More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. The Satnami sect in India was founded in:
A)The year 1600
B)The year 1457
C)
D)The year 1657
Answer: The year 1657
- Q. Dandia’ is a popular dance of
A)Gujarat
B)Punjab
C)
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. When were the High Courts in Calcutta, Madras and Bombay established?
A)In the year 1893
B)In the year 1865
C)
D)In the year 1862
Answer: In the year 1862
- Q. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
A)Hyderabad
B)Lucknow
C)
D)Mysore
Answer: Lucknow
- Q. In Rig Vedic period, the type of marriage under which a widow could marry the younger brother of her deceased husband was known as:
A)Prajapatya
B)Niyoga
C)
D)Arsha
Answer: Niyoga
- 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. 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. Who was the founder of independent kingdom of Gujatat?
A)Zafar Khan
B)Muhammad Shah I
C)
D)Mahmud Begada
Answer: Zafar Khan
- Q. Who among the following is regarded as War-God in Rigveda?
A)Indra
B)Agni
C)
D)Varuna
Answer: Indra
- Q. Which Governor General is remembered for the annulment of the partition of Bengal?
A)Willium Bentick
B)Lord Hardinge
C)
D)Lord Curzon
Answer: Lord Hardinge
- Q. Tipu Sultan was the Sultan (ruler) of Mysore from:
A)1782 to 1799
B)1782 to 1805
C)
D)1782 to 1790
Answer: 1782 to 1799
- Q. Of the ancient six philosophical systems of ancient India, which is the oldest one?
A)Vedanta
B)Yoga
C)
D)Samkhya
Answer: Samkhya
- Q. The writer of Kitab-Ur-Rahela is :
A)Ibne-Batuta
B)Alberuni
C)
D)I - Tsing
Answer: Ibne-Batuta
- Q. The largest Indian site of Indus Valley Civilization was:
A)Kalibangan
B)Lothal
C)
D)Dholavira
Answer: Dholavira
- Q. Khajuraho temples were built by:
A)The Chandellas
B)The Panchalas
C)
D)Nandas
Answer: The Chandellas
- Q. Mahismati on the river Narmada was the earliest seat of power of:
A)The Kalachuris
B)The Abhira
C)
D)None of these
Answer: The Kalachuris
- Q. According to Ramayana, who was Bharat’s wife?
A)Urmila
B)Sita
C)
D)Shuthukeert
Answer: Mandavi
- Q. The Loyal Mohammadans of India was the newspaper brought out by :
A)Azim Jah Bahadur
B)Sayyid Ahmad Khan
C)
D)Azaam Khan
Answer: Sayyid Ahmad Khan
- Q. Huin-Tsang the Chinese traveler visited India during the reign of :
A)Ashoka
B)Chandragupta Maurya
C)
D)None of Above
Answer: Harshvaardhan’s reign
- Q. Who composed the famous song ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha’?
A)Mohammad Iqbal
B)Jaidev
C)
D)Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: Mohammad Iqbal
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