More Questions on Indian Culture
- 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. The Ryatwari Settlement was primarily introduced by the British Government in ?
A)Jhansi
B)Calcutta
C)
D)Madras and Bombay
Answer: Madras and Bombay
- Q. In which year were Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev hanged?
A)In the year 1925
B)In the year 1931
C)
D)In the year 1905
Answer: In the year 1931
- Q. The writer of Rajatarangini is :
A)Kalhana
B)Banbhata
C)
D)Tulsi Das
Answer: Kalhana
- Q. The two Jain Trithankars who find mention in Rig Veda are:
A)Rishabhanath and Aristhanemia
B)Rishabhanath and Mahavira
C)
D)Ajitnath and Mahavira
Answer: Rishabhanath and Aristhanemia
- 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. Which period is referred as the Classical Age or Golden Age of Ancient India?
A)Maurya Period
B)Gupta Period
C)
D)Sakya Period
Answer: Gupta Period
- Q. Who is known as Siladitya ?
A)Samundragupta
B)Chandragupta I
C)
D)Ashoka
Answer: Harshavardhana
- 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)
D)Mahendra, Haruna, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
Answer: Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
- 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. Which is the first Export Processing Zone declared as Free Trade Zone in India?
A)Kandla
B)Santacruz.
C)
D)Falta
Answer: Kandla
- 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. Murshid Quli Khan became the diwan of Bengal in :
A)1600 A.D.
B)1500 A.D.
C)
D)1800 A.D.
Answer: 1700 A.D.
- Q. The most distinguishing feature of various Chalcolithic Cultures in ancient period is their :
A)Seal
B)Black Polished Ware
C)
D)Painted Pottery
Answer: Painted Pottery
- Q. Thillana is a format of
A)Odissi
B)Kuchipudi
C)
D)Kathak
Answer: Baharatanatyam
- Q. The largest Indian site of Indus Valley Civilization was:
A)Kalibangan
B)Lothal
C)
D)Dholavira
Answer: Dholavira
- Q. According to Ramayana, who was Bharat’s wife?
A)Urmila
B)Sita
C)
D)Shuthukeert
Answer: Mandavi
- Q. Annie Besant arrived in India in:
A)1885
B)1878
C)
D)1900
Answer: 1893
- Q. During modern history Martanda Verma emerged as the strong ruler of:
A)Kerala
B)Karnataka
C)
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Dandia’ is a popular dance of
A)Gujarat
B)Punjab
C)
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
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