Indian Culture

Q. According to Ramayana, who was Bharat’s wife?

A
Urmila
B
Sita
C
D
Shuthukeert

Correct Answer

Mandavi

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. The scared book of Buddhists is?
    A)Veda
    B)Upanishad
    C)
    D)Jatakas
    Answer: Tripitaka
  • 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 Indus Valley (Harappan) civilization covered an area of :
    A)About 12,50,000 sq km.
    B)About 8,50,000 sq km.
    C)
    D)About 10,50,000 sq km.
    Answer: About 12,50,000 sq km.
  • Q. The capital cities of Indus Valley Civilization were:
    A)Kalibangan
    B)Harappa and Mohenjodaro
    C)
    D)Lothal
    Answer: Harappa and Mohenjodaro
  • Q. Which of the following dances is a solo dance?
    A)Kuchipudi
    B)Ottan Thullal
    C)
    D)Odissi
    Answer: Ottan Thullal
  • Q. The Sabha and Samiti have been called two daughters of Prajapati in :
    A)The Rig Veda
    B)The Artharvaveda
    C)
    D)The Yajur Veda
    Answer: The Artharvaveda
  • Q. The Arab scholar/astronomer who studied Sanskrit and Astronomy for a decade at Varanasi?
    A)Saddat Khan
    B)Alberuni
    C)
    D)None of these
    Answer: Alberuni
  • Q. Which Delhi Sultan styled himself Sikandare-Sani (the second Alexander) ?
    A)Qutbuddin Aibak
    B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
    C)
    D)Alauddin Khilji
    Answer: Alauddin Khilji
  • Q. The last ruler of Tughlaq dynasty was:
    A)Nasir Uddin Mahmood
    B)Alam Shah
    C)
    D)Mahmood Shah
    Answer: Nasir Uddin Mahmood
  • Q. Which of the following Academies is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India?
    A)Sangeet Academy
    B)National School of Drama
    C)
    D)Lalit Kala Academy
    Answer: Sangeet Academy
  • 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. Who wrote the play Mudrarakshasa ?
    A)Banbhat
    B)Vishakha Dutta
    C)
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Vishakha Dutta
  • Q. Who said “God knows man’s virtues and inquires not his caste, in the next world there is no caste?”
    A)Guru Hari Krishan
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)
    D)Rabindranath Tagore
    Answer: Kabir
  • 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. Which Mughal ruler did away the Jaziya tax ?
    A)Jahndar Shah
    B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
    C)
    D)Azim-us-Shan
    Answer: E
  • Q. The fundamental principles of Buddha’s teachings are represented by the four Nobel Truths viz. :
    A)Sukhkkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.
    B)Dukkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.
    C)
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Dukkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.
  • Q. Balance of payment includes:
    A)Only trade
    B)Only Visible
    C)
    D)Visible, invisible trade and debts
    Answer: Visible, invisible trade and debts
  • Q. The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Tanjore was
    A)Odissi
    B)Kathakali
    C)
    D)Bharatanatyam
    Answer: Bharatanatyam
  • Q. The National Song of India was composed by
    A)Bankim Chandra Chatterji
    B)Rabindranath Tagore
    C)
    D)Jai Shankar Prasad
    Answer: Bankim Chandra Chatterji
  • Q. Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah founded the state of Hyderabad in:
    A)1624
    B)1524
    C)
    D)1824
    Answer: 1724

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