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. 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. According to Mahabharat, who was Abhimanyu’s mother?
A)Ulupi
B)Draupadi
C)Chitrangada
D)Subhadra
Answer: Subhadra
- 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. The Dutch established their earliest factory at:
A)Chennai
B)Surat
C)Hydrabad
D)Kolkata
Answer: Surat
- Q. Asoka the great appointed a class of officers vested with judicial power known as :
A)Rajukas
B)Dhamma
C)Chandashok
D)None of Above
Answer: Rajukas
- 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 National Anthem was first sung in the year
A)1913
B)1911
C)1936
D)1935
Answer: 1911
- Q. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq is credited with the foundation of the third city of Delhi known as:
A)Firozabad
B)Farukkhabad
C)Tughlaqabad
D)None of Above
Answer: Tughlaqabad
- Q. Tipu Sultan was the Sultan (ruler) of Mysore from:
A)1782 to 1799
B)1782 to 1805
C)1772 to 1799
D)1782 to 1790
Answer: 1782 to 1799
- Q. The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at
A)Chennai
B)Mumbai
C)New Delhi
D)Kolkata
Answer: New Delhi
- Q. Who was the first editor of the Yugantars?
A)Raja Subodh Mallik
B)Upendra Nath Bandopadhyay
C)Barendra Ghosh
D)Ambika Chakrobarty
Answer: Barendra Ghosh
- 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. Who is known as Siladitya ?
A)Samundragupta
B)Chandragupta I
C)Harshavardhana
D)Ashoka
Answer: Harshavardhana
- Q. The Arab scholar/astronomer who studied Sanskrit and Astronomy for a decade at Varanasi?
A)Saddat Khan
B)Alberuni
C)Daiva Alzajira
D)None of these
Answer: Alberuni
- Q. Which of the following Academies is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India?
A)Sangeet Academy
B)National School of Drama
C)Sahitya Academy
D)Lalit Kala Academy
Answer: Sangeet Academy
- Q. Who wrote the book ‘Early History of India’ in 1904?
A)Rakhal Das Bannerjee
B)V.A. Smith.
C)R. K. Mehta
D)None of these
Answer: V.A. Smith.
- Q. The first Carnatic War between the French and the English took place between:
A)1546 and 1548
B)1646 and 1648
C)1446 and 1448
D)1746 and 1748
Answer: 1746 and 1748
- Q. The Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah’s reign came to an end after he was:
A)Aziz-ud-Din
B)Sultan Ahmad III
C)De Singh
D)Wazir
Answer: Wazir
- Q. Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah founded the state of Hyderabad in:
A)1624
B)1524
C)1724
D)1824
Answer: 1724
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