More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. The Second Anglo- Maysore War took place between :
A)1680-84 A.D.
B)1780-84 A.D.
C)
D)1880-84 A.D.
Answer: 1780-84 A.D.
- Q. Who founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?
A)Annie Besant
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)
D)None of these
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- 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 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 ratio of width of our National flag to its length is
A)2:3
B)3:5
C)
D)3:4
Answer: 2:3
- Q. During modern history Martanda Verma emerged as the strong ruler of:
A)Kerala
B)Karnataka
C)
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Kerala
- 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. Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babur to invade India was an uncle of:
A)Ibrahim Lodhi
B)Genghis Khan
C)
D)Chagatai Khan
Answer: Ibrahim Lodhi
- Q. Dandia’ is a popular dance of
A)Gujarat
B)Punjab
C)
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Shri Narsimhan committee constituted in December 1995 was associated with:
A)Implementation of financial system reforms.
B)Implementation of Constitutional reforms
C)
D)None of these
Answer: Implementation of financial system reforms.
- Q. Khajuraho temples were built by:
A)The Chandellas
B)The Panchalas
C)
D)Nandas
Answer: The Chandellas
- Q. Annie Besant arrived in India in:
A)1885
B)1878
C)
D)1900
Answer: 1893
- Q. Who attained Kaivalya (i.e., the supreme knowledge and final deliverance from the bonds of pleasure and pain) at the age of 42 ?
A)Aristhanemia
B)Rishabhanath
C)
D)Vardhamana Mahavira
Answer: Vardhamana Mahavira
- 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 ruler of Sultanate period was also known as lakh bakhsh (giver of lakhs) ?
A)Nasir ud din Mahmud
B)Aram Shah
C)
D)Qutb- ub-din-Aibak
Answer: Qutb- ub-din-Aibak
- Q. The most important republican state during the period of Buddha were :
A)The Vajjis
B)The Panchalas
C)
D)The Magadhas
Answer: The Vajjis
- Q. Who composed the famous song ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha’?
A)Mohammad Iqbal
B)Jaidev
C)
D)Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: Mohammad Iqbal
- Q. Among the four Vedas, which one is a collection of spells and charms?
A)The Atharvaveda
B)The Sama Veda
C)
D)The Yajur Veda
Answer: The Atharvaveda
- Q. The most important Bahamani ruler was:
A)Mujahid Shah Bahmani
B)Firoz Shah Bahamani
C)
D)Mahmood Shah Bahmani I
Answer: Firoz Shah Bahamani
- Q. The unit of measurement of land in Maratha domination was:
A)Kanwa
B)Bigha
C)
D)Kathi
Answer: Kathi
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