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. The last Mahakumbh of the 20th century was held at
A)Ujjain
B)Nasik
C)Allahabad
D)Haridwar
Answer: Haridwar
- Q. Originally the followers of Mahavira were designated as:
A)Sugranthas
B)Nirgranthas.
C)Yogaranthas
D)None of these
Answer: Nirgranthas.
- 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 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. The writer of Kitab-Ur-Rahela is :
A)Ibne-Batuta
B)Alberuni
C)Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang
D)I - Tsing
Answer: Ibne-Batuta
- Q. The person who established the state of Awadh is :
A)Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
B)Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
C)Osman Ali Khan
D)Qamaruddin Khan
Answer: Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
- Q. During the Sultanate period the highest category of peasants were:
A)Khud-kasht
B)The Khots and Muqaddams.
C)Pahi-kasht
D)Muzarian
Answer: The Khots and Muqaddams.
- 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. In 1724 the state of Hyderabad was founded by :
A)Azim Jah Bahadur
B)Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
C)Osman Ali Khan
D)Qamaruddin Khan
Answer: Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
- 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. Which ruler of Sultanate period was also known as lakh bakhsh (giver of lakhs) ?
A)Nasir ud din Mahmud
B)Aram Shah
C)Ala ud din Masud
D)Qutb- ub-din-Aibak
Answer: Qutb- ub-din-Aibak
- 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)The year 1000-1300 A. D.
D)The year 950-1300 A. D.
Answer: The year 950-1300 A. D.
- 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. Kathak is a classical dance of
A)Tamilnadu
B)North India
C)Manipur
D)Kerala
Answer: North India
- Q. During modern history Martanda Verma emerged as the strong ruler of:
A)Kerala
B)Karnataka
C)Maharashtra
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Kerala
- Q. The Dharm Chakra Pravatan mentioned in the Buddihst test is:
A)Birth of Buddha
B)Nirvana
C)The first sermon delivered by Buddha at Sarnath
D)None of these
Answer: The first sermon delivered by Buddha at Sarnath
- Q. Who composed the famous song ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha’?
A)Mohammad Iqbal
B)Jaidev
C)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
D)Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: Mohammad Iqbal
- Q. According to Max Muller, Aryans migrated to India from :
A)Central Asia
B)South Asia
C)North Asia
D)None of Above
Answer: Central Asia
- Q. Tipu Sultan was the Sultan (ruler) of Mysore from:
A)1782 to 1799
B)1782 to 1805
C)1772 to 1799
D)1782 to 1790
Answer: 1782 to 1799
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