More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?
A)Rongali Bihu
B)Onam
C)Navratri
D)Pongal
Answer: Onam
- Q. The last Trithankara in Jain tradition is:
A)Aristhanemia
B)Rishabhanath
C)Vardhamana Mahavira
D)Ajitnath
Answer: Vardhamana Mahavira
- Q. Mohiniattam dance form developed originally in which state?
A)Orissa
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Kerala
D)Karnataka
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Mahabhasya – an outstanding work in the fields of grammar – is a composition by:
A)Ghosha
B)Ashwins
C)Kakshivat
D)Patanjali
Answer: Patanjali
- 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. 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. The writer of Rajatarangini is :
A)Kalhana
B)Banbhata
C)Abul Fazal
D)Tulsi Das
Answer: Kalhana
- Q. The biography of Harshvardhan-Harsh-Charita was written by :
A)Yogeswar Dutta
B)Harshvardhan
C)Abul Fazal
D)Banabhatta
Answer: Banabhatta
- Q. Who wrote the book The Wonder that was India?
A)Jawahar Lal Neharu
B)J. Joshi
C)R. K. Mehta
D)A. L. Bansal
Answer: A. L. Bansal
- Q. The author of the famous play Mrichchakatika (मृच्छकटिकम्) considered one of the best plays of ancient India is:
A)Charudatta
B)Samsthanaka
C)Vasantasena
D)Sudraka
Answer: Sudraka
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi laid down four preconditions for a Satyagrahi (Passive Resistor) to fulfill – namely :
A)Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
B)Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
C)Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Power.
D)Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Power.
Answer: Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
- Q. The Indus Valley (Harappan) civilization covered an area of :
A)About 12,50,000 sq km.
B)About 8,50,000 sq km.
C)About 9,50,000 sq km.
D)About 10,50,000 sq km.
Answer: About 12,50,000 sq km.
- Q. The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Tanjore was
A)Odissi
B)Kathakali
C)Kathak
D)Bharatanatyam
Answer: Bharatanatyam
- Q. Under Harshvardhan in the seventh century A. D. the centre of political gravity in north India shifted from Magadh to:
A)Vajji
B)Kashi
C)Mal
D)Kannauj
Answer: Kannauj
- Q. The Dutch established their earliest factory at:
A)Chennai
B)Surat
C)Hydrabad
D)Kolkata
Answer: Surat
- Q. Which of the battles was fought between the Marathas on the one side and the forces of Ahmed Shah Abdali on the other?
A)Second Battle of Panipat, 1556
B)First Battle of Panipat, 1526
C)Third Battle of Panipat 1761
D)None of Above
Answer: Third Battle of Panipat 1761
- Q. During the Indian Freedom Struggle why did Rowlatt Act passed in 1919 arouse popular indignation?
A)To Kill the Punjab the protest movement.
B)To Kill Home Rule Movement
C)It authorized the government to imprison people without trial
D)None of these
Answer: It authorized the government to imprison people without trial
- Q. During the Vedic period the grains were collectively called:
A)Yuva and Dhanya
B)Yuva and Ann
C)Ann and Dhan
D)Dhan and Dhanya
Answer: Yuva and Dhanya
- 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. 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
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