More Questions on Indian Culture
- 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. The last Mahakumbh of the 20th century was held at
A)Ujjain
B)Nasik
C)Allahabad
D)Haridwar
Answer: Haridwar
- Q. Sher Shah Suri emerged the new ruler of India after defeating Humayun in:
A)1540
B)1450
C)1600
D)1650
Answer: 1540
- Q. The relics of Indus Valley (Harappa) civilization were first noticed in:
A)Lothal
B)Mohenjodaro
C)Harappa
D)Kalibagan
Answer: Harappa
- Q. In 1699, Guru Gobind Singh, one of the prominent gurus and tenth guru of Sikhs established:
A)The Sangam
B)The Gurudwara
C)The Khalsa
D)None of these
Answer: The Khalsa
- Q. The Arab scholar/astronomer who studied Sanskrit and Astronomy for a decade at Varanasi?
A)Saddat Khan
B)Alberuni
C)Daiva Alzajira
D)None of these
Answer: Alberuni
- Q. In Rig Vedic period, the basis of both social and political organization was :
A)The Smriti
B)The Samaj
C)The Sabha
D)The Kula (Family)
Answer: The Kula (Family)
- Q. Mahmud Ghazni invaded Gujatat and ravaged the temple of Somnath during the reign of:
A)Harihara
B)Varaha
C)Bhima 1
D)Narasimha
Answer: Bhima 1
- Q. The department named Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi related to agriculture was established by :
A)Muhammd Bin Tughlaq
B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
C)Akber
D)Allaudin Khilji
Answer: Muhammd Bin Tughlaq
- Q. Which is the first Export Processing Zone declared as Free Trade Zone in India?
A)Kandla
B)Santacruz.
C)Noida
D)Falta
Answer: Kandla
- 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. The book of Parsis is
A)Bible
B)Torah
C)Zend Avesta
D)Gita
Answer: Zend Avesta
- Q. The name of which Indian classical dance style, originated in North India, literally means STORY TELLER?
A)Kuchipudi
B)Odissi
C)Kathak
D)Bharatnatyam
Answer: Kathak
- Q. Which Sultan of Delhi established a separate agriculture department which planned rotation of crops?
A)Qutbuddin Aibak
B)Mohammad Bin Tuglaq
C)Firoz Shah Tuglaq
D)None of these
Answer: Mohammad Bin Tuglaq
- Q. The only Indus site where the remains of a horse have actually been found is:
A)Surkotada
B)Lothal
C)Kalibagan
D)Banawali
Answer: Surkotada
- Q. Dandia’ is a popular dance of
A)Gujarat
B)Punjab
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. The first Muslim ruler to impose the Jaziya on the Brahmins was :
A)Aurangzeb
B)Ghiyas ud din Balban
C)Aram Shah
D)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: Firoz Shah Tughlaq
- Q. Who founded the Haryanka dynasty in Magadha ?
A)Ajatashatru
B)Udayabhadra
C)Bimbisara
D)None of Above
Answer: Bimbisara
- Q. The apex body in Indian Money market is:
A)Reserve Bank of India
B)Imperial Bank
C)Union Bank Of India
D)United bank Of India
Answer: Reserve Bank of India
- Q. The founder of the philosophy of Vedanta/Uttara-Mimansa was:
A)Badarayana
B)Narayana
C)Aryabhat
D)None of Above
Answer: Badarayana
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