More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. Where has the Great Bath been excavated?
A)Kalibangan
B)Harappa
C)Mohenjodaro
D)None of Above
Answer: Mohenjodaro
- Q. The last ruler of Tughlaq dynasty was:
A)Nasir Uddin Mahmood
B)Alam Shah
C)Firoz Shah Tuglaq
D)Mahmood Shah
Answer: Nasir Uddin Mahmood
- Q. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?
A)Garba
B)Nautanki
C)Kathakali
D)Bhangra
Answer: Garba
- Q. The roads of cities in the Indus Valley Civilization generally divided the city into :
A)Circular Blocks
B)Rectangular Blocks
C)Triangular Blocks
D)None of Above
Answer: Rectangular Blocks
- Q. The Khajuraho temples were built under:
A)Pauravas Kings
B)Chandela Kings
C)Ikshvakus Kings
D)Haryanka Kings
Answer: Chandela Kings
- 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. Mohiniattam dance form developed originally in which state?
A)Orissa
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Kerala
D)Karnataka
Answer: Kerala
- Q. The book of Parsis is
A)Bible
B)Torah
C)Zend Avesta
D)Gita
Answer: Zend Avesta
- 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 words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from
A)Satpath Brahmana
B)Rigveda
C)Mundak Upanishad
D)Ramayana
Answer: Mundak Upanishad
- 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 Loyal Mohammadans of India was the newspaper brought out by :
A)Azim Jah Bahadur
B)Sayyid Ahmad Khan
C)Aram Shah
D)Azaam Khan
Answer: Sayyid Ahmad Khan
- 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 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. Which of the following dances is a solo dance?
A)Kuchipudi
B)Ottan Thullal
C)Yakshagana
D)Odissi
Answer: Ottan Thullal
- Q. Who were called Barids in medieval period?
A)Jamindaars
B)The spy reporters
C)Ghudswar
D)Paidal Sainik
Answer: The spy reporters
- 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. Mahabhasya – an outstanding work in the fields of grammar – is a composition by:
A)Ghosha
B)Ashwins
C)Kakshivat
D)Patanjali
Answer: Patanjali
- Q. Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babur to invade India was an uncle of:
A)Ibrahim Lodhi
B)Genghis Khan
C)Mirzā Muḥammad Haydar
D)Chagatai Khan
Answer: Ibrahim Lodhi
- Q. The largest Indian site of Indus Valley Civilization was:
A)Kalibangan
B)Lothal
C)Banawali
D)Dholavira
Answer: Dholavira
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