More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. Asoka’s inscriptions have been found at Maski, Yerragudi and Chitaldurga, These are in
A)Karnataka
B)Kerala
C)Tamilnadu
D)Maharastra
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Murshid Quli Khan became the diwan of Bengal in :
A)1600 A.D.
B)1500 A.D.
C)1700 A.D.
D)1800 A.D.
Answer: 1700 A.D.
- Q. Natya – Shastra’ the main source of India’s classical dances was written by
A)Bharat Muni
B)Nara Muni
C)Abhinav Gupt
D)Tandu Muni
Answer: Bharat Muni
- 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 scared book of Buddhists is?
A)Veda
B)Upanishad
C)Tripitaka
D)Jatakas
Answer: Tripitaka
- Q. The largest Indian site of Indus Valley Civilization was:
A)Kalibangan
B)Lothal
C)Banawali
D)Dholavira
Answer: Dholavira
- Q. Who was the founder of independent kingdom of Gujatat?
A)Zafar Khan
B)Muhammad Shah I
C)Ahmad Shah I
D)Mahmud Begada
Answer: Zafar Khan
- Q. Mahismati on the river Narmada was the earliest seat of power of:
A)The Kalachuris
B)The Abhira
C)The Vachanas
D)None of these
Answer: The Kalachuris
- Q. The most distinguishing feature of various Chalcolithic Cultures in ancient period is their :
A)Seal
B)Black Polished Ware
C)Painted Grey Ware
D)Painted Pottery
Answer: Painted Pottery
- Q. Akbar the great Mughal Emperor proclaimed a new religion Din-e-Ilahi in:
A)1575
B)1565
C)1581
D)1583
Answer: 1581
- Q. The author of Tarikh-i-Mubaraks Shahi is :
A)Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
B)Abu Bakr Shah
C)Qutbuddin Aibak
D)Yahya Sirhindi
Answer: Yahya Sirhindi
- Q. Who was the revolutionary leader to kill General O. Dyer responsible for Jallianwala Bagh tragedy?
A)Raj Guru
B)Bhagat Singh
C)Udham Singh
D)Sukhdev
Answer: Udham Singh
- 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 first notable Paramara ruler in medieval period of India was:
A)Bhoja I
B)Sindhuraja
C)Vakpati Munja
D)Sindhuraja
Answer: Vakpati Munja
- 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. 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. 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. 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 first Muslim ruler to impose the Jaziya on the Brahmins was :
A)Aurangzeb
B)Ghiyas ud din Balban
C)Aram Shah
D)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: Firoz Shah Tughlaq
- Q. The oldest among the spoken literary languages of South India is:
A)Malayalam
B)Kannada
C)Telugu
D)Tamil Language
Answer: Tamil Language
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