More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. The single biggest item of import to the Vijaynagar empire was:
A)Rice
B)Gold
C)
D)Wheat
Answer: Horses
- Q. The largest Indian site of Indus Valley Civilization was:
A)Kalibangan
B)Lothal
C)
D)Dholavira
Answer: Dholavira
- 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. 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. Who was the in charge of Alauddin Khilji’s market control system ?
A)Shahan-e-Rajukas
B)Shahan-e-Sahi
C)
D)Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi
Answer: Shahan-e-Mandi
- 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. The Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah’s reign came to an end after he was:
A)Aziz-ud-Din
B)Sultan Ahmad III
C)
D)Wazir
Answer: Wazir
- Q. The Indian ruler who spoke directly to the people through his inscriptions was :
A)Chandragupt Maurya
B)Asoka the Great
C)
D)Akbar
Answer: Asoka the Great
- Q. The four important dynasties that stand out prominently in the sixth century B.C. are :
A)The Haryankas, the Guptas, the Pauravas and Pradyotas.
B)The Guptas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and the Mauryas.
C)
D)The Haryankas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and Pradyotas.
Answer: The Haryankas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and Pradyotas.
- Q. The Dutch established their earliest factory at:
A)Chennai
B)Surat
C)
D)Kolkata
Answer: Surat
- Q. Khan Abdul Ghaffar was the founder of:
A)Khudai Khidmatgar Organisation
B)Samaj Khidmatgar Organisation
C)
D)Islam Khidmatgar Organisation
Answer: Khudai Khidmatgar Organisation
- Q. According to Ramayana, who was Bharat’s wife?
A)Urmila
B)Sita
C)
D)Shuthukeert
Answer: Mandavi
- Q. The author of the famous play Mrichchakatika (मृच्छकटिकम्) considered one of the best plays of ancient India is:
A)Charudatta
B)Samsthanaka
C)
D)Sudraka
Answer: Sudraka
- Q. The Arab scholar/astronomer who studied Sanskrit and Astronomy for a decade at Varanasi?
A)Saddat Khan
B)Alberuni
C)
D)None of these
Answer: Alberuni
- Q. Dharmakaya, Nirmanakaya and Sambhogakaya are:
A)Jainism Concept
B)Buddhist Concepts.
C)
D)Sikhism Concept
Answer: Buddhist Concepts.
- 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. Who is known as Siladitya ?
A)Samundragupta
B)Chandragupta I
C)
D)Ashoka
Answer: Harshavardhana
- Q. Akbarnama and Ain-e-Akbari have been written by :
A)Akber
B)Abul Fazal
C)
D)Niggar Khan
Answer: Abul Fazal
- Q. The person who established the state of Awadh is :
A)Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
B)Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
C)
D)Qamaruddin Khan
Answer: Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
- Q. Which Sultan of Delhi established a separate agriculture department which planned rotation of crops?
A)Qutbuddin Aibak
B)Mohammad Bin Tuglaq
C)
D)None of these
Answer: Mohammad Bin Tuglaq
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