More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. In which year were Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev hanged?
A)In the year 1925
B)In the year 1931
C)
D)In the year 1905
Answer: In the year 1931
- Q. Balance of payment includes:
A)Only trade
B)Only Visible
C)
D)Visible, invisible trade and debts
Answer: Visible, invisible trade and debts
- Q. Which river is most described in the Rig-Veda?
A)Sindhu River
B)Ganga River
C)
D)Sarswati River
Answer: Sindhu River
- Q. The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Tanjore was
A)Odissi
B)Kathakali
C)
D)Bharatanatyam
Answer: Bharatanatyam
- Q. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was set up in 1784 in Calcutta by:
A)Sir Robert Chambers
B)Charles Wilkins
C)
D)Sir William Jones
Answer: Sir William Jones
- Q. During modern history Martanda Verma emerged as the strong ruler of:
A)Kerala
B)Karnataka
C)
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?
A)Garba
B)Nautanki
C)
D)Bhangra
Answer: Garba
- Q. The founder of Sikh religion Guru Nanak Dev was born in:
A)The year 1470
B)The year 1469
C)
D)The year 1467
Answer: The year 1469
- 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)
D)Lalit Kala Academy
Answer: Sangeet Academy
- Q. Katyayanaprakarna is book on grammar of:
A)Pali Language
B)Sanskrit
C)
D)Telgu
Answer: Pali Language
- Q. Ahar culture, Kayatha culture, Malwa culture, Savalda culture, Jorwe culture, Prabhas culture, Rangpur culture are all :
A)Palaeolithic cultures
B)Mesolithic cultures
C)
D)None of these
Answer: The Chalcolithic cultures of Ancient India
- Q. Who was the founder of independent kingdom of Gujatat?
A)Zafar Khan
B)Muhammad Shah I
C)
D)Mahmud Begada
Answer: Zafar Khan
- Q. The capital cities of Indus Valley Civilization were:
A)Kalibangan
B)Harappa and Mohenjodaro
C)
D)Lothal
Answer: Harappa and Mohenjodaro
- Q. Who was the commander of revolt of 1857 in Rohilkhand?
A)Luxmi Bai
B)Ahmadullah
C)
D)Bhadur Shah Jafar
Answer: Ahmadullah
- Q. The first Carnatic War between the French and the English took place between:
A)1546 and 1548
B)1646 and 1648
C)
D)1746 and 1748
Answer: 1746 and 1748
- 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)
D)None of Above
Answer: R.D. Banerjee and by D.R. Sahni
- Q. When did Mahmud of Ghazni attack last on India?
A)1127 A.D.
B)1020 A.D.
C)
D)1027 A.D.
Answer: 1027 A.D.
- Q. Shivaji divided his kingdom into:
A)Three Provinces
B)Two Provinces
C)
D)Five Provinces
Answer: Four Provinces
- Q. The writer of Kitab-Ur-Rahela is :
A)Ibne-Batuta
B)Alberuni
C)
D)I - Tsing
Answer: Ibne-Batuta
- Q. The Chalukyas or Solankis ruled over Gujrat for almost three and a half centuries between:
A)The year 990-1300 A. D.
B)The year 900-1300 A. D.
C)
D)The year 950-1300 A. D.
Answer: The year 950-1300 A. D.
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