Indian Culture

Q. Mahabhasya – an outstanding work in the fields of grammar – is a composition by:

A
Ghosha
B
Ashwins
C
D
Patanjali

Correct Answer

Patanjali

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. Huin-Tsang the Chinese traveler visited India during the reign of :
    A)Ashoka
    B)Chandragupta Maurya
    C)
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Harshvaardhan’s reign
  • Q. According to Ramayana, who was Bharat’s wife?
    A)Urmila
    B)Sita
    C)
    D)Shuthukeert
    Answer: Mandavi
  • Q. As the evidence from Koldhiwa in the Belan Velly shows rice seems to have been domesticated in India by about :
    A)5500 B.C
    B)5000 B.C
    C)
    D)7000 B.C
    Answer: 7000 B.C
  • 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. 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 famous book of Huin-Tsang which forms an invaluable source to ancient Indian history is :
    A)Hi-Nu-Si
    B)Si-Yu-Ki
    C)
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Si-Yu-Ki
  • Q. During modern history Martanda Verma emerged as the strong ruler of:
    A)Kerala
    B)Karnataka
    C)
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. The Chalukyas or Solankis ruled over Gujrat for almost three and a half centuries between:
    A)The year 990-1300 A. D.
    B)The year 900-1300 A. D.
    C)
    D)The year 950-1300 A. D.
    Answer: The year 950-1300 A. D.
  • Q. The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at
    A)Chennai
    B)Mumbai
    C)
    D)Kolkata
    Answer: New Delhi
  • Q. Annie Besant arrived in India in:
    A)1885
    B)1878
    C)
    D)1900
    Answer: 1893
  • Q. “Early History of India” in 1904 was written by :
    A)Rakhal Das Bannerjee
    B)J. Joshi
    C)
    D)None of these
    Answer: V. A. Smith
  • 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. Who composed the famous song ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha’?
    A)Mohammad Iqbal
    B)Jaidev
    C)
    D)Rabindranath Tagore
    Answer: Mohammad Iqbal
  • Q. Who among the following is regarded as War-God in Rigveda?
    A)Indra
    B)Agni
    C)
    D)Varuna
    Answer: Indra
  • Q. In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?
    A)Rongali Bihu
    B)Onam
    C)
    D)Pongal
    Answer: Onam
  • Q. The writer of Kitab-Ur-Rahela is :
    A)Ibne-Batuta
    B)Alberuni
    C)
    D)I - Tsing
    Answer: Ibne-Batuta
  • 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. 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. Anektavada is a core a theory and Philosophy of which religion?
    A)Jainism
    B)Budhism
    C)
    D)Hinduism
    Answer: Jainism
  • 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)
    D)Arayans and Samiti
    Answer: Sabha and Samiti

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