Q. In 1492, the Spanish navigator who set out on his voyage to discover India but instead landed on the soil of America was :

Correct Answer

Christopher Columbus

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Tanjore was
    A)Odissi
    B)Kathakali
    C)Kathak
    D)Bharatanatyam
    Answer: Bharatanatyam
  • Q. Shri Narsimhan committee constituted in December 1995 was associated with:
    A)Implementation of financial system reforms.
    B)Implementation of Constitutional reforms
    C)Implementation of Castism reforms
    D)None of these
    Answer: Implementation of financial system reforms.
  • Q. Huin-Tsang the Chinese traveler visited India during the reign of :
    A)Ashoka
    B)Chandragupta Maurya
    C)Harshvaardhan’s reign
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Harshvaardhan’s reign
  • Q. The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at
    A)Chennai
    B)Mumbai
    C)New Delhi
    D)Kolkata
    Answer: New Delhi
  • Q. The National Anthem was first sung in the year
    A)1913
    B)1911
    C)1936
    D)1935
    Answer: 1911
  • Q. The two Jain Trithankars who find mention in Rig Veda are:
    A)Rishabhanath and Aristhanemia
    B)Rishabhanath and Mahavira
    C)Mahavira and Aristhanemia
    D)Ajitnath and Mahavira
    Answer: Rishabhanath and Aristhanemia
  • Q. Who founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?
    A)Annie Besant
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Ajay Kumar Tyagi
    D)None of these
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • 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. 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. The Khajuraho temples were built under:
    A)Pauravas Kings
    B)Chandela Kings
    C)Ikshvakus Kings
    D)Haryanka Kings
    Answer: Chandela Kings
  • 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)Parsva Natha
    D)Vardhamana Mahavira
    Answer: Vardhamana Mahavira
  • Q. Mahabhasya has been written by:
    A)Patanjali
    B)Pāṇini
    C)Kātyayana
    D)None of these
    Answer: Patanjali
  • Q. Vedangas (Limbs of Vedas) are :
    A)Vyakarna (grammar) and Nirukta (etymology)
    B)Siksha (phonetics) and Kalpa (rituals)
    C)Chhanda (metrics) and Jyotisha (astronomy)
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. The two popular assemblies which seem to have formed an essential feature of the government during the Age of Rig Veda are:
    A)Sabha and Samiti
    B)Arayans and Kalash
    C)Kul and Kalash
    D)Arayans and Samiti
    Answer: Sabha and Samiti
  • Q. The five branches of historical studies “Sarg (revolution of universe), Manvatantra (recurring of time), Vamsa (genealogical list of kings and sages ) and Vamsa Nucharita (life stories of some selected characters )” are the subject matter of:
    A)Tripitakas
    B)Veda
    C)Panch Tantra
    D)Puranas
    Answer: Puranas
  • Q. The largest Indian site of Indus Valley Civilization was:
    A)Kalibangan
    B)Lothal
    C)Banawali
    D)Dholavira
    Answer: Dholavira
  • Q. Murshid Quli Khan became the diwan of Bengal in :
    A)1600 A.D.
    B)1500 A.D.
    C)1700 A.D.
    D)1800 A.D.
    Answer: 1700 A.D.
  • Q. Dandia’ is a popular dance of
    A)Gujarat
    B)Punjab
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
    A)Hyderabad
    B)Lucknow
    C)Jaipur
    D)Mysore
    Answer: Lucknow
  • Q. During the Age of Rig Veda, the grains are collectively called:
    A)Anaaj and Dhanya
    B)Yava and Anaaj
    C)Ann and Anaaj
    D)Yava and Dhanya
    Answer: Yava and Dhanya

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