More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. The most important republican state during the period of Buddha were :
A)The Vajjis
B)The Panchalas
C)The Kashis
D)The Magadhas
Answer: The Vajjis
- Q. When did Mahmud of Ghazni attack last on India?
A)1127 A.D.
B)1020 A.D.
C)1227 A.D.
D)1027 A.D.
Answer: 1027 A.D.
- Q. The famous resolution on Non-Cooperation was adopted at a special session (September 1920) held at:
A)Bombay
B)Lahore
C)Pune
D)Calcutta
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from
A)Satpath Brahmana
B)Rigveda
C)Mundak Upanishad
D)Ramayana
Answer: Mundak Upanishad
- Q. Which of the following Academies is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India?
A)Sangeet Academy
B)National School of Drama
C)Sahitya Academy
D)Lalit Kala Academy
Answer: Sangeet Academy
- Q. The author of the famous play Mrichchakatika (मृच्छकटिकम्) considered one of the best plays of ancient India is:
A)Charudatta
B)Samsthanaka
C)Vasantasena
D)Sudraka
Answer: Sudraka
- Q. Which Mughal ruler did away the Jaziya tax ?
A)Jahndar Shah
B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
C)Aurangzeb
D)Azim-us-Shan
Answer: E
- 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. Mohiniattam dance form developed originally in which state?
A)Orissa
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Kerala
D)Karnataka
Answer: Kerala
- Q. The oldest among the spoken literary languages of South India is:
A)Malayalam
B)Kannada
C)Telugu
D)Tamil Language
Answer: Tamil Language
- Q. Which Sufi order (Silsila) laid great stress on practicing mystic music ?
A)Sangit Order
B)Maulana Order
C)Manu Order
D)Chisti Order
Answer: Chisti Order
- Q. The extent of the Harappa civilization in the north was up to:
A)Punjab
B)Manda (Akhnoor district of Jammu and Kashmir)
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Haryana
Answer: Manda (Akhnoor district of Jammu and Kashmir)
- Q. Akbar the great Mughal Emperor proclaimed a new religion Din-e-Ilahi in:
A)1575
B)1565
C)1581
D)1583
Answer: 1581
- 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. Mahatma Gandhi laid down four preconditions for a Satyagrahi (Passive Resistor) to fulfill – namely :
A)Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
B)Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
C)Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Power.
D)Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Power.
Answer: Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
- Q. When Alexander the great invaded India, the dynasty which was ruling over entire north India was :
A)Maurya Dynasty
B)Gupta Dynasty
C)Sakya Dynasty
D)Nanda Dynasty
Answer: Nanda Dynasty
- Q. The Sikh Khalsa was formed to instill a strong martial spirit in the Sikhs by:
A)Guru Hari Krishan
B)Guru Arjan
C)Guru Amar Das
D)Guru Gobind Singh
Answer: Guru Gobind Singh
- Q. Who was the first editor of the Yugantars?
A)Raja Subodh Mallik
B)Upendra Nath Bandopadhyay
C)Barendra Ghosh
D)Ambika Chakrobarty
Answer: Barendra Ghosh
- Q. The Sabha and Samiti have been called two daughters of Prajapati in :
A)The Rig Veda
B)The Artharvaveda
C)The Sama Veda
D)The Yajur Veda
Answer: The Artharvaveda
- Q. Kathak is a classical dance of
A)Tamilnadu
B)North India
C)Manipur
D)Kerala
Answer: North India
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