Indian Culture

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

A
The Vajjis
B
The Panchalas
C
The Kashis
D
The Magadhas

Correct Answer

The Vajjis

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. Annie Besant arrived in India in:
    A)1885
    B)1878
    C)1893
    D)1900
    Answer: 1893
  • 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. Who wrote the book The Wonder that was India?
    A)Jawahar Lal Neharu
    B)J. Joshi
    C)R. K. Mehta
    D)A. L. Bansal
    Answer: A. L. Bansal
  • 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. In which province of undivided India was a referendum held to ascertain whether it should join Pakistan or not?
    A)North West Frontier province
    B)Ceded and Conquered Provinces
    C)Sind
    D)Punjab
    Answer: North West Frontier province
  • Q. In Rig Vedic period, the basis of both social and political organization was :
    A)The Smriti
    B)The Samaj
    C)The Sabha
    D)The Kula (Family)
    Answer: The Kula (Family)
  • Q. Ahar culture, Kayatha culture, Malwa culture, Savalda culture, Jorwe culture, Prabhas culture, Rangpur culture are all :
    A)Palaeolithic cultures
    B)Mesolithic cultures
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    D)None of these
    Answer: The Chalcolithic cultures of Ancient India
  • Q. Huin-Tsang the Chinese traveler visited India during the reign of :
    A)Ashoka
    B)Chandragupta Maurya
    C)Harshvaardhan’s reign
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Harshvaardhan’s reign
  • Q. The Arab scholar/astronomer who studied Sanskrit and Astronomy for a decade at Varanasi?
    A)Saddat Khan
    B)Alberuni
    C)Daiva Alzajira
    D)None of these
    Answer: Alberuni
  • Q. In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?
    A)Rongali Bihu
    B)Onam
    C)Navratri
    D)Pongal
    Answer: Onam
  • Q. Who first applied the name India to the region watered by the Sindhu ?
    A)Portuguese
    B)British
    C)Dutch
    D)Achaemenid Persians
    Answer: Achaemenid Persians
  • Q. Vedangas (Limbs of Vedas) are :
    A)Vyakarna (grammar) and Nirukta (etymology)
    B)Siksha (phonetics) and Kalpa (rituals)
    C)Chhanda (metrics) and Jyotisha (astronomy)
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. The last Trithankara in Jain tradition is:
    A)Aristhanemia
    B)Rishabhanath
    C)Vardhamana Mahavira
    D)Ajitnath
    Answer: Vardhamana Mahavira
  • 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. Balance of payment includes:
    A)Only trade
    B)Only Visible
    C)The Visible and Invisible
    D)Visible, invisible trade and debts
    Answer: Visible, invisible trade and debts
  • Q. Thillana is a format of
    A)Odissi
    B)Kuchipudi
    C)Baharatanatyam
    D)Kathak
    Answer: Baharatanatyam
  • 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. 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
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  • 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. 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)The year 1000-1300 A. D.
    D)The year 950-1300 A. D.
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