More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. Natya – Shastra’ the main source of India’s classical dances was written by
A)Bharat Muni
B)Nara Muni
C)Abhinav Gupt
D)Tandu Muni
Answer: Bharat Muni
- Q. The Dharm Chakra Pravatan mentioned in the Buddihst test is:
A)Birth of Buddha
B)Nirvana
C)The first sermon delivered by Buddha at Sarnath
D)None of these
Answer: The first sermon delivered by Buddha at Sarnath
- Q. The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at
A)Chennai
B)Mumbai
C)New Delhi
D)Kolkata
Answer: New Delhi
- Q. Which ruler of Sultanate period was also known as lakh bakhsh (giver of lakhs) ?
A)Nasir ud din Mahmud
B)Aram Shah
C)Ala ud din Masud
D)Qutb- ub-din-Aibak
Answer: Qutb- ub-din-Aibak
- Q. The Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah’s reign came to an end after he was:
A)Aziz-ud-Din
B)Sultan Ahmad III
C)De Singh
D)Wazir
Answer: Wazir
- Q. Who was the first editor of the Yugantars?
A)Raja Subodh Mallik
B)Upendra Nath Bandopadhyay
C)Barendra Ghosh
D)Ambika Chakrobarty
Answer: Barendra Ghosh
- Q. Dadra and Nagar Haveli was liberated from Portuguese rule in :
A)1947
B)1935
C)1950
D)1954
Answer: 1954
- Q. The six famous Smiritis are :
A)Kapil Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narad Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
B)Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Ram Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
C)Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narad Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
D)Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narayan Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smrit
Answer: Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narad Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
- Q. The roads of cities in the Indus Valley Civilization generally divided the city into :
A)Circular Blocks
B)Rectangular Blocks
C)Triangular Blocks
D)None of Above
Answer: Rectangular Blocks
- Q. The book of Parsis is
A)Bible
B)Torah
C)Zend Avesta
D)Gita
Answer: Zend Avesta
- Q. Ahar culture, Kayatha culture, Malwa culture, Savalda culture, Jorwa culture, Prabas culture, Rangpur culture are all parts of:
A)Middle Paleolithic Cultures
B)Lower Paleolithic Cultures
C)Upper Paleolithic Cultures
D)Chalcolithic Cultures
Answer: Chalcolithic Cultures
- Q. The apex body in Indian Money market is:
A)Reserve Bank of India
B)Imperial Bank
C)Union Bank Of India
D)United bank Of India
Answer: Reserve Bank of India
- Q. The founder of the Karkota dynasty in Kashmir was:
A)Durlabahaka
B)Lalitaditya Muktapida
C)Durlabhvardhana
D)None of Above
Answer: Durlabhvardhana
- Q. Asoka’s inscriptions have been found at Maski, Yerragudi and Chitaldurga, These are in
A)Karnataka
B)Kerala
C)Tamilnadu
D)Maharastra
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. The Puranas define the term Bharatavarsha as the country marked by seven main chains of mountains viz.:
A)Mahendra, Malaya, Nashukha, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
B)Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
C)Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Amalya, Vindhya and Pariyatra
D)Mahendra, Haruna, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
Answer: Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
- Q. The extent of the Harappa civilization in the north was up to:
A)Punjab
B)Manda (Akhnoor district of Jammu and Kashmir)
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Haryana
Answer: Manda (Akhnoor district of Jammu and Kashmir)
- Q. According to Mahabharat, who was Abhimanyu’s mother?
A)Ulupi
B)Draupadi
C)Chitrangada
D)Subhadra
Answer: Subhadra
- Q. Asoka the great appointed a class of officers vested with judicial power known as :
A)Rajukas
B)Dhamma
C)Chandashok
D)None of Above
Answer: Rajukas
- Q. The Harappa Civilization was discovered in 1920-21 by the excavations by :
A)Mortimer Wheeler
B)R.D. Banerjee and by D.R. Sahni
C)Sir Alexander Cunningham
D)None of Above
Answer: R.D. Banerjee and by D.R. Sahni
- Q. In 1492, the Spanish navigator who set out on his voyage to discover India but instead landed on the soil of America was :
A)Vasco Da Gama
B)Christopher Columbus
C)James Cook
D)None of Above
Answer: Christopher Columbus
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