More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. Lothal, Sutkagendor, Allahdino, Balakot and Kuntasi were the port cities of:
A)Eastern Civilization
B)Greek Civilization
C)Indus Valley Civilization
D)None of Above
Answer: Indus Valley Civilization
- Q. Who was the in charge of Alauddin Khilji’s market control system ?
A)Shahan-e-Rajukas
B)Shahan-e-Sahi
C)Shahan-e-Mandi
D)Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi
Answer: Shahan-e-Mandi
- Q. Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?
A)Buddhism
B)Hinduism
C)Jainism
D)Islam
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. The emergence of two independent state in the south namely the Vijaynagar (A. D. 1336) and Bahamani (A. D. 1347) took place during the reign of:
A)Qutbuddin Aibak
B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
C)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D)Alauddin Khilji
Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
- 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. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?
A)Garba
B)Nautanki
C)Kathakali
D)Bhangra
Answer: Garba
- Q. The Buddihst sources like Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa describes Chandragupta Maurya as a scion of :
A)Haryankas
B)Sakyas
C)Puravas
D)Pandyut
Answer: Sakyas
- Q. Which river is most described in the Rig-Veda?
A)Sindhu River
B)Ganga River
C)Yamuna River
D)Sarswati River
Answer: Sindhu River
- Q. The relics of Indus Valley (Harappa) civilization were first noticed in:
A)Lothal
B)Mohenjodaro
C)Harappa
D)Kalibagan
Answer: Harappa
- Q. The oldest among the spoken literary languages of South India is:
A)Malayalam
B)Kannada
C)Telugu
D)Tamil Language
Answer: Tamil Language
- 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. The extent of the Harappa civilization in the north was up to:
A)Punjab
B)Manda (Akhnoor district of Jammu and Kashmir)
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Haryana
Answer: Manda (Akhnoor district of Jammu and Kashmir)
- Q. Chanakya was the chief advisor of which ruler?
A)Harshvardhan
B)Ashok
C)Chandragupta Maurya
D)Kanishka
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
- 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. Mohiniattam dance form developed originally in which state?
A)Orissa
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Kerala
D)Karnataka
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Where did the Tebhaga peasant Movement occur in 1946?
A)Bengal
B)Odisha
C)Bihar
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Bengal
- Q. Dandia’ is a popular dance of
A)Gujarat
B)Punjab
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Shri Narsimhan committee constituted in December 1995 was associated with:
A)Implementation of financial system reforms.
B)Implementation of Constitutional reforms
C)Implementation of Castism reforms
D)None of these
Answer: Implementation of financial system reforms.
- 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. Ibn-e-Batuta was a traveler from :
A)Japan
B)China
C)Morocco
D)Portugal
Answer: Morocco
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