More Questions on Indian Culture
- 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. The Chief of Sukrchakiya Misl (a Sikh confederacy) was :
A)Maharaja Jagjeet Singh
B)Maharaja Ranjit Singh
C)Maharaja Surjeet Singh
D)None of Above
Answer: Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- 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)Sir Alexander Cunningham
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)1950
D)1954
Answer: 1954
- Q. Who wrote the play Mudrarakshasa ?
A)Banbhat
B)Vishakha Dutta
C)Tunbhadra
D)None of Above
Answer: Vishakha Dutta
- 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 famous book of Huin-Tsang which forms an invaluable source to ancient Indian history is :
A)Hi-Nu-Si
B)Si-Yu-Ki
C)Kitab-e-Hind
D)None of Above
Answer: Si-Yu-Ki
- Q. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of Maharajadhiraja was :
A)Chandragupta II
B)Chandragupta I
C)Samundra Gupta
D)Kumargupta
Answer: Chandragupta I
- 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. OCP (Ochre Coloured Pottery Culture) prevailed :
A)Between1300 B.C.-1000 B.C.
B)Between1200 B.C.-1000 B.C.
C)Between1500 B.C.-1000 B.C.
D)Between1800 B.C.-1000 B.C.
Answer: Between1500 B.C.-1000 B.C.
- Q. Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’ has been adopted as India’s National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted?
A)The whole song
B)Only the first stanza
C)Third and Fourth stanza
D)First and Second stanza
Answer: Only the first stanza
- Q. The biography of Harshvardhan-Harsh-Charita was written by :
A)Yogeswar Dutta
B)Harshvardhan
C)Abul Fazal
D)Banabhatta
Answer: Banabhatta
- 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 head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at
A)Chennai
B)Mumbai
C)New Delhi
D)Kolkata
Answer: New Delhi
- Q. The six famous Smiritis are :
A)Kapil Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narad Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
B)Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Ram Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
C)Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narad Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
D)Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narayan Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smrit
Answer: Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narad Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
- Q. Which of the following dances is a solo dance?
A)Kuchipudi
B)Ottan Thullal
C)Yakshagana
D)Odissi
Answer: Ottan Thullal
- Q. The single biggest item of import to the Vijaynagar empire was:
A)Rice
B)Gold
C)Horses
D)Wheat
Answer: Horses
- Q. Who attained Kaivalya (i.e., the supreme knowledge and final deliverance from the bonds of pleasure and pain) at the age of 42 ?
A)Aristhanemia
B)Rishabhanath
C)Parsva Natha
D)Vardhamana Mahavira
Answer: Vardhamana Mahavira
- Q. The first official Language commission as required under Article 344 of the constitution was constituted by the president:
A)In 1950
B)In 1955
C)In 1952
D)In 1960
Answer: In 1955
- Q. The famous Dasrajan war (the battle of ten kings) was mutual struggle of Aryans, fought on the bank of:
A)Sindhu
B)Chenab
C)Purushani (Ravi)
D)None of these
Answer: Purushani (Ravi)
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