Q. The most important republican state during the period of Buddha were :

Correct Answer

The Vajjis

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. Who is known as Siladitya ?
    A)Samundragupta
    B)Chandragupta I
    C)Harshavardhana
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Harshavardhana
  • 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. 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. 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 head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at
    A)Chennai
    B)Mumbai
    C)New Delhi
    D)Kolkata
    Answer: New Delhi
  • Q. Natya – Shastra’ the main source of India’s classical dances was written by
    A)Bharat Muni
    B)Nara Muni
    C)Abhinav Gupt
    D)Tandu Muni
    Answer: Bharat Muni
  • Q. The Indian ruler who spoke directly to the people through his inscriptions was :
    A)Chandragupt Maurya
    B)Asoka the Great
    C)Samundra Gupta
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Asoka the Great
  • Q. The three great Chinese pilgrims who visited India in search of knowledge, manuscripts and relics between the fifth and seventh centuries A. D. are:
    A)Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and Meghasthanise
    B)Meghasthanise, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing
    C)Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing
    D)Fa-Hien, Meghasthanise, and I-Tsing
    Answer: Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing
  • 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. As the evidence from Koldhiwa in the Belan Velly shows rice seems to have been domesticated in India by about :
    A)5500 B.C
    B)5000 B.C
    C)6000 B.C
    D)7000 B.C
    Answer: 7000 B.C
  • Q. Who died at Pawapuri in 468 B.C. at the age of seventy two?
    A)Chaitnya
    B)Gautam Buddha
    C)Mahavira Jain
    D)Rishabhdev
    Answer: Mahavira Jain
  • 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. 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. “Milind Panho” explaining the Buddhist doctrines in the form of a dialogue between Milind and his teacher Nagsena (the great Buddhist philosopher ) is in :
    A)Pali Language
    B)Sanskrit
    C)Hindi
    D)Santhali
    Answer: Pali Language
  • Q. Chanakya was the chief advisor of which ruler?
    A)Harshvardhan
    B)Ashok
    C)Chandragupta Maurya
    D)Kanishka
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
  • Q. The Sikh Khalsa was formed to instill a strong martial spirit in the Sikhs by:
    A)Guru Hari Krishan
    B)Guru Arjan
    C)Guru Amar Das
    D)Guru Gobind Singh
    Answer: Guru Gobind Singh
  • 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. The two independent states which emerged in the south during Muhammad Bin Tuglaq’s reign (1325-51) were:
    A)The Mysore Kingdom and Bahamani
    B)The Vijayanagar and Bahamani
    C)The Hydrabad Kingdom and Bahamani
    D)The Mysore Kingdom and The Vijayanagar
    Answer: The Vijayanagar and Bahamani
  • 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. Dandia’ is a popular dance of
    A)Gujarat
    B)Punjab
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Gujarat

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