Indian Culture

Q. Natya – Shastra’ the main source of India’s classical dances was written by

A
Bharat Muni
B
Nara Muni
C
D
Tandu Muni

Correct Answer

Bharat Muni

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • 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)
    D)None of Above
    Answer: R.D. Banerjee and by D.R. Sahni
  • Q. Dadra and Nagar Haveli was liberated from Portuguese rule in :
    A)1947
    B)1935
    C)
    D)1954
    Answer: 1954
  • Q. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?
    A)Garba
    B)Nautanki
    C)
    D)Bhangra
    Answer: Garba
  • Q. The Founder of Sunga dynasty was:
    A)Agnimitra
    B)Pushyamitra Sunga
    C)
    D)Vajramitra
    Answer: Pushyamitra Sunga
  • Q. Between 1749-1754, an important war fought between the forces of the British and the French is known as :
    A)The first Carnatic War
    B)Third battale of panipat
    C)
    D)Battle of Baxur
    Answer: The second Carnatic War
  • Q. The Ryatwari Settlement was primarily introduced by the British Government in ?
    A)Jhansi
    B)Calcutta
    C)
    D)Madras and Bombay
    Answer: Madras and Bombay
  • Q. Chanakya was the chief advisor of which ruler?
    A)Harshvardhan
    B)Ashok
    C)
    D)Kanishka
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
  • Q. The single biggest item of import to the Vijaynagar empire was:
    A)Rice
    B)Gold
    C)
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Horses
  • Q. Ahar culture, Kayatha culture, Malwa culture, Savalda culture, Jorwa culture, Prabas culture, Rangpur culture are all parts of:
    A)Middle Paleolithic Cultures
    B)Lower Paleolithic Cultures
    C)
    D)Chalcolithic Cultures
    Answer: Chalcolithic Cultures
  • Q. The oldest among the spoken literary languages of South India is:
    A)Malayalam
    B)Kannada
    C)
    D)Tamil Language
    Answer: Tamil Language
  • Q. Mahmud Ghazni invaded Gujatat and ravaged the temple of Somnath during the reign of:
    A)Harihara
    B)Varaha
    C)
    D)Narasimha
    Answer: Bhima 1
  • Q. The Satnami sect in India was founded in:
    A)The year 1600
    B)The year 1457
    C)
    D)The year 1657
    Answer: The year 1657
  • 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
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    Answer: 7000 B.C
  • Q. The Indian ruler who spoke directly to the people through his inscriptions was :
    A)Chandragupt Maurya
    B)Asoka the Great
    C)
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Asoka the Great
  • Q. Mughal emperor Akbar the great established Manasab system in the year:
    A)AD 1555
    B)AD 1550
    C)
    D)AD 1575
    Answer: E
  • Q. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of Maharajadhiraja was :
    A)Chandragupta II
    B)Chandragupta I
    C)
    D)Kumargupta
    Answer: Chandragupta I
  • Q. Mahabhasya – an outstanding work in the fields of grammar – is a composition by:
    A)Ghosha
    B)Ashwins
    C)
    D)Patanjali
    Answer: Patanjali
  • Q. Who founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?
    A)Annie Besant
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)
    D)None of these
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. Asoka’s inscriptions have been found at Maski, Yerragudi and Chitaldurga, These are in
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    B)Kerala
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    Answer: A moral Law, a Common Code of Conduct or an Ethical Order.

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