More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. Under which Delhi Sultan’s rule, was the Kharaj in the form of a proper land tax levied over large parts of northern India?
A)Alaudin Khilji
B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
C)
D)Mahmood Shah
Answer: Alaudin Khilji
- Q. According to Max Muller, Aryans migrated to India from :
A)Central Asia
B)South Asia
C)
D)None of Above
Answer: Central Asia
- 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. The first Carnatic War between the French and the English took place between:
A)1546 and 1548
B)1646 and 1648
C)
D)1746 and 1748
Answer: 1746 and 1748
- 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. The relics of Indus Valley (Harappa) civilization were first noticed in:
A)Lothal
B)Mohenjodaro
C)
D)Kalibagan
Answer: Harappa
- Q. In which province of undivided India was a referendum held to ascertain whether it should join Pakistan or not?
A)North West Frontier province
B)Ceded and Conquered Provinces
C)
D)Punjab
Answer: North West Frontier province
- Q. Which river is most described in the Rig-Veda?
A)Sindhu River
B)Ganga River
C)
D)Sarswati River
Answer: Sindhu River
- Q. “Early History of India” in 1904 was written by :
A)Rakhal Das Bannerjee
B)J. Joshi
C)
D)None of these
Answer: V. A. Smith
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi laid down four preconditions for a Satyagrahi (Passive Resistor) to fulfill – namely :
A)Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
B)Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
C)
D)Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Power.
Answer: Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
- Q. The founder of the philosophy of Vedanta/Uttara-Mimansa was:
A)Badarayana
B)Narayana
C)
D)None of Above
Answer: Badarayana
- Q. The eastern most outpost of Indus Valley Civilization (Alamgirpur) was excavated by :
A)B.B. Lai
B)J. Joshi
C)
D)S.R. Rao
Answer: Y. D. Sharma
- Q. The first Muslim ruler to impose the Jaziya on the Brahmins was :
A)Aurangzeb
B)Ghiyas ud din Balban
C)
D)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: Firoz Shah Tughlaq
- 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 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. “Milind Panho” explaining the Buddhist doctrines in the form of a dialogue between Milind and his teacher Nagsena (the great Buddhist philosopher ) is in :
A)Pali Language
B)Sanskrit
C)
D)Santhali
Answer: Pali Language
- Q. Natya – Shastra’ the main source of India’s classical dances was written by
A)Bharat Muni
B)Nara Muni
C)
D)Tandu Muni
Answer: Bharat Muni
- Q. Who was the first of decipher the inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi script?
A)V. Smith
B)James Princep
C)
D)None of these
Answer: James Princep
- Q. The Chief of Sukrchakiya Misl (a Sikh confederacy) was :
A)Maharaja Jagjeet Singh
B)Maharaja Ranjit Singh
C)
D)None of Above
Answer: Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- Q. The single biggest item of import to the Vijaynagar empire was:
A)Rice
B)Gold
C)
D)Wheat
Answer: Horses
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