Indian Culture

Q. The book of Parsis is

A
Bible
B
Torah
C
Zend Avesta
D
Gita

Correct Answer

Zend Avesta

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 Vijayanagar Empire in the south came into existence in :
    A)A. D. 1336
    B)A. D. 1236
    C)A. D. 1136
    D)A. D. 1390
    Answer: A. D. 1336
  • Q. The unit of measurement of land in Maratha domination was:
    A)Kanwa
    B)Bigha
    C)Ropani
    D)Kathi
    Answer: Kathi
  • Q. The Dutch established their earliest factory at:
    A)Chennai
    B)Surat
    C)Hydrabad
    D)Kolkata
    Answer: Surat
  • 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
    C)6000 B.C
    D)7000 B.C
    Answer: 7000 B.C
  • Q. Who were called Barids in medieval period?
    A)Jamindaars
    B)The spy reporters
    C)Ghudswar
    D)Paidal Sainik
    Answer: The spy reporters
  • Q. The rise of two independent states in the South namely The Vijyanagar (A. D. 1336) and Bahamani (A. D. 1347) witnessed by:
    A)Qutbuddin Aibak
    B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
    C)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
    D)Raziyat ud din Sultana
    Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
  • Q. The four important dynasties that stand out prominently in the sixth century B.C. are :
    A)The Haryankas, the Guptas, the Pauravas and Pradyotas.
    B)The Guptas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and the Mauryas.
    C)The Haryankas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and the Mauryas.
    D)The Haryankas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and Pradyotas.
    Answer: The Haryankas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and Pradyotas.
  • Q. The last Trithankara in Jain tradition is:
    A)Aristhanemia
    B)Rishabhanath
    C)Vardhamana Mahavira
    D)Ajitnath
    Answer: Vardhamana Mahavira
  • 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)Upper Paleolithic Cultures
    D)Chalcolithic Cultures
    Answer: Chalcolithic Cultures
  • Q. The founder of the philosophy of Vedanta/Uttara-Mimansa was:
    A)Badarayana
    B)Narayana
    C)Aryabhat
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Badarayana
  • Q. The Loyal Mohammadans of India was the newspaper brought out by :
    A)Azim Jah Bahadur
    B)Sayyid Ahmad Khan
    C)Aram Shah
    D)Azaam Khan
    Answer: Sayyid Ahmad Khan
  • Q. Khan Abdul Ghaffar was the founder of:
    A)Khudai Khidmatgar Organisation
    B)Samaj Khidmatgar Organisation
    C)Dharm Khidmatgar Organisation
    D)Islam Khidmatgar Organisation
    Answer: Khudai Khidmatgar Organisation
  • Q. The National Song of India was composed by
    A)Bankim Chandra Chatterji
    B)Rabindranath Tagore
    C)Iqbal
    D)Jai Shankar Prasad
    Answer: Bankim Chandra Chatterji
  • Q. Who first applied the name India to the region watered by the Sindhu ?
    A)Portuguese
    B)British
    C)Dutch
    D)Achaemenid Persians
    Answer: Achaemenid Persians
  • Q. The Chalukyas or Solankis ruled over Gujarat:
    A)1100-1300 A.D.
    B)950-1300 A.D.
    C)1200-1300 A.D.
    D)600-1300 A.D.
    Answer: 950-1300 A.D.
  • Q. The single biggest item of import to the Vijaynagar empire was:
    A)Rice
    B)Gold
    C)Horses
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Horses
  • 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. 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 Brahmanas, the Arayakas and the Upanishads are attached to one or the other of :
    A)The Ramayana
    B)The four Vedas.
    C)The Mahabharata
    D)The Purans
    Answer: The four Vedas.

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