Q. The largest Indian site of Indus Valley Civilization was:

Correct Answer

Dholavira

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. In 1699, Guru Gobind Singh, one of the prominent gurus and tenth guru of Sikhs established:
    A)The Sangam
    B)The Gurudwara
    C)The Khalsa
    D)None of these
    Answer: The Khalsa
  • 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. Under which Delhi Sultan’s rule, was the Kharaj in the form of a proper land tax levied over large parts of northern India?
    A)Alaudin Khilji
    B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
    C)Qutbuddin Aibak
    D)Mahmood Shah
    Answer: Alaudin Khilji
  • Q. “Early History of India” in 1904 was written by :
    A)Rakhal Das Bannerjee
    B)J. Joshi
    C)V. A. Smith
    D)None of these
    Answer: V. A. Smith
  • 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. The scared book of Buddhists is?
    A)Veda
    B)Upanishad
    C)Tripitaka
    D)Jatakas
    Answer: Tripitaka
  • Q. Thillana is a format of
    A)Odissi
    B)Kuchipudi
    C)Baharatanatyam
    D)Kathak
    Answer: Baharatanatyam
  • 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)
  • 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. In which of the Vedas have magical charm and spells been described?
    A)Sama Veda
    B)Rig Veda
    C)Atharva Veda
    D)Yajur Veda
    Answer: Atharva Veda
  • Q. The three dynasties which ruled over Vijayanagar were:
    A)The Saluva, Tuluva and Satwahan
    B)The Saluva, Haryak and Aravidu
    C)The Satwahan, Haryak and Aravidu
    D)The Saluva, Tuluva and Aravidu
    Answer: The Saluva, Tuluva and Aravidu
  • 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 Asiatic Society of Bengal was set up in 1784 in Calcutta by:
    A)Sir Robert Chambers
    B)Charles Wilkins
    C)Alexander Hamilton
    D)Sir William Jones
    Answer: Sir William Jones
  • Q. Who said “God knows man’s virtues and inquires not his caste, in the next world there is no caste?”
    A)Guru Hari Krishan
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Kabir
    D)Rabindranath Tagore
    Answer: Kabir
  • Q. The fundamental principles of Buddha’s teachings are represented by the four Nobel Truths viz. :
    A)Sukhkkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.
    B)Dukkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.
    C)Suukkha, Sukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Dukkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.
  • Q. Who first applied the name India to the region watered by the Sindhu ?
    A)Portuguese
    B)British
    C)Dutch
    D)Achaemenid Persians
    Answer: Achaemenid Persians
  • Q. The Sabha and Samiti have been called two daughters of Prajapati in :
    A)The Rig Veda
    B)The Artharvaveda
    C)The Sama Veda
    D)The Yajur Veda
    Answer: The Artharvaveda
  • Q. Balance of payment includes:
    A)Only trade
    B)Only Visible
    C)The Visible and Invisible
    D)Visible, invisible trade and debts
    Answer: Visible, invisible trade and debts
  • Q. In 1492, the Spanish navigator who set out on his voyage to discover India but instead landed on the soil of America was :
    A)Vasco Da Gama
    B)Christopher Columbus
    C)James Cook
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Christopher Columbus
  • 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

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