A)Muhammd Bin Tughlaq
    B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
    C)
    D)Allaudin Khilji
    Answer: Muhammd Bin Tughlaq
  • Q. The capital cities of Indus Valley Civilization were:
    A)Kalibangan
    B)Harappa and Mohenjodaro
    C)
    D)Lothal
    Answer: Harappa and Mohenjodaro
  • Q. During the Vedic period the grains were collectively called:
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    B)Yuva and Ann
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    D)Dhan and Dhanya
    Answer: Yuva and Dhanya
  • Q. Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb died in:
    A)1720 A.D.
    B)1743 A.D.
    C)
    D)1727 A.D.
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  • Q. The eastern most outpost of Indus Valley Civilization (Alamgirpur) was excavated by :
    A)B.B. Lai
    B)J. Joshi
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    D)S.R. Rao
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    B)The Samhitas of Vedas
    C)
    D)The Upanishads
    Answer: E

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