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

Correct Answer

The Vajjis

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • 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. The eastern most outpost of Indus Valley Civilization (Alamgirpur) was excavated by :
    A)B.B. Lai
    B)J. Joshi
    C)Y. D. Sharma
    D)S.R. Rao
    Answer: Y. D. Sharma
  • 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. 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 single biggest item of import to the Vijaynagar empire was:
    A)Rice
    B)Gold
    C)Horses
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Horses
  • Q. The Dutch established their earliest factory at:
    A)Chennai
    B)Surat
    C)Hydrabad
    D)Kolkata
    Answer: Surat
  • Q. Mughal emperor Akbar divided his empire into :
    A)Five Provinces (Subas)
    B)Eight Provinces (Subas)
    C)Twelve Provinces (Subas)
    D)Ten Provinces (Subas)
    Answer: Twelve Provinces (Subas)
  • Q. The Founder of Sunga dynasty was:
    A)Agnimitra
    B)Pushyamitra Sunga
    C)Pulindaka
    D)Vajramitra
    Answer: Pushyamitra Sunga
  • Q. The person who established the state of Awadh is :
    A)Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
    B)Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
    C)Osman Ali Khan
    D)Qamaruddin Khan
    Answer: Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
  • Q. Where has the Great Bath been excavated?
    A)Kalibangan
    B)Harappa
    C)Mohenjodaro
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Mohenjodaro
  • 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. Mahatma Gandhi laid down four preconditions for a Satyagrahi (Passive Resistor) to fulfill – namely :
    A)Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
    B)Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
    C)Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Power.
    D)Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Power.
    Answer: Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
  • Q. Which Sufi order (Silsila) laid great stress on practicing mystic music ?
    A)Sangit Order
    B)Maulana Order
    C)Manu Order
    D)Chisti Order
    Answer: Chisti Order
  • Q. The Second Anglo- Maysore War took place between :
    A)1680-84 A.D.
    B)1780-84 A.D.
    C)1580-84 A.D.
    D)1880-84 A.D.
    Answer: 1780-84 A.D.
  • Q. Thillana is a format of
    A)Odissi
    B)Kuchipudi
    C)Baharatanatyam
    D)Kathak
    Answer: Baharatanatyam
  • Q. Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah founded the state of Hyderabad in:
    A)1624
    B)1524
    C)1724
    D)1824
    Answer: 1724
  • Q. Mahabhasya has been written by:
    A)Patanjali
    B)Pāṇini
    C)Kātyayana
    D)None of these
    Answer: Patanjali
  • Q. According to Max Muller, Aryans migrated to India from :
    A)Central Asia
    B)South Asia
    C)North Asia
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Central Asia
  • Q. During the Age of Rig Veda, the grains are collectively called:
    A)Anaaj and Dhanya
    B)Yava and Anaaj
    C)Ann and Anaaj
    D)Yava and Dhanya
    Answer: Yava and Dhanya
  • Q. The emergence of two independent state in the south namely the Vijaynagar (A. D. 1336) and Bahamani (A. D. 1347) took place during the reign of:
    A)Qutbuddin Aibak
    B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
    C)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
    D)Alauddin Khilji
    Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

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