More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. The Dharm Chakra Pravatan mentioned in the Buddihst test is:
A)Birth of Buddha
B)Nirvana
C)The first sermon delivered by Buddha at Sarnath
D)None of these
Answer: The first sermon delivered by Buddha at Sarnath
- Q. The Paleolithic Age in India is divided into three phases based on tools technology namely :
A)Lower Paleolithic, Middle Paleolithic, Post Paleolithic
B)Pre Paleolithic, Middle Paleolithic, Upper Paleolithic
C)Lower Paleolithic, Middle Paleolithic, Upper Paleolithic
D)Normal Paleolithic, Odinary Paleolithic, Clever Paleolithic
Answer: Lower Paleolithic, Middle Paleolithic, Upper Paleolithic
- Q. Who was the first of decipher the inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi script?
A)V. Smith
B)James Princep
C)R. K. Mehta
D)None of these
Answer: James Princep
- Q. Which river is most described in the Rig-Veda?
A)Sindhu River
B)Ganga River
C)Yamuna River
D)Sarswati River
Answer: Sindhu River
- Q. Which is the first Export Processing Zone declared as Free Trade Zone in India?
A)Kandla
B)Santacruz.
C)Noida
D)Falta
Answer: Kandla
- Q. Shivaji divided his kingdom into:
A)Three Provinces
B)Two Provinces
C)Four Provinces
D)Five Provinces
Answer: Four Provinces
- Q. The two Jain Trithankars who find mention in Rig Veda are:
A)Rishabhanath and Aristhanemia
B)Rishabhanath and Mahavira
C)Mahavira and Aristhanemia
D)Ajitnath and Mahavira
Answer: Rishabhanath and Aristhanemia
- Q. The most important republican state during the period of Buddha were :
A)The Vajjis
B)The Panchalas
C)The Kashis
D)The Magadhas
Answer: The Vajjis
- 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. The Dutch East India Company was formed by merging several small companies of Holland in :
A)The year 1602
B)The year 1702
C)The year 1802
D)The year 1834
Answer: The year 1602
- Q. The Puranas define the term Bharatavarsha as the country marked by seven main chains of mountains viz.:
A)Mahendra, Malaya, Nashukha, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
B)Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
C)Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Amalya, Vindhya and Pariyatra
D)Mahendra, Haruna, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
Answer: Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
- Q. Vedic literature Comprises literary productions namely
A)The Brahamans
B)The Samhitas of Vedas
C)The Aranyakas
D)The Upanishads
Answer: E
- Q. The department named Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi related to agriculture was established by :
A)Muhammd Bin Tughlaq
B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
C)Akber
D)Allaudin Khilji
Answer: Muhammd Bin Tughlaq
- 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. The two popular assemblies which seem to have formed an essential feature of the government during the Age of Rig Veda are:
A)Sabha and Samiti
B)Arayans and Kalash
C)Kul and Kalash
D)Arayans and Samiti
Answer: Sabha and Samiti
- Q. When were the High Courts in Calcutta, Madras and Bombay established?
A)In the year 1893
B)In the year 1865
C)In the year 1931
D)In the year 1862
Answer: In the year 1862
- Q. The National Anthem was first sung in the year
A)1913
B)1911
C)1936
D)1935
Answer: 1911
- Q. Where did the Tebhaga peasant Movement occur in 1946?
A)Bengal
B)Odisha
C)Bihar
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Bengal
- Q. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?
A)Garba
B)Nautanki
C)Kathakali
D)Bhangra
Answer: Garba
- Q. Who was the in charge of Alauddin Khilji’s market control system ?
A)Shahan-e-Rajukas
B)Shahan-e-Sahi
C)Shahan-e-Mandi
D)Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi
Answer: Shahan-e-Mandi
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