More Questions on Indian Culture
- 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 first Carnatic War between the French and the English took place between:
A)1546 and 1548
B)1646 and 1648
C)1446 and 1448
D)1746 and 1748
Answer: 1746 and 1748
- Q. Dadra and Nagar Haveli was liberated from Portuguese rule in :
A)1947
B)1935
C)1950
D)1954
Answer: 1954
- Q. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?
A)Garba
B)Nautanki
C)Kathakali
D)Bhangra
Answer: Garba
- Q. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
A)Hyderabad
B)Lucknow
C)Jaipur
D)Mysore
Answer: Lucknow
- Q. Dhamma which Ashoka the Great tried to instill as the governing principle and enforced in every sphere of life was :
A)A code for moral and virtuous life
B)A code for Economic and Judiciary
C)A code for religious reforms
D)None of Above
Answer: A code for moral and virtuous life
- Q. According to Ramayana, who was Bharat’s wife?
A)Urmila
B)Sita
C)Mandavi
D)Shuthukeert
Answer: Mandavi
- Q. Vedangas (Limbs of Vedas) are :
A)Vyakarna (grammar) and Nirukta (etymology)
B)Siksha (phonetics) and Kalpa (rituals)
C)Chhanda (metrics) and Jyotisha (astronomy)
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. During the Age of Rig Veda, the grains are collectively called:
A)Anaaj and Dhanya
B)Yava and Anaaj
C)Ann and Anaaj
D)Yava and Dhanya
Answer: Yava and Dhanya
- Q. In which province of undivided India was a referendum held to ascertain whether it should join Pakistan or not?
A)North West Frontier province
B)Ceded and Conquered Provinces
C)Sind
D)Punjab
Answer: North West Frontier province
- Q. The two independent states which emerged in the south during Muhammad Bin Tuglaq’s reign (1325-51) were:
A)The Mysore Kingdom and Bahamani
B)The Vijayanagar and Bahamani
C)The Hydrabad Kingdom and Bahamani
D)The Mysore Kingdom and The Vijayanagar
Answer: The Vijayanagar and Bahamani
- Q. The two Jain Trithankars who find mention in Rig Veda are:
A)Rishabhanath and Aristhanemia
B)Rishabhanath and Mahavira
C)Mahavira and Aristhanemia
D)Ajitnath and Mahavira
Answer: Rishabhanath and Aristhanemia
- 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. Who died at Pawapuri in 468 B.C. at the age of seventy two?
A)Chaitnya
B)Gautam Buddha
C)Mahavira Jain
D)Rishabhdev
Answer: Mahavira Jain
- Q. Which of the battles was fought between the Marathas on the one side and the forces of Ahmed Shah Abdali on the other?
A)Second Battle of Panipat, 1556
B)First Battle of Panipat, 1526
C)Third Battle of Panipat 1761
D)None of Above
Answer: Third Battle of Panipat 1761
- Q. Dharmakaya, Nirmanakaya and Sambhogakaya are:
A)Jainism Concept
B)Buddhist Concepts.
C)Hinduism Concept
D)Sikhism Concept
Answer: Buddhist Concepts.
- 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 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 three great Chinese pilgrims who visited India in search of knowledge, manuscripts and relics between the fifth and seventh centuries A. D. are:
A)Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and Meghasthanise
B)Meghasthanise, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing
C)Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing
D)Fa-Hien, Meghasthanise, and I-Tsing
Answer: Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing
- Q. Who wrote the play Mudrarakshasa ?
A)Banbhat
B)Vishakha Dutta
C)Tunbhadra
D)None of Above
Answer: Vishakha Dutta
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