More Questions on Indian Culture
- 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. 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 Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity
A)Jaganath
B)Ram
C)
D)Vishnu
Answer: Jaganath
- Q. Between 1749-1754, an important war fought between the forces of the British and the French is known as :
A)The first Carnatic War
B)Third battale of panipat
C)
D)Battle of Baxur
Answer: The second Carnatic War
- Q. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq is credited with the foundation of the third city of Delhi known as:
A)Firozabad
B)Farukkhabad
C)
D)None of Above
Answer: Tughlaqabad
- 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 oldest among the spoken literary languages of South India is:
A)Malayalam
B)Kannada
C)
D)Tamil Language
Answer: Tamil Language
- 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. The famous Dasrajan war (the battle of ten kings) was mutual struggle of Aryans, fought on the bank of:
A)Sindhu
B)Chenab
C)
D)None of these
Answer: Purushani (Ravi)
- Q. The writer of Kitab-Ur-Rahela is :
A)Ibne-Batuta
B)Alberuni
C)
D)I - Tsing
Answer: Ibne-Batuta
- Q. According to Mahabharat, who was Abhimanyu’s mother?
A)Ulupi
B)Draupadi
C)
D)Subhadra
Answer: Subhadra
- Q. Mahabhasya has been written by:
A)Patanjali
B)Pāṇini
C)
D)None of these
Answer: Patanjali
- 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. In which of the Vedas have magical charm and spells been described?
A)Sama Veda
B)Rig Veda
C)
D)Yajur Veda
Answer: Atharva Veda
- 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. Asoka’s inscriptions have been found at Maski, Yerragudi and Chitaldurga, These are in
A)Karnataka
B)Kerala
C)
D)Maharastra
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Which Sikh Guru constituted Khalsa and introduced a new baptism ceremony requiring every Sikh to observe the five K’s “Kesh , Kirpan, Kachha, Kanghi and Kara”?
A)Guru Hari Krishan
B)Guru Govind Singh
C)
D)Guru Tegbhadur
Answer: Guru Govind Singh
- 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. The last Trithankara in Jain tradition is:
A)Aristhanemia
B)Rishabhanath
C)
D)Ajitnath
Answer: Vardhamana Mahavira
- 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
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