More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. Under Harshvardhan in the seventh century A. D. the centre of political gravity in north India shifted from Magadh to:
A)Vajji
B)Kashi
C)Mal
D)Kannauj
Answer: Kannauj
- Q. The Chief of Sukrchakiya Misl (a Sikh confederacy) was :
A)Maharaja Jagjeet Singh
B)Maharaja Ranjit Singh
C)Maharaja Surjeet Singh
D)None of Above
Answer: Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- 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)Purushani (Ravi)
D)None of these
Answer: Purushani (Ravi)
- Q. Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babur to invade India was an uncle of:
A)Ibrahim Lodhi
B)Genghis Khan
C)Mirzā Muḥammad Haydar
D)Chagatai Khan
Answer: Ibrahim Lodhi
- Q. The Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah’s reign came to an end after he was:
A)Aziz-ud-Din
B)Sultan Ahmad III
C)De Singh
D)Wazir
Answer: Wazir
- Q. Of the ancient six philosophical systems of ancient India, which is the oldest one?
A)Vedanta
B)Yoga
C)Nyaya
D)Samkhya
Answer: Samkhya
- 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. 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. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was set up in 1784 in Calcutta by:
A)Sir Robert Chambers
B)Charles Wilkins
C)Alexander Hamilton
D)Sir William Jones
Answer: Sir William Jones
- Q. Vedic literature Comprises literary productions namely
A)The Brahamans
B)The Samhitas of Vedas
C)The Aranyakas
D)The Upanishads
Answer: E
- Q. Who was the first of decipher the inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi script?
A)V. Smith
B)James Princep
C)R. K. Mehta
D)None of these
Answer: James Princep
- Q. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq is credited with the foundation of the third city of Delhi known as:
A)Firozabad
B)Farukkhabad
C)Tughlaqabad
D)None of Above
Answer: Tughlaqabad
- Q. Madhubani’, a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
A)Rajasthan
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Bihar
Answer: Bihar
- Q. The Harappa Civilization was discovered in 1920-21 by the excavations by :
A)Mortimer Wheeler
B)R.D. Banerjee and by D.R. Sahni
C)Sir Alexander Cunningham
D)None of Above
Answer: R.D. Banerjee and by D.R. Sahni
- 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 unit of measurement of land in Maratha domination was:
A)Kanwa
B)Bigha
C)Ropani
D)Kathi
Answer: Kathi
- Q. Swami Vivekananda was born :
A)On January 12, 1863 in Calcutta.
B)On January 2, 1863 in Calcutta.
C)On January 18, 1863 in Calcutta.
D)On January 28, 1863 in Calcutta.
Answer: On January 12, 1863 in Calcutta.
- Q. The Dutch established their earliest factory at:
A)Chennai
B)Surat
C)Hydrabad
D)Kolkata
Answer: Surat
- Q. Ahar culture, Kayatha culture, Malwa culture, Savalda culture, Jorwe culture, Prabhas culture, Rangpur culture are all :
A)Palaeolithic cultures
B)Mesolithic cultures
C)The Chalcolithic cultures of Ancient India
D)None of these
Answer: The Chalcolithic cultures of Ancient India
- Q. Among the four Vedas, which one is a collection of spells and charms?
A)The Atharvaveda
B)The Sama Veda
C)The Rig Veda
D)The Yajur Veda
Answer: The Atharvaveda
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